Ski leaping: Slovenian Domen Prevc wins the Four Hills Tournament | EUROtoday

The Slovenian ski jumper Domen Prevc has the Four Hills Tournament gained. However, the 26-year-old missed his third day’s victory on the tour on the Paul-Außerleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen together with his jumps of 138 and 138.5 meters. He ended up in second place. The Austrian Daniel Tschofenig took the day’s victory in entrance of 12,500 spectators (137 and 140.5 meters). The Japanese Ryōyū Kobayashi achieved third place (137 and 138 meters).

In the general rating of the 74th Four Hills Tournament, Prevc has 1,195.6 factors after the fourth competitors, clearly profitable forward of the 2 Austrians Jan Hörl (1,153.3 factors) and Stephan Embacher (1,150.6 factors). He can also be the primary Slovenian because the 2015/16 season to win the general rating of the tour. At that point, his brother Peter Prevc gained three of the 4 competitions.

“I’m totally overwhelmed by all these emotions”

After leaping, Prevc stated about his general victory: “It’s a very special moment. I’m totally overwhelmed by all these emotions.” When requested how he would have a good time his victory, he stated: “Now I’m actually going to have a glass of beer. After that, my celebrations will be to get as much sleep as possible.”

His brother Peter was certainly one of Prevc’s first to congratulate him: “Domen loves ski jumping. We’re seeing the results now,” the 33-year-old advised ARD. Domen’s sister Nika, who had gained ladies’s ski leaping a couple of hours earlier in close by Villach, was additionally excited in Bischofshofen: “I wrote him a short message, he made a few jokes. I wish him all the best,” she stated earlier than the competitors.

Germany’s final winner to date, Sven Hannawald, raved in regards to the new general winner of the Four Hills Tournament: “He prevailed with flying colors. At the end you can see in his face that there is a liberation.”

Two German ski jumpers within the high ten general

In the German workforce underneath nationwide coach Stefan Horngacher, Felix Hoffmann (133 and 137 meters) in tenth place and Philipp Raimund (133.5 and 129.5 meters) in twelfth stood out once more in Bischofshofen. Pius Paschke (125.5 and 129.5 meters) got here in twenty fourth place. Andreas Wellinger (120.5 meters) and Karl Geiger (115.5 meters) have been eradicated within the first spherical as thirty fifth and forty fifth.

In the general rating, Hoffmann (1,120.3 factors) got here sixth and Raimund (1,089.6 factors) got here eighth. Paschke (838.4 factors) got here in twenty third place.

https://www.zeit.de/sport/2026-01/skispringen-vierschanzentournee-domen-prevc-gewinn