14:21
Robin Pedersen (NOR) vs. Ren Nikaido (JPN)
Felix Trunz will take a deep breath after this jump. After only 116.5 meters, the Swiss can hope because he remains in the circle of lucky losers, just ahead of Pedersen. This is followed by the big appearance of Ren Nikaido. The Japanese really lets it rip, sailing down to a strong 131 meters and also receiving high marks for poise. Is that even enough for leadership? Yes. With a lead of 2.5 points he pushes Domen Prevc from the top!
2:18 p.m
Junshiro Kobayashi (JPN) vs. Manuel Fettner (AUT)
Junshiro Kobayashi cannot put the necessary pressure on Manuel Fettner in his duel. 115.5 meters is simply not enough for that. Fettner himself is anything but satisfied afterwards, because things aren’t going well for him either. At 123.5 meters he fell short of his expectations, but at least made it to the final.
2:16 p.m
Naoki Nakamura (JPN) vs. Anze Lanisek (SLO)
Naoki Nakamura opens the next duel with a strong jump and goes 124 meters into the slope. But his opponent Anze Lanisek countered impressively and sailed much further. The Slovenian has 127 meters to his name, which means he clearly wins the duel. Nakamura has to admit defeat, but leads the lucky losers and thus ensures the elimination of Karl Geiger and Halvor Egner Granerud.
2:14 p.m
Clemens Aigner (AUT) vs. Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal (NOR)
Disappointment with Clemens Aigner. At 116.5 meters, he clearly falls short of what one would expect from him and noticeably leaves points behind. Immediately afterwards, Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal puts a strong exclamation mark. The Norwegian sails to a whopping 127 meters, lands cleanly and moves into fifth place. Aigner is eliminated.
14:11
Zak Mogel (SLO) vs. Roman Koudelka (CZE)
In the rehearsal, Zak Mogel had won the duel, but now he is unable to show the width that would put a lot of pressure on Roman Koudelka. 116 meters is a mark that the Czech can actually break on one of his favorite jumps. And that’s exactly what he does, very relaxed. With 122 meters, Koudelka confidently makes it to the final and is beaming from ear to ear as he runs out.
2:07 p.m
Vilho Palosaari (FIN) vs. Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN)
Vilho Palosaari doesn’t have to be under any illusions. With 114 meters it quickly becomes clear that it will neither be enough for the final nor for a lucky loser. Meanwhile, Ryoyu Kobayashi is looking ahead and at the competition. The question is what he can counter Domen Prevc’s broad theorem. The answer is surprisingly cautious. 124 meters are not enough for Kobayashi to fight for victory today.
2:05 p.m
Dawid Kubacki (POL) vs. Rok Oblak (SLO)
Now the duel can continue! Rok Oblak can be drained. The Slovenian followed up with 124 meters and narrowly won the duel. Kubacki has to hope for the loser’s classification, where he is a good third.
2:02 p.m
Dawid Kubacki (POL) vs. Rok Oblak (SLO)
After Kubacki was not in the team in the first competitions of the tour, the Pole is back in the team in Innsbruck. When the wind rises, it goes down to 122 meters. Rok Oblak will then have to wait and see because the updraft is outside the specified window.
13:58
Karl Geiger (GER) vs. Sandro Hauswirth (SUI)
Karl Geiger is satisfied after his jump and after 121 meters the fist comes at the exit. However, he had an upwind, which is why the jump is not as worth as much as it first seems. What comes next from Sandor Hauswirth? 123 meters. This means the duel goes to Switzerland. Geiger is in danger of being eliminated because he and Granerud are only fourth among the lucky losers.
13:56
Isak Andreas Langmo (NOR) vs. Ilya Mizernykh (KAZ)
In the test round, Isak Andreas Langmo was clearly ahead in the direct duel, but now he is shaking at 119.5 meters and leaves the door wide open for Mizernykh. Langmo is doomed to hope, because this distance is not enough for a lucky loser. So the focus is on the Kazakhs. But Mizernykh shows no nerves, sails to a strong 123.5 meters and confidently makes it to the final. Langmo is eliminated.
13:54
Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR) vs. Yukiya Sato (JPN)
Halvor Egner Granerud has struggled with timing problems at the table this season and today he didn’t get off on time either, which is why the jump ended at 118 meters. Yukiya Sato comes through better afterwards, even if he doesn’t have the cleanest jump from a technical point of view. Sato is in seventh place, Granerud is fourth among the lucky losers and throws Bachlinger out.
13:49
Felix Trunz (SUI) vs. Philipp Raimund (GER)
It will be difficult for Felix Trunz to get a place in the final, because even if Raimund still has problems on this hill, he should be able to easily fly over 119 meters. Raimund gets the timing better at the table and gets down to 126 meters. Why is that enough for him? It will be fourth place behind Tomasiak.
13:49
Niklas Bachlinger (AUT) vs. Vladimir Zografski (BUL)
Niklas Bachlinger is the next Austrian in demand at the home game. What can he present against Zografski? The 24-year-old delivers a solid jump and the bars go into the snow after 120 meters. Zografski then makes it exciting and he also lands after 120 meters. The scores are similar, but Zografski gets better values for the wind and so makes it to the final. Bachlinger, for his part, moves into fourth place among the lucky losers.
13:47
Giovanni Bresadola (ITA) vs. Jason Colby (USA)
Giovanni Bresadola hits his head with his hand and is annoyed that he completely messed up his jump. He knows that 112.5 meters will hardly be enough for his competitor. As in the rehearsal, he shows a really strong set and after 128.5 meters and good grades with three 18.5, he is the new second behind Prevc. Bresadola is eliminated.
