Stefan Kraft outperforms the competition: Wellinger as the best German!

Stefan Kraft outperforms the competition: Wellinger as the best German!

Stefan Kraft won the qualification for the final of the Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen on January 5, 2025. The Austrian ski jumper jumped an impressive 142 meters and clearly beat his competitors Maximilian Ortner from Austria and Gregor Deschwanden from Switzerland. Andreas Wellinger was also happy about the best place among the German athletes, he reached ninth place.

In addition, other German ski jumpers were able to qualify for the final. These include Pius Paschke, Philipp Raimund, Karl Geiger, Felix Hoffmann and Adrian Tittel. The competition takes place on Monday at 4:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on both ZDF and Eurosport. In qualifying there was tension in the battle for the Golden Eagle as Fabian Kraft, Jan Hörl and Daniel Tschofenig battle for victory. Tschofenig finished fourth in the qualification jump, while Hörl took sixth place.

Current status in the tour rankings

In terms of the tour ranking, Pius Paschke is in sixth place. However, he is over 21 meters behind the podium. He also lost the yellow jersey that marked him as the overall World Cup leader. National coach Stefan Horngacher has commented on the German team's ambitions and emphasized that the team will give everything despite the challenges.

For additional insight into Stefan Kraft's dominance in qualification and Andreas Wellinger's performance, interesting details can be found in a report by Mirror Online to find. The first reports on the qualification results are also here Radio Ennepe Ruhr to read.

– Submitted by West-East media