On Wednesday Austrian head coach Heinz Kuttin named his team for the upcoming 4-Hills-Tournament.

Besides defending champion Stefan Kraft, Michael Hayboeck, Manuel Fettner and Manuel Poppinger, also Gregor Schlierenzauer will be on the team of the Austrian Ski Association. So the two-time 4-Hills-Tournament winner will return to the World Cup after his break right on time for the first big highlight of the season.

"After I tried to gain some distance from the sport and the hill recently, I went back to Lillehammer last week because the winter in Norway creates positive emotions for me and also because it's the only large hill in Europe where it's currently possible to train, apart from the competitions. I want to further develop as a person and so I embrace the challenge", said Schlierenzauer. 

Considering the positive trend in the recent competitions with two second place finishes of Michael Hayboeck, Heinz Kuttin is confident that his jumpers can once again be successful at this 4-Hills-Tournament. "Of course we start the 4-Hills-Tournament with high goals, we want to fight for the top again. Austria has a strong team again. I'm looking forward to it and I'm sure that we are capable of challenging the top favorite Peter Prevc."

Source: fis-ski.com