German ski jumper under pressure: Disappointment in Engelberg before tour!

German ski jumper under pressure: Disappointment in Engelberg before tour!

The World Cup in the ski jumping in Engelberg was on December 22, 2024, in the sign of unexpected difficulties for the German team. Despite the winter challenges, including snowfall and variable wind conditions, the DSV jumpers could not achieve the hoped-for success. The only ray of hope was Karl Geiger, who led the German team with a solid ninth place. Pius Paschke, who was previously acted as a favorite, ended the competition with the worst result of his season, only ranked 18th, and said with a smile about his performance: "Unfortunately, that was not so good".

Austria's dominance

The day clearly belonged to the Austrian jumpers who conquered all the podium places. Daniel Tschofenig prevailed with a long of 135.0 and 137.5 meters and secured first place, followed by Jan Hörl and Stefan Kraft. In these difficult conditions, however, only four German athletes managed to get to the final, while four others like Markus Eisenbichler, Stephan Leyhe and Adrian Tittel left the competition. Team boss Stefan Horngacher is now faced with the challenge of choosing the final team for the upcoming four -hill tour, with the competition for the last starting places among the German jumpers, as Merkur reported.

It was particularly disappointing for Pius Paschke, who could not call up his usual standard of performance and was only in 24th place in the first round before he improved to 18th place in the final. Andreas Wellinger landed in 15th place and was also unable to reach a better placement. After the competition, Horngacher did not want to make a crisis mood, but emphasized that the dynamics of the German jumpers were missing. "It wasn't optimal," he added. Before the next big event, the four-hill tour, some questions are now unanswered, such as "https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/skispringen/deutsche-skispringer-bei-tourne- Generalpringen-weltcup-Engelberg--engelberg-100.html"> Sportschau emerges.