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Lisa Eder Reverses Retirement and Returns to Training

Her decision keeps one of Austria’s top jumpers in contention for the winter despite the ÖSV maintaining its rejection of fiancé Manuel Fettner for a coaching role.

Overview

  • The 25-year-old announced a comeback after four months away and the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV) confirmed she has already resumed training and regained motivation for the sport.
  • Eder initially retired in April after the season ended and publicly linked a possible continuation to the ÖSV adding her fiancé, former jumper Manuel Fettner, to the national coaching team.
  • The ÖSV has formally declined the request to integrate Fettner into its coaching staff, and the federation has not reversed that decision in response to Eder’s return.
  • Eder was Austria’s best-placed woman in the most recent World Cup season, finishing fourth overall, and she has two individual World Cup wins plus a team silver from the Trondheim World Championships.
  • Fettner retired after a 24-year career that included an Olympic title, and his proposed coaching role raises questions about how national federations manage appointments tied to personal relationships and athlete retention.