A real low over the Rotsee

Magdalena and Katharina Lobnig only took fifth place in the double sculls in the B final on their comeback in the rowing world cup on the Rotsee in Lucerne and were eleventh overall. “Now it’s important not to hang your head. We know what they’re capable of,” said ÖRV national coach Robert Sens, looking for words of comfort. The sisters had previously missed the European Championships in Bled due to illness, and at the Vienna International Rowing Regatta a week ago in Vienna the pendulum swung in the right direction.

“If we drive like this at the World Cup, we’ll watch the Olympics. There needs to be a very big change, because on paper we’ve gotten worse with every race,” said Magdalena Lobnig, the Olympic bronze medalist in Tokyo 2020. “That’s why we need “There is now a comprehensive analysis and the right steps to take to untie the knot as quickly as possible. If you drive perfect races and it’s not enough, okay, but it’s just bitter like this.”

The Rotsee balance from a red-white-red point of view was mixed. “We didn’t win any medals or reach the A final, so we can’t be satisfied,” said Sens. The men’s eight with helmswoman Teresa Pellegrini took seventh place out of seven teams in the first showdown with international competition. The lightweight double scull with Julian Schöberl and Paul Ruttmann ended up in 14th place. Lukas Reim won his B-final in the easy one on Saturday and ended up in seventh place, Konrad Hultsch came in tenth overall.

First training camp, then World Cup

Now we continue with a training camp in Breisach (D), the focus is already on the highlight of the season, the World Championships in Belgrade (from September 3rd). It’s about a lot. There the first Olympic quota places will be awarded.