Very few ski jumpers have probably ever experienced a competition like this. Philipp Raimund adapted best to the conditions in Lahti. However, in his first World Cup victory he benefited from the disqualification of the best jumper Domen Prevc. The Austrian Daniel Tschofenig came second. Third place went to Vladimir Zografski from Bulgaria.
A ski jumping competition consists of two rounds. The 50 best jumpers from the qualification take part in the first and the 30 best jumpers from the first round take part in the second. Unless the weather doesn’t cooperate, sometimes it’s over after just one jump. This is the generally known requirement. But in Lahti this Friday (March 6th, 2026) everything was a little different.
The competition, which served as a replacement for the competition that was canceled in Ruka at the end of November due to strong winds, was only designed for one jump from the start. And there were no qualifications either. That meant: 68 athletes jumped out to the winner in an XL round. And in the end his name was Philipp Raimund.
Domen Prevc too light for the skis
The Olympic champion on the normal hill reached 122.5 meters. This meant that he was actually 9.5 points behind Domen Prevc in the first final tally. But he was too light to control and his skis were therefore too long. He was therefore removed from the ranking.
It would have been the Slovenian’s 14th win of the season – which would have meant he was only one win short of his brother Peter’s season record from the 2015/16 season. Nevertheless, Prevc can be happy. Despite the disqualification, he secured victory in the overall World Cup early.
Ski jumper Domen Prevc at the World Cup in Lahti
Behind Raimund, Daniel Tschofenig came in second, 0.7 points behind. The Bulgarian Vladimir Zografski, who was training with the German team, came third and, like the Austrian before him, jumped to 124.5 meters.
Ski jumping and NoKo – all in one place
The reason for the changed procedure was the extended competition day around
Salpausselkä ski jumps in southern Finland and the lack of time for a second round. In addition to the specialist jumpers, the Nordic combined athletes will also be at the start in Lahti. They have already completed their jumps, but the cross-country skiing is still on the program from 4 p.m.
German team cannot fly
The other jumpers from the six-person team from the German Ski Association (DSV) missed the top 10. Pius Paschke’s 120 meters were ultimately enough for twelfth place. Karl Geiger was 23rd (115 meters).
Andreas Wellinger was unlucky with the conditions and didn’t really get to fly. Exactly when he jumped there was a tailwind at the take-off table, so he landed at 109 meters. That meant 38th place.
Luca Roth (109.5 m) was three positions behind. Felix Hoffmann confirmed once again that he is currently not able to match his form at the start of the season and was the weakest of the DSV sextet with 106.5 meters and 44th place.
