On 11 February, 29-year-old Mirjam Puchner won silver in the super-G, making it the second medal for the Salzburg team at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Thirteen other athletes supported by the Olympic Centre Salzburg (OZ) in Rif will also be competing at the 2022 Olympic Games. On 8 February, Dani Ulbing (Snowboard Parallel RTL) won the OZ’s its first medal (silver)!

Data Science students at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg investigated the effects of climate change on biodiversity. The analysis of complex interrelationships requires cooperation between people in different fields of research. This not only applies to science, but also to research-led teaching.

13 athletes from the Olympic Centre Salzburg Rif will compete at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. The Olympic Centre is managed in cooperation with the State of Salzburg and the Paris Lodron University. The athletes have received top-quality mentoring thanks to the state’s financial support as well as the PLUS and its Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology’s know-how and infrastructure.