Even before the final at the home World Cup in Willingen, the German ski jumpers had almost lost all their chances of getting on the podium. The best DSV eagle after the first round on Sunday (February 5th, 2023) is Andreas Wellinger. Halvor Egner Granerud is in the lead.
The leader in the overall World Cup from Norway once again brought the longest jump into the valley with XXX. Granerud’s compatriot Daniel Andre Tande (141.5 meters) is in second place, but is already 10.6 points behind. Third before the second round is the Austrian Manuel Fettner (141).
The best German jumper at half time is Andreas Wellinger. After 132 meters, the man from Traunstein is in ninth place. However, he is already more than 16 points behind on the podium. Local hero Stephan Leyhe (133.5) is still in the top ten.
Geiger only in 23rd place
After strong winds on Friday, this time the competition was characterized by fog and drizzle. The inrun track was wet, the speed was correspondingly low, and the jumps were flatter at first. Geiger felt that too. After fifth place on Saturday, things didn’t go as hoped for the Olympic bronze medalist this time. In addition to the adverse conditions, there was also a faulty jump. Before the final round, 120.5 meters means only a place in midfield (23).
Wellinger got along better. He got a much better jump and landed after 132 meters with solid grades. Things went well for Leyhe too. After a clean jump, he landed after 133.5 meters and is currently 10th. “The conditions are difficult. Don’t wait too long on the beam, otherwise the trail will be too slow” said Leyhe and gave notice of a “just as brave” Jump in the second round.
Eisenbichler cannot confirm the qualification jump again
Like the day before, Markus Eisenbichler caught the eye with a strong jump (136 meters) in the qualification. He couldn’t build on that again in the competition. In the end, 132 meters was only enough for 13th place. Constantin Schmid got off the ski jump well. For him it went down to 122 meters – equivalent to rank 27 and safe qualification for the final.
Raimund misses the second round
In addition to the adverse conditions, Philipp Raimund also had a tailwind, which ultimately was only enough for 107.5 meters and 34th place. “I got too few wind points for my hatch“Raimund criticized afterwards. “But what can you do. It’s an outdoor sport. Sometimes you’re lucky, sometimes you’re unlucky. I have to tick that off now“.