Four Hills Tournament
Austria dominates qualification – Paschke is the best German
Before the start of the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, five ski jumpers from Austria show the competition their top form. Right behind him is Pius Paschke, a German.
Austria’s ski jumpers dominated the first qualification at the Four Hills Tournament and also dominated the German team led by World Cup leader Pius Paschke. Co-favorite Daniel Tschofenig (141.5 meters) led the co-host’s remarkable five-fold success in Oberstdorf. Behind him were four other ÖSV eagles: Stefan Kraft, Michael Hayböck, Jan Hörl and Maximilian Ortner. Austria has been waiting ten years for a triumph on the tour since Kraft won the title in the 2014/15 season.
Paschke (139 meters), who looked weak in training, didn’t get past sixth place due to a shaky landing and seems to have lost some of his top form in the last two weeks.
During the run-out, the 34-year-old veteran seemed relieved about his qualifying jump. “Pius really showed a good jump,” said national coach Stefan Horngacher on ZDF. “He was a bit underpowered. The landing was no longer ideal, but that doesn’t really matter. We can start the competition well tomorrow.”
Four Hills Tournament starts with six Germans
Karl Geiger (9th/134 meters) and Andreas Wellinger (13th/125.5 meters) were also unable to keep up with the impressive performances of their rivals in front of 16,500 spectators – a qualifying record in ski jumping according to the organizers.
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In addition to the three hopefuls Paschke, Wellinger and Geiger, Stephan Leyhe (33./124 meters), Philipp Raimund (39./123 meters) and Adrian Tittel (45/Aue) also qualified for the competition of the best 50. After the competition in There will be a rest day in Oberstdorf before the qualification for the New Year’s competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is scheduled for December 31st. Last year, Olympic champion Wellinger won the start of the tour in Oberstdorf.
The duels of the German ski jumpers in Oberstdorf:
- Pius Paschke (6./Kiefersfelden) – Adrian Tittel (45./Aue)
- Karl Geiger (9./Oberstdorf) – Pawel Wasek (42./Poland)
- Andreas Wellinger (13th/Ruhpolding) – Alexander Zniszczol (38th/Poland)
- Stephan Leyhe (33./Willingen) – Benjamin Östvold (18./Norway)
- Philipp Raimund (39./Oberstdorf) – Wladimir Zografski (12./Bulgaria)
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Source: Stern
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