Ski jumping: Selina Freitag complains about inequality in premiums!

In a dramatic competition scenario at the Two Nights Tour in Oberstdorf, the German ski jumpers not only fought for podium places, but also talked about the unjust premiums for women in ski jumping. In an interview with ARD, 23-year-old Selina Freitag described that she only received a bag with shower gel, shampoo and towels for her first place in the qualification, while male athletes were given CHF 3,000 (around CHF 3,200) for the same success. This struggle for appreciation and equality is supported by her trainer Heinz Kuttin and other former athletes, such as Sven Hannawald, who sharply criticize the unequal remuneration, as on mentioned.

on January 1, 2025, the decisive day of the Two Nights Tour, Nika Prevc from Slovenia won the overall victory. Friday had led after the first round, but fell back to fifth place. Her teammate Katharina Schmid became fourth, and Agnes Reisch brought a strong performance and secured seventh place. After the competition, Kuttin frustration commented on the narrow results, since it was missing several times in a podium, such as Sportschau . The starting point clearly illustrates how strong the competition in the female ski jumping scene is and how you still have to fight for equality in the discipline.

The unequal struggle for premiums

The lines from Friday illustrate the stuck structures in sport - "I don't want to complain much about it either, but you can see the differences". While women only earn a fraction of what men get in World Cup victories, the sport continues to ask the athletes to prove themselves and to fight for recognition. So the question remains when the women in the winter sports world will experience the same appreciation and financial remuneration.