Prevc flies to gold – DSV team without a medal
The German ski jumpers failed to impress at the Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf. For the first time in 16 years, no German athlete finished in the top 10. The DSV quartet of Pius Paschke, Felix Hoffmann, Karl Geiger, and Philipp Raimund missed out on the podium in Sunday's team event, finishing fourth. Instead, Slovenia's high-flyer Domen Prevc and a historic victory for Japan made the headlines.
Individual competition: Prevc dominates, DSV Eagles disappoint
In the individual competition on Friday and Saturday, there were clear gaps in the German team. Philipp Raimund and Felix Hoffmann still managed to deliver solid jumps: Raimund finished 13th in Saturday's final with 210.5 meters, after finishing 14th on Friday. Hoffmann achieved 215.0 meters and finished 23rd, the best ski flying result of his career. Karl Geiger had a weaker day. After ranking 11th at half-time, he fell back to 17th place with 202.0 and 187.5 meters. Pius Paschke took 25th place.
Prevc becomes new ski flying world champion
The new ski flying world champion is Domen Prevc from Slovenia. Despite a shortened inrun – four gates in the first round, three in the final – Prevc sailed to the longest distances of the day and impressively demonstrated his dominance. With 232.0 meters in the first round and 222.5 meters in the final, he confidently secured his first individual World Championship title. With 905.4 points, he was almost 60 points ahead of Marius Lindvik (Norway, 845.9 points) and Japan's Ren Nikaido (842.4 points). Austria's Jan Hörl completed the top four with 818.8 points.
Team jumping: German quartet misses out on medals
On Sunday, the DSV quartet consisting of Paschke, Hoffmann, Geiger, and Raimund took to the hill. Despite strong jumps, especially from Hoffmann (215.0 m) and Raimund (214.5 m), it was not enough for a podium finish. In the end, they were around 70 meters behind Norway – 76.9 points separated the Germans from the bronze medal. Japan prevailed in an exciting final. With Ryoyu Kobayashi, Tomofumi Naito, Naoki Nakamura, and Ren Nikaido, the team secured a historic victory. The final jump was decisive: Nikaido flew 229.0 meters, while Jan Hörl landed at 216 meters.
Curious incident with Prevc
The team jumping was also overshadowed by a spectacular incident: Domen Prevc's skis came loose at the top of the hill and slid down the slope - fortunately without injuring Norway's Marius Lindvik. Slovenia lost valuable points as a result and ended up in sixth place.
Tough season for Germany
The Ski Flying World Championships underscored the difficult season for German ski jumpers. For the first time since the 2010 World Championships in Planica, no athlete made it into the top 10. National coach Stefan Horngacher must now pin his hopes on the Winter Olympics in Italy to salvage his farewell season with the DSV. The next World Cup is already coming up this weekend in Willingen, kicking off with a mixed competition and the last individual jumps before the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina.
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