For the final of the Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen, all seven German ski jumpers survived the qualification. But others jumped the greatest distances.
Granerud WINS ahead of Kubacki
With constant rain, spring-like 11 degrees and a tailwind, the tour favorites determined the event on Thursday (January 5th, 2023). Overall leader Halvor Egner Granerud won with 137 meters ahead of his closest rival, World Cup leader Dawid Kubacki from Poland (137.5 meters). The best German was Constantin Schmid with 132 meters in 13th place.
German-German duel Schmid vs. Paschke
Schmid was the only German jumper in the top 15 and the bright spot in national coach Stefan Horngacher’s team. At the final of the tour on Friday, Schmid is now fighting for progress in a German-German duel. Schmid competes in the knockout duels against Pius Paschke, who was only 38th with 119.5 meters.
Geiger and Wellinger only 24th and 25th
The German top names, on the other hand, could not convince: Andreas Wellinger (Ruhpolding) with 124 meters and Karl Geiger (Oberstdorf) with 126 meters only came in 24th and 25th. made it into the competition this time.
Raimund second best German
Philipp Raimund (Oberstdorf) was 17th with 132.5 meters. The 22-year-old, who finished in the top 15 in each of the three stages of the tour, was dissatisfied with his jump and the placement: “There could have been so much more in the jump. I had good conditions but was too aggressive in flight.”, said the Oberstdorfer on ZDF. Stephan Leyhe (Willingen) flew 129.5 meters on his 31st birthday and finished 22nd ahead of Wellinger and Geiger.
Eisenbichler: “Annoys me”
Markus Eisenbichler was once again dissatisfied. The Siegsdorfer only came in 31st place with 126 meters and grumbled: “That annoys me. That’s pissing me off at the moment. This is my mistake. It’s not the material, it’s just my ability.”said the multiple world champion on ZDF.
Overall rating: Granerud is in the lead
Granerud, who won the competitions in Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, is ahead of Kubacki in the overall tournament ranking with 877.8 points. The second-placed Pole, who won the show jumping in Innsbruck, is already 23.3 points behind before the tour final on Friday (06.01.2023) with 854.5 points. Third overall is Anze Lanisek from Slovenia (823.5 points). As the best German, Andreas Wellinger is in eighth place (776.4 points).
| pairing no. | Athlete – Placement | Athlete – Placement |
|---|---|---|
1 | Marius Lindvik (NOR) – 26th | Karl Geiger (Oberstdorf) – 25. |
2 | Naoki Nakamura (JPN) – 26. | Andreas Wellinger (Ruhpolding) – 24. |
4 | Maximilian Ortner (AUT) – 29. | Stephan Leyhe (Willingen) – 22. |
6 | Markus Eisenbichler (Siegsdorf) – 31. | Daniel Tschofenig (AUT) – 20. |
9 | Danil Vasilyev (KAZ) – 34 | Philipp Raimund (Oberstdorf) – 17 |
13 | Pius Paschke (Kiefersfelden) – 38. | Constantin Schmid (Oberaudorf) – 13. |