The German ski jumpers are hoping for the first winner of the Four Hills Tournament since Sven Hannawald. The live ticker for jumping in Bischofshofen.
- Wellinger loses to Kobayashi in the first round in Bischofshofen: DSV Adler still hope to win the tour
- Kobayashi shows no nerves and is in the lead
- This live ticker is constantly updated
The first round is over and a preliminary decision for overall victory seems to have been made. Before the last jump of the Four Hills Tournament, Kobayashi was over ten meters ahead of Wellinger. The German has to show a perfect jump himself and at the same time hope that the Japanese make a mistake.
Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen – interim results after the first round
| 1. Ryoyu Kobayashi (Japan) | 144.1 points |
| 2. Stefan Kraft (Austria) | – 1.2 |
| 3. Anze Lanisek (Slovenia) | – 8.1 |
| 8. Andreas Wellinger (Germany) | – 14.2 |
| 10. Karl Geiger (Germany) | – 19.0 |
1st round: Now it’s Kobayashi’s turn. The Japanese stays cool and extends his lead to Wellinger. 137 meters – is that a preliminary decision?
| Andreas Wellinger (Ruhpolding/9.) – Antti Aalto (Finland/42.) |
| Pius Paschke (Kiefersfelden/14th) – Taku Takeuchi (Japan/37th) |
| Karl Geiger (Oberstdorf/17.) – Daniel Andre Tande (Norway/34.) |
| Stephan Leyhe (Willingen/18.) – Dawid Kubacki (Poland/33.) |
| Philipp Raimund (Oberstdorf/40.) – Johann Andre Forfang (Norway/11.) |
1st round: Kraft wins his duel against Danil Vassilyev clearly. 136.5 meters is an announcement!
1st round: The Austrian Clemens Aigner is also at the front with 133.5 meters. Stefan Kraft and of course Kobayashi are coming soon.
1st round: Anze Lanisek is the next Slovenian who shows a very strong performance here. At 134.5 meters he is in the top group and even takes the lead.
1st round: Lovro Kos really hits it big and jumps at 135.5 meters. He thus takes over the leadership from Manuel Fettner.
1st round: Jan Hörl, who had an outside chance of overall victory, had to bury them after the first round. The Austrian landed at just 126.5 meters.
1st round: Wellinger is quick on track and shows a good, although not perfect, jump. In the end it is 132 meters.
1st round: Now things are getting serious, because Andreas Wellinger is at the start. A win in the duel against Antti Aalto shouldn’t be a problem, but he also needs good distance to put Kobayashi under pressure.
Four Hills Tournament live: Jumping Bischofshofen – German trio continues
1st round: Philipp Raimund meets Johann Andre Forfang and shows a decent jump of 126.5 meters. Forfang has to follow suit, but can’t do it. The DSV athlete is further.
1st round: It’s the next German’s turn, Pius Paschke. He lands at 129 meters and clearly wins his duel against Takeuchi from Japan.
1st round: Manuel Fettner now jumps to 134.5 meters. The Austrian is right at the forefront.
1st round: The Austrian Michael Hayböck has no problems winning his duel against Tate Frantz, but he is only partially satisfied with 130 meters.
1st round: We continue with Karl Geiger, who finally shows a strong jump of 129 meters. He ranks second behind Granerud.
1st round: Stephan Leyhe is now the first German to jump, but 119 meters is far too little. His opponent Dawid Kubacki lands at 125 meters and is further. Leyhe has to hope for the lucky loser classification.
1st round: Now Halvor Egner Granerud, last year’s overall winner, who disappointed across the board at this Four Hills Tournament. But the Norwegian manages 132 meters against Killian Peier and takes the lead.
1st round: Maciej Kot from Poland takes on Daniel Tschofenig and is eliminated – but the winner’s 121.5 meters are far from the end of the flagpole today.
1st round: Local hero Daniel Huber now has to face Erik Belshaw and wins without any problems. The American will have no chance of making it to the second round even through the lucky loser classification.
1st round: Insam against Koudelka is the first duel. It will take a few minutes until the first German jumper comes down.
1st round: The jumpers are ready, the fans in Bischofshofen are also ready. Let’s go!
Update from January 6th, 4 p.m.: The German ski jumping team believes in Wellinger’s victory. “I’ve already seen Andi jump on this hill, how did someone else come,” said Pius Paschke on ARD, for example. “It’s simply time for a German victory,” said Karl Geiger.
Update from January 6th, 3:45 p.m.: The tension is rising, the first round of the last competition of the Four Hills Tournament starts in 45 minutes. Who will win in Bischofshofen and who can take overall victory?
First report: Bischofshofen – The first three competitions of the Four Hills Tournament are over and Andreas Wellinger is in a duel with Ryōyū Kobayashi for the overall victory. Wellinger won the first competition in Oberstdorf and was leading the tour standings until the competition in Innsbruck. There the Japanese overtook the German and took a lead of around 2.5 meters with him to Bischofshofen.
Four Hills Tournament live: Jumping Bischofshofen – duel for overall victory
In the qualification for the last competition in Bischofshofen, Kobayashi underlined his top form. He clearly distanced Wellinger and goes into the competition as the big favorite. Wellinger himself sees it that way: “He’s the clear favorite, he’s proven that,” said the German. “I planned this day differently. That was a bit wooden.”
Despite the mixed qualifications, the 28-year-old is confident. He is “extremely optimistic that I will jump well,” said Wellinger, who is also looking forward to many special fans from home. His mother, who is involved in organizing the Biathlon World Cup, which will take place in Ruhpolding next week, should make it to the Paul-Außerleitner-Schanze in time.
He also receives support from his team. Birthday boy Stefan Leyhe, his roommate, is hoping for two reasons for an exuberant celebration on Saturday evening. “There will definitely be a celebration. I hope it will be very big,” he said, referring to Wellinger’s possible triumph. “He can handle the pressure very well,” continued Leyhe.
Four Hills Tournament live: Jumping Bischofshofen – Wellinger with damper
Kobayashi is 4.8 points ahead of the German in the overall ranking. The points and distances from the qualification do not count towards the overall ranking. “It’s a small, clear setback that you have to accept,” said Sven Hannawald on ARD.
Behind Kobayashi and Wellinger, Jan Hörl and Stefan Kraft are also in the draw for the overall victory before the final on Saturday. However, the two Austrians are already well behind the leading duo and therefore only have outsider chances. (smr)