Four Hills Tournament
Everything for Wellinger’s victory: Geiger doesn’t want to burden his colleague
In the overall tour ranking, Karl Geiger is in 14th place. photo
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In the qualification for the third tour competition, things are not going as planned for Andreas Wellinger. Ski jumping buddy Karl Geiger doesn’t see his 15th place as negative. He trusts Wellinger.
Tour leader Wellinger took 15th place in the qualifying on Tuesday and is therefore jumping in the first round today much earlier than his main competitor Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan.
“Of course it’s not nice if you’re placed differently now. But you shouldn’t overestimate a day like today,” said Geiger, referring to Wellinger’s qualifications. “It was incredibly windy today and Andi certainly had a worse time today. You really have to stay grounded and really try to classify the jump itself. I know he jumps very well and he can build on that. “
Unlike Wellinger, things are not going as planned for Geiger at the peak of the season. In the overall tour standings, the Oberstdorfer, who started as one of the favorites, is only in 14th place. But he doesn’t want to get tips from Wellinger. “I don’t want to burden Andi with my problems now,” said Geiger. “He should let his thing run and see that he can bring the thing home.”