Karl Geiger has secured the next podium place. The German ski jumping ace had to beat an Austrian competitor in Lillehammer. As a result, he loses contact with the top of the World Cup.
Ski Jumping World Champion Karl Geiger made it to the podium at the Raw Air Tour in Norway, but continues to lose ground in the overall World Cup. The 29-year-old from Allgäu took third place in Lillehammer on Thursday after jumps of 135 and 134.5 meters and was only beaten by Austria’s winner of the day, Stefan Kraft, and Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan. Kobayashi thus also defended his yellow jersey for the overall leader and extended his lead by a further 20 points to 63.
Behind Geiger, Markus Eisenbichler (6th), Constantin Schmid (12th), Severin Freund (18th) and Stephan Leyhe (26th) also made it into the second round. Olympic champion Andreas Wellinger did not get past rank 41 and did not score any points. More competitions are scheduled for the next three days at the Holmenkollen in Oslo. Next week the Ski Flying World Championships are waiting in Vikersund.