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Paraski Star Johannes Aigner to Take at Least a Year Off

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Austrian paraski athlete Johannes Aigner will skip the 2026-27 World Cup after winning four gold medals at the Paralympics.
  • The 21-year-old plans to spend a year focusing on his education and final school exams before deciding whether to return to elite sport.

Johannes Aigner and his guide, Nico Haberl, swept four gold medals in Cortina. After that extraordinary season, the 21-year-old Lower Austrian is stepping away from competition for now.

Aigner will not take part in the 2026-27 World Cup. He plans to spend the year concentrating on his education and completing his final school exams.

Only afterward will he decide whether, and in what form, he wants to return to elite sport.

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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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