17:00
Severin Freund (GER)
Fog has moved in at the top, so it’s not that easy to judge how Freund hits the take-off. Certainly not optimal, because he cannot attack at the front. But it is enough for Ito, eighth place means the stand now.
16:59
Severin Freund just wins against Daiki Ito
16:59
Daiki Ito (JPN)
Now comes another duel with a German! Severin Freund is challenged by the Japanese Daiki Ito, who has 126.90 points.
16:58
Vladimir Zografski (BUL) & Robert Johansson (NOR)
Even if Zografski’s jump is not bad: Robert Johansson of course has no problems in this duel, the Norwegian moves up to fifth.
16:57
Jakub Wolny (POL) & Zak Mogel (SLO)
Not a good day for the Poles! Wolny jumps weakly, but his opponent is much weaker.
16:55
Daniel Tschofenig (AUT) & Daniel Huber (AUT)
An Austro-Austrian duel! With the, as expected, significantly better end for Daniel Huber, who is slightly too late at the take-off, but is still in fourth place. Tschofenig shortly before had not been able to jump into these spheres.
16:53
Ulrich Wohlgenannt (AUT) & Piotr Zyla (POL)
Strong – Ulrich Wohlgenannt makes a good jump and can almost catch up with Stefan Kraft. Piotr Zyla does not come close to his distance, which means that the Pole can handle this duel.
16:52
Stefan Rainer (AUT) & Junshiro Kobayashi (JPN)
The duel between the Japanese and the Austrian is decided by the young brother of the current leader clearly for himself, Rainer has to line up at the bottom.
16:50
Niko Kytösaho (FIN)
The Finn shows an average jump and gets a total of 123.60 points.
16:44
Clemens Aigner (AUT)
With a jump of 129 meters, the 28-year-old is just behind his team-mate Kraft! Even if he is not an integral part of the ÖSV squad, he likes this hill.
16:43
Ziga Jelar (SLO)
The Slovenian jumps even a meter shorter and is left behind in the duel with Nakamura. The shorter approach seems to be more of a disadvantage.
16:42
Naoki Nakamura (JPN)
The approach is shortened by two hatches. But even the 4.7 bonus points don’t help Naoki Nakamura much with a 123 meter jump.
16:41
Stefan Kraft (AUT)
With such a jump, Fettner can afford to cheer on teammate Stefan Kraft over the cameras. However, it does not find its shape and only lands at 133 meters with a slight updraft.
16:41
Fettner with a great jump in the Austrian duel
16:40
Manuel Fettner (AUT)
Manuel Fettner was not deterred by the poor visibility either and took the lead with a sparkling clean jump to 137 meters!
16:39
Gregor Deschwanden (SUI)
Not a personal best, but 129.5 meters are certainly enough for him. At the moment the snowfall is getting stronger.
16:38
Artti Aigro (EST)
Aigro in a duel with Deschwanden. 126 meters for the Estonian who trains in the Finnish team.
16:37
Yukiya Sato (JPN)
Wow, Yukiya Sato is unpacking a thick board. Already at the run-up he gets the momentum for a jump to 137 meters. Schmid has to hope for the lucky loser rating.
16:37
Schmid’s strong jump is not enough against Sato
16:36
Constantin Schmid (GER)
Exciting duel with Yukiya Sato. 132 meters should be enough, a lot is true!
16:35
Killian Peier (SUI)
Yes, the 26-year-old from La Sarraz in Vaud can go two and a half meters. Nevertheless, he is not entirely satisfied, his shoulders are difficult to get into position in flight.
16:34
Pawel Wasek (POL)
The Pole presented in a duel with Killian Peier. You should be able to beat 127.5 meters.
16:33
Stephan Leyhe wins the German duel
16:33
Stephan Leyhe (GER)
Stephan Leyhe uses the birthday present and clearly wins the duel with a width of 130.5 meters. But he too ends up behind Forfang and Lanisek.
16:33
Pius Paschke (GER)
Again too hesitant, the Munich-born man cannot approach the jumps of Lanisek and Forfang.
16:32
Johann Andre Forfang (NOR)
Johann Andre Forfang did not qualify in Innsbruck, here he gets a new chance and uses it with a jump to 134.5 meters.
16:31
Anze Lanisek (SLO)
The snowfall is very strong, leaf blowers clear the way. Anze Lanisek starts from Gate 17 and is the first athlete to lay a strong 129.5 meters.
16:30
Stefan Horngacher on the chances in the overall standings
16:28
Eisenbichler in the chase role
But of course, around 20 points behind in the Four Hills ranking is a good thing. The 30-year-old from Siegsdorf himself emphasized that he “didn’t care” about the overall ranking. However, neither he nor his closest pursuers Marius Lindvik and Lovro Kos would have nothing against a slip by the leader Ryoyu Kobayashi.
16:12
Everything arranged
We are getting closer to the start time and the weather is playing an increasingly important role. The rain has now turned into snow, but the focus is mainly on the wind conditions. And they are completely ok, there is nothing against holding the competition!
16:03
Three Swiss at the start
As mentioned, Simon Ammann jumps against Markus Eisenbichler. In the third duel, Killian Peier will meet Poland’s Pawel Wasek, Gregor Deschwanden will meet Artti Aigro from Estonia shortly afterwards.
15:58
Three Austrian encounters
Manuel Fettner and Stefan Kraft jump against each other early in the competition. There are also direct duels between Daniel Tschofenig and Danuel Huber and between Thomas Lackner and Philipp Aschenwald. Michael Hayböck has to deal with World Cup runner-up Marius Lindvik.
15:54
German-German duel at the beginning
Two Germans meet in the second duel: Stephan Leyhe faces Pius Paschke on his 30th birthday. Shortly thereafter, Constantin Schmid takes on Yukiya Sato. Andreas Wellinger has one of the surprises of the Four Hills Tournament ahead of him with the Turk Fatih Arda Ipcioglu, Markus Eisenbichler meets the Swiss veteran Simon Ammann and Karl Geiger challenges the former combiner Evgenij Klimov.
15:50
Even today in knockout mode
In the past, the knockout mode was mostly suspended on days when qualification and competition were held one after the other. This is not the case today, so the 25 winners of the two-man duels and five lucky losers will qualify for the second round as usual.
15:45
New qual
The FIS decided to delete the qualification results from Innsbruck and to schedule a new qualification for this morning. Ryoyu Kobayashi also won this clearly with 141.5 meters and is still on the best way towards the Grand Slam. The Norwegians Lindvik, Tande and Granerud took ranks two to four, followed by Adler Geiger, Eisenbichler and Wellinger. All other DSV athletes also survived the qualification.
15:36
No jumping in Innsbruck
The third competition traditionally scheduled for the Bergisel had to be canceled yesterday due to the wind. They waited until 4 p.m., a later start was no longer possible due to the lack of a floodlight system. For the second time since 2008, the Four Hills Tournament will be a Three Hills Tournament.
15:32
The show goes on!
Not on the Bergisel in Innsbruck as planned, but around 170 kilometers east in Bischofshofen. At the moment there is a lot to suggest that the third competition of the Four Hills Tournament can take place at 4:30 p.m. despite the unfavorable weather forecast!