Four Hills Tournament in the live ticker: Qualification in Oberstdorf

The 2024/25 Four Hills Tournament begins with qualification on Saturday in Oberstdorf. In the Allgäu the favorites have to overcome the first hurdle. chiemgau24.de is included in the live ticker.

Oberstdorf – The Four Hills Tournament is the ski jumping highlight between the years. To kick things off on Saturday, the Qualification in Oberstdorf. At 4:30 p.m here we go, chiemgau24.de is in Live ticker for the Four Hills Tournament along with it.

A long journey begins on Saturday for the favorites for overall victory at the 73rd Four Hills Tournament. The qualification in Oberstdorf is usually an initial indicator of Whoever kept their shape over Christmas and is ready to fight for the golden eagle.

Four Hills Tournament in the live ticker: Paschke and Wellinger in focus

From a German perspective, many eyes will then be raised Pius Paschke and Andreas Wellinger. Both start as co-favorites for overall victory. Paschke traveled to Oberstdorf as the leader of the overall World Cup, Wellinger came second at the last Four Hills Tournament and has been consistently among the world’s best for many years.

After the botched dress rehearsal in Engelberg, Paschke’s first appearance is eagerly awaited. Eurosport expert and ski jumping legend Martin Schmitt got to the point in an interview with chiemgau24.de. “I have a positive impression of Pius. With his calmness, as he described it, and with confidence in himself and his abilities. Of course it will the first training in Oberstdorf is a pointer become. “That will be very crucial,” said Schmitt.

Four Hills Tournament in the live ticker: Qualification with a special mode

50 athletes will qualify for the opening competition, which will take place on December 29th. The results also bring with them a special feature. At the Four Hills Tournament the 1st round in knockout mode jumped. The winner of the qualification then competes against the 50th place, the second best qualifier against the 49th. 25 duels are organized according to this principle.

The The German Ski Association is sending six athletes to the start. In addition to Paschke and Wellinger, Karl Geiger, Philipp Raimund, Stephan Leyhe and Adrian Tittel will try to qualify for the opening competition on Saturday.

The main competitors for the German model jumpers Paschke and Wellinger all come from Austria. Jan Hörl, Daniel Tschofenig and Stefan Kraft are among the favorites at the 73rd edition of the Four Hills Tournament. However, it is not uncommon for the traditional event to also produce surprise winners. Click here for the start list

The dates of the 2024/25 Four Hills Tournament are part of the official World Cup calendar; the results of the competitions are included in the overall ranking of the World Cup for the 2024/25 season. chiemgau24.de accompanies the entire Four Hills Tournament in the live ticker. (Source: chiemgau24.de, Truf)