Severin Freund was the best German with 140 meters and 104.2 points in fourth place. Karl Geiger didn’t have a good jump and was only 20th. Markus Eisenbichler did even worse, but still got a point in the World Cup with his 30th place. Stephan Leyhe, on the other hand, managed a good result on his home hill and finished sixth. Constantin Schmid and Andreas Wellinger finished 11th and 12th, Pius Paschke was 32nd.
Friend puts exclamation mark
After only one run was included in the ranking for the women due to the wind conditions, the men also had to contend with changing winds and drizzle. Freund was able to make optimal use of the difficult conditions and set the first exclamation point of the day with a jump including telemark.
“It’s quite difficult today, I experienced it myself in the practice round. But I really like days like that. It is clear to everyone here in the field that the conditions simply have to be rightsaid friend im ZDF-Interview.
Light and shadow in German jumpers
Leyhe also caught a perfect moment for the jump. Born in Willingen, he landed at 136.5 meters and temporarily moved up to second place. Wellinger and Schmid didn’t go quite so well, but they could also be satisfied with distances of 129 and 125.5 meters.
Eisenbichler, on the other hand, did not get away well and landed at 118.5 meters. Geiger, who was the last to jump off the beam, also had too much headwind on the take-off and looked frustrated after his 120.5 meters. Kobayashi had used the high run-up speed beforehand and took the lead with a fantastic jump.
Geiger loses lead in the overall World Cup
“Karl made a good jump. But he had too much headwind. Then he slipped. It was unfortunately due to the conditions today“Said national coach Stefan Horngacher afterwards ZDF. Overall, however, he was satisfied with the performance of his protégés. “They all showed good jumps despite the difficult conditions.“
Due to his poor performance, Geiger loses the lead in the overall World Cup to Kobayashi. The winner of the Four Hills Tournament now leads with 28 points. At the second individual competition on Sunday (im Live ticker on sportschau.de) but Geiger has the chance to regain the lead.
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As of: 01/29/2022, 5:35 p.m