13:44
Maciej Kot (POL) vs. Kacper Tomasiak (POL)
In the purely Polish duel, the veteran makes the start, but cannot show the jump that will challenge his competitor. The best Polish jumper this winter should actually be able to easily hit 118.5 meters. Kacper Tomasiak doesn’t have to be asked twice and goes to 126 meters. Tomasiak takes second place behind Prevc, Kot has to hope that he can get past the lucky losers.
13:42
Kevin Bickner (USA) vs. Jonas Schuster (AUT)
In the rehearsal, the duel between Bickner and Schuster was clearly in Schuster’s favor and even now Kevin Bickner doesn’t really put the Austrian under pressure when it’s over after just 113 meters. Schuster clearly exceeds this mark with 121 meters. Where does he get out of this? It’s enough for fourth place behind Ortner.
1:40 p.m
Domen Prevc (SLO) vs. Valentin Foubert (FRA)
Now things get really exciting for the first time, because Domen Prevc is at the top. The coach decides to go down one gate. Prevc will depart from hatch 11. The conditions still allow long jumps. Can Prevc deliver it? It doesn’t come close to what he showed in the test with one more hatch, but 129.5 meters should also challenge the competition. Foubert then goes back up to Gate 12, from which Foubert can get 120.5 meters. This puts him in second place behind Paschke in the Lucky Losers.
13:38
Danil Vassilyev (KAZ) vs. Antti Aalto (FIN)
Danil Vassilyev opens today’s next duel with a solid 119 meters. In terms of posture, however, the values are rather low after he cannot do the telemark properly. Under normal circumstances the Aalto should actually be able to crack and that’s what the Finn does. After 121 meters the duel goes to Finland.
13:36
Gregor Deschwanden (SUI) vs. Pius Paschke (GER)
The first of two meetings between Switzerland and Germany is coming up. Gregor Deschwanden doesn’t come close to his jump from the rehearsal, but he doesn’t appear dissatisfied after 120 meters. Is that enough against Paschke? It will definitely be a really close number because Paschke lands after 119.5 meters. Now it depends on the other values. Value comes out on top? It’s Deschwanden. He has 0.6 points more than Paschke.
13:34
Kamil Stoch (POL) vs. Maximilian Ortner (AUT)
In the second duel, the Polish veteran Kamil Stoch starts. With 119.5 meters and a messy landing that only gives 16s, he leaves the door wide open for Maximilian Ortner. Ortner goes to 120.5 meters and clearly wins the duel thanks to better grades and more bonus points for a stronger tailwind. Stoch has to hope for the lucky losers.
13:31
Sakutaro Kobayashi (JPN) vs. Johann Andre Forfang (NOR)
It’s all set for the first of 25 duels in the first round. The duel will be opened by the Japanese Sakutaro Kobayashi, who clearly lost to his duel opponent Johann Andre Forfang in the rehearsal. What does Kobayashi present now? Only 112 meters. Forfang shouldn’t actually be at the Expanse. And then he doesn’t do that either. At 125.5 meters, he clearly sets himself apart from Kobayashi.
13:24
Sample goes to Prevc
Domen Prevc delivered the best jump in the test round with 134.5 meters. Embacher and Kraft lined up behind them. Jan Hörl, like Felix Hoffmann, decided not to take part in the test run.
1:20 p.m
All Swiss in competition
For the Swiss, who are competing in Innsbruck and Bischofshofen without Simon Ammann, all athletes made it into the competition. Even though Killian Peier only barely made it through in 50th place because there was a subsequent disqualification. Felix Trunz, Gregor Deschwanden and Sandro Hauswirth, the best Swiss, got through safely.
13:17
Fears about making it to the finals
In the German team, Karl Geiger and Andreas Wellinger will once again have to make it to the final after mixed jumps. For Andreas Wellinger in particular, the only way in the duel with Stefan Kraft will probably be via the lucky losers after he only barely survived qualifying yesterday. A good placement could be possible again for Felix Hoffmann and Philipp Raimund. For Paschke, the top 20 should be targeted.
13:11
Only one ÖSV jumper missed the competition
Of a total of eleven Austrians who started yesterday, only Julijan Smid from the national group missed qualifying for today’s competition. In addition to the top 4, Manuel Fettner was also able to convince as winner. Jonas Schuster, Maximilian Ortner, Niklas Bachlinger, Clemens Aigner and Clemens Leitner complete the team today.
1:07 p.m
Four Austrians ahead
Yesterday’s qualification was all about the Austrians. Jan Hörl, Stefan Kraft, Stephan Embacher and Daniel Tschofenig took places one to four. Dominator Domen Prevc stumbled and only finished in 29th place. However, the leader of the tour jumped in a phase in which strong tailwinds made long jumps impossible. In addition to Prevc, Ryoyu Kobayashi and Philipp Raimund, who also ended up further back, also felt this. So it should be interesting today, because Prevc is in line very early in the round, while Hörl, the bigger competitor, jumps right at the end.
1:03 p.m
Domen Prevc leads after two competitions
After the first two stages of the Four Hills Tournament, Domen Prevc has slipped away from the rest of the starting field. The Slovenian, who won both competitions, is now 35 points ahead of Jan Hörl from the ÖSV team in the overall ranking. His teammate Stephan Embacher is 41.5 points behind in third place, while Felix Hoffmann already has 46.6 points to catch up on.
12:57
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the third stop of the Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck! The competition starts at 1:30 p.m. on the Bergisel ski jump.