SCA Championsday 2025
The weather was much better than expected on 21 April 2025, the Arlberg Ski Club's Champions Day, and the region presented itself from its most beautiful side. While the children - some together with their parents - met at 9.00 am for the final training session and all skied down the 'White Ring' together, the first preparations for the awards ceremony were already underway on the sunny terrace of the Hotel Montana in Oberlech. As in previous years, the team around host Patrick Ortlieb once again gave their all to ensure a successful event, which was attended by numerous members of Ski-Club Arlberg.
At 11.00 a.m. on the dot, not only the children of the final training session arrived together with their coaches and parents, but also the guests of honour, the president and vice-president of the SCA as well as all the local branch managers and the Ski Club's organisation team. Together they all celebrated the successful and above all accident-free season. This Champions Day also celebrated the fruits of ski training, which can be seen in the successes of the athletes, among other things. All those who have been able to gain a foothold in a squad are an inspiration and incentive for the next generation and show what can be achieved with hard work, but above all with fun and passion. The great thing is that, in addition to alpine ski racing, the programme also includes other disciplines such as ski mountaineering, freeriding and ski jumping.
All athletes, regardless of whether they are still active or not, have a good relationship with the SCA and are always happy to be part of these events. Children can get autographs from their idols and personal stories are told about their path to success.
Congratulations are in order:
Alpine skiing
Leonie Zegg
(silver race performance) and gold medal
Gold medal at the Austrian U21 Championships in the Super-G in Pitztal
3rd place European Cup downhill in Zauchensee
4th place overall in the European Cup Downhill
Several podium places at FIS races
FIS world ranking list:
Downhill: 70
Super-G: 66
Edi Reich
(silver race performance)
3 gold medals (SL, GS, Super-G) at the Masters World Championships
Magdalena Egger
(silver medal)
3rd place European Cup Super-G in Kitzbühel
3rd place European Cup Super-G Kvitfjell
Silver Super-G JWM 2025
As well as World Cup points in Super-G and Downhill.
FIS World Ranking List:
Downhill: 44
Super-G: 40
Special Olympics Alpine Skiing
Jasmin Heim
(silver race performance) and gold medals
3 gold medals (RTL, Super G and Slalom)
World Winter Games in Turin/Sestriere
Advanced Group 1
Ski mountaineering
Silvano Wolf
(gold medal)
Silver and bronze ski mountaineering JWM 2025
Freeride
Jana Häusl
(silver coin)
Jana's parents represented her. Jana herself sent a video message.
second in the FWT U18 Europe-Asia-Oceania ranking
Valentin Rainer
(silver coin)
Ski jumping
Maximilian Moosbrugger
(silver coin)
Austria Cup:
Eisenerz-5th and 6th place
Saalfelden-5th and 4th place
Seefeld (ÖM)-6th in the individual and 4th in the Vorarlberg team
Alpen Cups:
Chaux Neuve-24th place
Oberwiesenthal (FESA Games)-7th place in the individual and 2nd place in the team
Alpine skiing
Julian Greussing
(silver medal)
FIS racing season; member of the VSV youth squad and attends the ski gymnasium in Stams.
Pia Herbst
Silver performance badge
Thanks and recognition are a must!
Two of our generous partners, Kurt Redler from Leki and Thomas Haas from Waldhaus Bier, were presented with the green sponsorship badge.
We thanked Juliane Mathis with a bouquet of flowers for her efforts in selling raffle tickets and Conny Mittermayr - also with a bouquet of flowers - for her excellent support in our SCA shop over the past two years.
We would also like to thank our photographer, Dietmar Hurnaus, who took great photos of the children throughout the winter.
Of course, hostess Kathrin Ortlieb also received a bouquet of flowers with thanks for her hospitality.
Nina Ortlieb, who had suffered a serious injury this winter, was back on site on Championsday without crutches, much to everyone's delight, and reported briefly on her successful recovery. Thomas Rotheneder from Autohaus Rohrer, SCA partner, then handed over Nina's new "company car".
We were also able to present our Go4Champions athletes with a gold or silver coin as a token of our thanks. These coins and the small gold bar were provided by The Cochineas Family - ABC Bullion - Sydney.
All in all, it can be said after this day that we were able to look back together on a successful ski season with great fun and a very cosy finale.
Photos by Dietmar Hurnaus
