Four Hills Tournament: Pius Paschke with an update

German tour hope with update

The recently ailing ski jumper Pius Paschke announces good news for the upcoming Four Hills Tournament.

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The recently ailing ski jumper Pius Paschke announces good news for the upcoming Four Hills Tournament.

Ski jumper Pius Paschke got over his cold just in time for the start of the Four Hills Tournament. “Everything is fine again. Like most people, I had a bit of a cold. Now everything is fine,” said the five-time season winner on Friday after arriving in Fischen, where the DSV team lived before the start in Oberstdorf. There it says on Saturday (4.30 p.m./ZDF and Eurosport) qualification for the opening competition 24 hours later.

Paschke had complained of mild symptoms before Christmas, and his voice was also hoarse. “But that wasn’t so tragic, I trained less during the week before Engelberg,” said the Bavarian. In Switzerland he only finished eighth and 18th, but continues to lead the overall World Cup.

Great anticipation for the Four Hills Tournament

Paschke is really looking forward to the start of the tour. “The tour is very important. “As a ski jumper, it’s one of the biggest things you can win,” said the Bavarian. The Arena am Schattenberg has been sold out for weeks with 25,500 fans. Ski jumping “has also become big thanks to this event,” said Paschke.