In the overall standings, Kobayashi is 4.8 points ahead of Wellinger – that’s the equivalent of 2.66 meters. The Austrian Jan Hörl is third, but the local hero from Bischofshofen is already 23.6 points (13.1 meters) behind.
At the January 5th at 4:30 p.m The qualification begins on the Paul-Außerleitner-Schanze. The qualification for the tour is significantly more important than that for the World Cup: the 50 qualified jumpers are divided into 25 pairs in the decision. The winner of the qualification finally competes against the 50th place, the second place meets the 49th place, etc.
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- 1. Benjamin Östvold (NOR)
- 2. Erik Belshaw (USA)
- 3. Maciej Kot (POL)
4:49 p.m. – Pawel Wasek
With a good 132.5 meters, Erik Belshaw from the USA moved into second place. Pawel Wasek reaches 131 meters and is sixth due to the wind points. But it’s easily enough, and that’s what counts today.
4:47 p.m. – Andrea Capregher
Andrea Capregher ends up at 123 meters, but doesn’t do a telemark and gets low marks. That might not be enough to qualify. Steinberger is now through with that, Wörgötter has been through for a long time anyway. Andrew Urlaub reached 127 meters, but the bonus points from the wind were so low that even that would be tight.
4:45 p.m. – Eetu Nousiainen
Tate Frantz from the USA lands at 128.5 meters and will definitely be there tomorrow. Eetu Nousiainen also overcomes the hurdle. 127.5 meters for the Finn.
4:43 p.m. – Taku Takeuchi
At 121.5 meters, Kazakh Danil Vassilyev still has to tremble a bit. Taku Takeuchi pulls his attempt to 125 meters. The veteran is currently fourth.
4:40 p.m. – Maciej Kot
127.5 meters for Maciej Kot. This puts the Pole in second place. For Francesco Cecon, however, it will still be very tight at 118.5 meters.
4:37 p.m. – Naoki Nakamura
Naoki Nakamura continues to fall behind his form. The Japanese, who was already on the podium in the World Cup, is last with 113 meters, still behind the Kazakh Myzernikh. Yevhen Marusiak from Ukraine can hope for the competition with 122.5 meters.
4:34 p.m. – Benjamin Östvold
Benjamin Östvold from Norway sails to 138.5 meters. He was already strong in training, but that strongly suggests that they were a bit optimistic about the start-up hatch. In training, Kobayashi had achieved a similar distance with four fewer runs, albeit in different wind conditions.
4:31 p.m. – The national group
David Haagen lands at 120 meters. Simon Steinberger reaches 122.5 meters. It’s hard to estimate exactly what that value is. Marco Wörgötter can definitely plan for the competition. 128 meters is certainly enough.
Four Hills Tournament: The national group
Austria has completely swapped the national group compared to Innsbruck. There are four other jumpers starting at Bergisel. On the one hand, it is because Austria is so strong across the board that these athletes can definitely compete here, and on the other hand, it was decided because the Continental Cup is taking place at the same time in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Ski jumping live in Bischofshofen: Nine are eliminated
Since a Continental Cup is taking place at the same time in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the field of participants is somewhat smaller than in Innsbruck or at the World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 59 jumpers will take part in the qualification. So only nine miss the Epiphany competition. But it’s also about a good starting position for tomorrow and gaining self-confidence.
Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen: The training
Ryoyu Kobayashi immediately emphasized in training that he would not let the overall lead be taken away without a fight. The Japanese dominated the first round with 139 meters. But Andreas Wellinger also demonstrated his good form, especially with 138 meters in the second round.
Qualification in Bischofshofen: The most important starting numbers
- 42. Philipp Raimund (GER)
- 47. Manuel Fettner (AUT)
- 48. Stephan Leyhe (GER)
- 49. Daniel Tschofenig (AUT)
- 50. Gregor Deschwanden (SUI)
- 51. Michael Hayböck (AUT)
- 53. Anze Lanisek (SLO)
- 54. Karl Geiger (GER)
- 55. Pius Paschke (GER)
- 56. Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN)
- 57. Jan Hörl (AUT)
- 58. Andreas Wellinger (GER)
- 59. Stefan Kraft (AUT)
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Qualification in Bischofshofen live on TV on Eurosport
We will broadcast the qualification for the Epiphany jumping in Bischofshofen from 4:00 p.m live on TV on Eurosport 1. Gerhard Leinauer leads through the program as usual, supported by our ski jumping expert Werner Schuster.
Four Hills Tournament live – welcome
Hello and welcome to Bischofshofen’s qualification for the Four Hills Tournament 2023/24. Today Andreas Wellinger, Karl Geiger, Ryoyu Kobayashi and Co. face each other in the qualification and fight for the best possible starting position for the final competition of the Four Hills Tournament at the Epiphany on Saturday. Eurosport.de follows the action on the Paul-Außerleitner-Schanze here for you live in the ticker – have fun!