Ski Jumping
Windy Engelberg World Cup: Schuster top Austrian, Embacher sets hill record
December 21, 2025 / Krone.at
In a windy World Cup event in Engelberg, Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi ended Domen Prevc’s winning streak to take the victory. Austria’s Jonas Schuster finished sixth as the team’s best, while 19‑year‑old Stephan Embacher set a Groß‑Titlis hill distance record with 145 m and placed eighth. Among Austrian veterans, Jan Hörl was 15th, Stefan Kraft 19th, and Daniel Tschofenig missed the second round.
Ski jumping: German star crashes as Katharina Schmid returns to the podium
December 21, 2025 / SPORT1
Katharina Schmid ended Germany’s women’s podium drought by finishing third at the Engelberg World Cup, the team’s first podium of the Olympic winter. Teammate Selina Freitag suffered a heavy fall after a 138.0 m leap in the second round but walked away and later said she was fine. Slovenia’s Nika Prevc won ahead of Norway’s Anna Odine Strøm, while overall leader Nozomi Maruyama was sixth in tricky winds.
Joy and tears: German women experience rollercoaster at Engelberg World Cup
December 21, 2025 / Sportschau
At the Engelberg Women’s Ski Jumping World Cup, Selina Freitag crashed on her second jump after flying 138 m and missed a likely podium despite being uninjured, while Katharina Schmid ended Germany’s drought with third place. Slovenia’s Nika Prevc won ahead of Norway’s Anna Odine Strøm, with Agnes Reisch fourth for a German best-of-season and Juliane Seyfarth 13th. Overall leader Nozomi Maruyama struggled in windy conditions, rallying from 14th at halfway to finish sixth; Emely Torazza scored points in 27th and Alvine Holz missed the final.
Unbelievable in Engelberg: hill record smashed with a 145 m bomb
December 21, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
During a windy World Cup competition in Engelberg, Austria’s Stephan Embacher flew 145 meters to set a new Gross-Titlis-Schanze hill record, surpassing Domen Prevc’s mark by one meter. Despite turbulent tailwinds, brief windows of calmer or headwind conditions created big distance swings; Poland’s 18-year-old Kacper Tomasiak sat fourth after the first round as four Poles advanced to the final.
Who had to save Poland’s ski jumping honor? It was nearly a disaster
December 21, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Only Anna Twardosz qualified for Sunday’s Women’s World Cup competition in Engelberg (HS140), advancing with a 105 m jump. Her teammates Nicole Konderla‑Juroszek (89.5 m) and Pola Bełtowska (104 m) failed to make the cut. Qualification was won by Slovenia’s Nika Prevc with 131.5 m; on Saturday Japan’s Nozomi Maruyama won ahead of Prevc and Norway’s Anna Odine Strøm.
Hoffmann reaches the podium in windy “lottery” at Engelberg World Cup
December 21, 2025 / Sportschau (ARD)
In the final World Cup event before the Four Hills Tournament, Germany’s Felix Hoffmann finished third in a wind-affected competition at Engelberg. Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi won ahead of Slovenia’s Domen Prevc, whose winning streak ended, while Germany’s Philipp Raimund, the first‑round co‑leader with Prevc, slipped to fourth. Severe and shifting winds caused repeated interruptions; Austria’s Stephan Embacher set a 145 m hill record but ended only 12th due to a poor landing and lack of wind compensation points.
What a blast from 18-year-old Kacper Tomasiak! Career-best qualifier in Engelberg
December 21, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak soared 136 m to finish a career-best third in World Cup qualifications at Engelberg, leading a full Polish contingent into the competition despite turbulent winds. Felix Hoffmann won qualifying ahead of Domen Prevc, with Johann Andre Forfang fourth; veterans like Stefan Kraft and Timi Zajc also made the top 12 while Ryoyu Kobayashi struggled. Wind and changing weather remain a concern for the afternoon competition start.
Prevc’s ‘jump of the season’ contender secures World Cup win
December 21, 2025 / FIS
Slovenia’s Nika Prevc won the women’s World Cup in Engelberg with a stunning second-round jump of 136 m that scored 149.2 points, overturning first-round leader Anna Odine Strøm. Katharina Schmid claimed her first podium since early January in third, while tricky winds hampered several favorites including Nozomi Maruyama and led to a late crash for Selina Freitag. The result trims Maruyama’s overall World Cup lead to 94 points as the field heads to the Two Nights Tour in Germany.
Record payday: How much Kacper Tomasiak earned after his World Cup breakthrough
December 21, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak earned 6,000 Swiss francs (about 27,000 PLN) for finishing fifth in the windy, lottery-like World Cup in Engelberg, bringing his season total to 28,450 CHF. The article compares prize-money standings, with Slovenia’s Domen Prevc leading on 134,775 CHF, and lists what other Polish jumpers have earned so far. Engelberg was the final stop before the Four Hills Tournament, which begins in Oberstdorf.
Brutal blow: Spulber gets a red card in Engelberg and is ruled out of the German legs of the Four Hills
December 21, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Romania’s Mihnea Alexandru Spulber received a red card after a second equipment disqualification during Sunday’s Engelberg qualification, due to skis too long for his body weight. Under new FIS rules, two DQs trigger a red card and an automatic ban from the next two World Cup events, meaning Spulber will miss Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Four Hills. The report notes this is the third such case this season after penalties to Veronika Shyshkina, Fatih Arda Ipcioglu, and Alex Insam.
Star dropped! Poland name lineup for the Four Hills Tournament
December 21, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Poland’s head coach Maciej Maciusiak has selected five jumpers for the upcoming Four Hills Tournament, leaving out Dawid Kubacki after a weak showing in Engelberg. The squad features rising talent Kacper Tomasiak alongside veterans Kamil Stoch, Piotr Żyła, Paweł Wąsek and Maciej Kot. The Four Hills begins in Oberstdorf before moving to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen.
Hoffmann third in Four Hills warm‑up — Kobayashi wins in Engelberg
December 21, 2025 / SPORT1
Germany’s Felix Hoffmann finished third and teammate Philipp Raimund placed fourth at the World Cup in Engelberg, the final competition before the Four Hills Tournament. Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi ended world champion Domen Prevc’s winning streak to take victory. Head coach Stefan Horngacher praised his team amid turbulent, gusty conditions, and confirmed Andreas Wellinger and Karl Geiger will return for the Four Hills.