Four Hills Tournament
Oberstdorf LIVE: ÖSV eagles jump right at the front
Defending champion Daniel Tschofenig was only beaten by the superior World Cup dominator Domen Prevc at the start of the Four Hills Tournament on Monday. The favored Slovenian relegated the Carinthian to second place in Oberstdorf by 17.5 points. His compatriot Timi Zajc was disqualified after the jumping competition in second place, meaning that third place went to the German Felix Hoffmann - just ahead of Jan Hörl.
Stephan Embacher, tour debutant Jonas Schuster and last year's winner Stefan Kraft followed in seventh to ninth place. Large hill world champion Prevc celebrated the first victory for a Slovenian in the first competition of the traditional series with two maximum distances in front of 25,500 fans.
The 26-year-old ski flying world record holder takes a huge lead into the New Year's competition in Garmisch after his first success at the Tournament. Behind Tschofenig, however, the gaps are small. Co-favorite Ryoyu Kobayashi finished sixth, 21.7 points behind.
Here are the final results:
Tschofenig celebrates comeback on the podium
Tschofenig, who had been struggling with problems recently, improved from fourth intermediate place to the podium in the final. "It's extremely brilliant to come back like this after the last difficult weeks at the tour. That was one of my best competitions in a long time, I'm really happy," said the overall World Cup winner, who didn't want to make a preliminary decision just yet. "The tour is not a sprint, it's a marathon." But catching Prevc will be extremely difficult. "He doesn't make any mistakes, he knocks down one jump after the other. We almost have to hope that he makes mistakes."
Prevc just wants to let it run its course
The aforementioned triumphator simply wants to maintain the top form he has been in for weeks. "I want to enjoy the moment and just let it go on like this. When everything comes together, it always looks easy and magical things can happen," said Prevc. Hörl, who was in second place after the first run, slipped off the podium, only 0.2 points behind Hoffmann. However, the man from Salzburg was not disappointed. "That was positive, I'm in a good position. Definitely better than the last few weeks," said Hörl, who still believes in overall victory. "Anything is possible, it will be tough, but there are still three stages to go." Schuster, who like Hörl fell off the podium in the final, was only briefly annoyed. "There was a small mistake, but overall it was still a great day," said the Tyrolean.
Last year's winner Kraft did not reach his highest level. "That wasn't ideal. It was rock solid, but everything didn't come together." For the former tour winner, Prevc is untouchable. "You have to be honest, there's no match for Domen anyway."
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