Wednesday, 28. August 2024 |
Austria with seven Red Bulls at Olympic qualificationKick-off on Thursday against local hero Slovakia// NationalteamFrom Thursday to Sunday, Austria's national team will take part in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Bratislava with Hungary, Kazakhstan and hosts Slovakia. Only the winner of the tournament will take part in the 2026 Games in Italy. CHL home games for the Red Bulls
6 Sep vs. Skellefteå AIK | 8 Sep vs. SønderjyskE Vojens | Tickets
Team Austria is looking forward to the games starting tomorrow in Bratislava in the 10,000-capacity Ondrej Nepela Arena. After the recent World Championships in Prague in May this year, where the Austrians caused a sensation with strong performances, the next milestone is now to follow, namely qualification for the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan, Italy. The last Winter Games in which Austria took part were in 2014 in Sochi, where the red-white-red team finished 10th in a field of 12 participants.
The Red Bulls David Kickert, Paul Stapelfeldt, Mario Huber, Benjamin Nissner, Peter Schneider, Lucas Thaler and Ali Wukovits will also be competing in Bratislava. Captain Thomas Raffl had to cancel due to illness.
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Impressions of the World Championship
Three questions for Salzburg defenceman Paul Stapelfeldt
How well prepared is the team for the tournament this early in the season?
It's a difficult phase after only three to four weeks of training, especially when you have games with a playoff character coming up. We have to be really ready and fully committed, because we know that every game is about everything.
To what extent can the strong World Cup in May this year help you in the upcoming tournament?
The memories are very vivid. We saw and showed what is possible when we reach our top level of performance. So we set the bar relatively high for ourselves. Now we have to confirm these performances. The tournament starts from scratch again, so we'll have to go on the attack and give everything we've got to achieve our goal.
The World Championships have also been the highlight for you so far with the Austrian national team. Now the Olympic qualification follows. What does that mean to you?
It's a huge honor to be part of it. It's also a huge opportunity to qualify for the Olympics again after a long time. It's something very special. I'm going into the tournament with the motivation to leave everything I've got there so that I can go to the next Winter Games with Austria.
Olympic qualification in Bratislava | Schedule
Thu, August 29
Kazakhstan vs. Hungary | 14:00
Slovakia vs. Austria | 18:00 | Live on ORF SPORT +
Friday, August 30
Kazakhstan vs. Austria | 14:00 | Live on ORF SPORT +
Hungary vs. Slovakia | 18:00
Sunday, September 1
Austria vs. Hungary | 14:00 | Live on ORF SPORT +
Slovakia vs. Kazakhstan | 18:00
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Next home games of the Red Bulls
6 Sep vs. Skellefteå AIK | 8 Sep vs. SønderjyskE Vojens
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“We're already a really good group of guys” // PORTRAIT
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