COC: Brankovic with maiden win in Eisenerz

The second women’s FIS Continental Cup competition in Eisenerz, Austria, faced a challenging start as the Ski Jumping round was canceled due to difficult wind conditions. As a result, the Provisional Competition Round (PCR) from Friday was used to determine the starting positions for the 5 km cross-country race.

France’s Romane Baud led the standings after the PCR with an impressive jump of 99.5 meters, earning 116.2 points. Austria’s Anna-Sophia Gredler followed in second place with a 94-meter jump (114.1 points), starting the cross-country race just 8 seconds behind Baud. Slovenia’s Masa Likozar Brankovic secured third in the PCR with a jump of 94 meters (107 points), trailing the leader by 37 seconds.

In the cross-country segment, Brankovic delivered an outstanding performance, steadily closing the gap to the front. Despite Baud’s determined effort to maintain her lead, Brankovic surged ahead in the final stages, securing the first Continental Cup victory of her career with a strong finish.

Gredler held her ground throughout the race, finishing 6.9 seconds behind Brankovic in second place and taking over the lead in the Overall Continental Cup rankings. Baud, while unable to retain her lead, achieved a milestone by finishing third, 13.1 seconds behind Brankovic, marking her first podium finish in a Continental Cup event.

All results can be found here.