Overview
- The Deutscher Skiverband named the 44-year-old head coach Wednesday, elevating Stefan Horngacher’s assistant of three seasons after the Planica season finale.
- The reworked staff brings back Jens Deimel and Tino Haase to the top training group that works day to day with the World Cup squad.
- DSV leaders tasked Mitter with reviving form in veterans like Karl Geiger and Andreas Wellinger and speeding a thin youth pipeline, with Philipp Raimund the current bright spot.
- Early signals are positive inside the team, as Geiger said he is satisfied with the choice and Sport Director Horst Hüttel backed Mitter to bring fresh training ideas.
- The appointment continues Germany’s run of Austrian head coaches and follows Mitter’s stints leading Finland and working in the Austrian system, while the DSV withheld the contract length.