Zurich (AP) – The Ski Jumping World Cup will be replaced by the Soccer World Cup next winter.
In order to minimize clashes with the games of the winter tournament (November 21 to December 18) in Qatar, the World Cup in Wisla, Poland, will be brought forward from the beginning of December to November 5th and 6th. This was announced by the World Ski Association Fis after a digital conference of a corresponding decision-making committee.
“We had to react to the World Cup. That’s why we’re starting the season so early,” said race director Sandro Pertile. Due to the early timing, the two individual competitions in Poland are to be held in a kind of hybrid version on ice track and mats.
However, overlapping dates with the World Cup could not be completely avoided. The weekend in Ruka (November 26th and 27th) collides with the preliminary round, the weekend in Titisee-Neustadt (December 10th and 11th) with the quarterfinals and the tour dress rehearsal in Engelberg (December 17th and 18th). the World Cup final. In February, a return to the USA, where there will be a jump in Iron Mountain, is planned.