Niklas Bachlinger celebrates the first victory at the summer Grand Prix in Courchevel!

Niklas Bachlinger celebrates the first victory at the summer Grand Prix in Courchevel!

Courchevel, Frankreich - Today, on August 10, 2025, 23-year-old Niklas Bachlinger from Vorarlberg triumphs at the summer of Grand Prix in Candump, France. He wins the second individual decision of the season with convincing jumps of 128 and 130 meters. Bachlinger is celebrating his first victory in the highest competition category of international ski jumping and with 139.4 points becomes the first winner in the new group format of this competition, which, in addition to the sporting performance, also includes new formats to captivate the audience.

The day before, Bachlinger still took fourth place, but in the decisive round he was able to increase and leave his competition behind. He reaches the finish line with a lead of 1.9 points. The German jumper Philipp Raimund and Luca Roth, who showed jumps of 137.5 and 127 meters, were second and then. Bachlinger was satisfied after the competition day and thanked his fans and spectators for the support.

New competition formats and participant statistics

The competition in the "High-Five" format, in which athletes are divided into groups, represents a new challenge. A total of 50 athletes competed, of which the two best jumpers of each group and five "Lucky Loser" qualify for final passage. In the final, all jumpers started with zero points. The elimination rounds were designed exciting and contributed to a dynamic course of competition.

The national coach of the DSV, Andreas Horngacher, was satisfied with the results, even if some of his top athletes such as Wellinger, Geiger and Paschke were missing. Together with his teammates Clemens Aigner (13th place) and Jonas Schuster (18th place), Bachlinger contributed important points to the Grand Prix classification. Felix Hoffmann ended the competition in 11th place, while Adrian Tittel and Max Unbelieen took place 33 and 35. Ben Bayer's injury -related failure also shadowed the team result.

historical framework of the summer Grand Prix

The summer Grand Prix, officially known as FIS Grand Prix Ski jumping, is a series of ski jumping competitions that take place on matt ski jumps with ceramic running tracks in the summer. The first official event was launched in 1994 and since then the format has continued to develop. The rules of the competition are based on those of the Ski jumping World Cup in winter and guarantee fair competition conditions.

The next competitions of the Summer Grand Prix are already scheduled for the coming weekend in Wisla, Poland. Athletes and fans can look forward to exciting competitions, while the organizers continue to test the new competition mode.