Ski Jumping
Disqualification — Extra sock in boot: Norway’s Anna Odine Strøm DQ at Garmisch
January 01, 2026 / Krone.at
At the Two‑Nights‑Tour opening in Garmisch‑Partenkirchen Norway’s Anna Odine Strøm was retroactively disqualified after FIS equipment checks found a second insole inside a sock. The article places the incident in context of recent controversies around Norwegian suits at Trondheim and lists Strøm’s recent results and medals.
Prevc soars to victory in Garmisch and extends Four Hills lead
January 01, 2026 / FIS
Domen Prevc won the New Year’s Day event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, taking the second stop of the 2025/26 Four Hills Tournament and extending his overall lead. He finished 15.4 points ahead of Jan Hoerl, with Stephan Embacher claiming his first Four Hills podium in third.
Strate tops podium in Oberstdorf, Prevc secures third Two Nights title
January 01, 2026 / FIS
Abigail Strate of Canada won her first World Cup event in Oberstdorf on New Year’s Day, holding off strong second-round efforts from China’s Zeng Ping and Germany’s Selina Freitag. Nika Prevc recovered from a poor opening jump to finish fourth on the day and — by combining results from Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Oberstdorf — clinch her third overall Two Nights Tour title.
Anna Odine Strøm disqualified after equipment check at Four Hills/New Year’s large hill — Norway admits they should have notified FIS
December 31, 2025 / NRK
Anna Odine Strøm was disqualified from the New Year’s large hill competition after FIS found an extra insole that made one shoe 1 cm higher. Norway’s coaching staff say the modification was made for medical reasons to correct a leg-length imbalance but admit they should have informed FIS in advance. FIS gave Strøm a yellow card; the federation does not believe the change was deliberate cheating.
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Halvor Egner Granerud and Anna Odine Strøm disqualified in Garmisch
December 31, 2025 / Eurosport
Norwegian ski jumpers Halvor Egner Granerud and Anna Odine Strøm were disqualified after qualification in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Granerud’s result was annulled because his suit legs measured too long, while Strøm was disqualified after inspectors found an extra insole in one ski boot used to compensate for a leg/hip imbalance.
Defending Two Nights Tour champion Prevc dominates in Garmisch
December 31, 2025 / FIS
Nika Prevc won the Garmisch-Partenkirchen stage of the 2025/26 Two Nights Tour in commanding fashion, extending her streak of victories at this venue and taking her fifth World Cup win of the season. Selina Freitag finished second on home snow and Nozomi Maruyama was third; the field now moves on to Oberstdorf for the second stage of the Two Nights Tour.
World Cup in Oberstdorf: Four Hills Tournament opener live – trial round and individual competition
December 29, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
This is a live text of the opening World Cup event of the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, using the KO pairing format. Multiple updates detail jumps, leaders, and Polish results, with Kacper Tomasiak, Kamil Stoch and Paweł Wąsek advancing to the second round, while Maciej Kot and Piotr Żyła miss out. Domen Prevc, Jan Hörl, Ryoyu Kobayashi and others feature prominently among the leaders during the session.
Four Hills starts: five Poles set for Oberstdorf; Kot vs Wąsek in round one
December 29, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Five Polish jumpers qualified for the opening event of the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf. First-round head‑to‑head pairings include Maciej Kot vs Paweł Wąsek and Kamil Stoch vs Japan’s Tomofumi Naitō; Piotr Żyła meets Artti Aigro and Kacper Tomasiak faces Niko Kytösaho. Domen Prevc, dominant in December, and Ryōyū Kobayashi are named main favorites; the article also recalls records and past winners and lists the remaining Four Hills stops.
Harsh numbers for Poland’s jumpers ahead of the Four Hills Tournament opener
December 29, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Poland will field five athletes — Kamil Stoch, Kacper Tomasiak, Piotr Żyła, Paweł Wąsek and Maciej Kot — in Monday’s Four Hills opener in Oberstdorf, but recent World Cup results and Sunday’s training and qualifying suggest they are outsiders. The piece contrasts today’s form with Poland’s dominant years under Stefan Horngacher and Michal Doležal, when Stoch (three times) and Dawid Kubacki (once) won the Golden Eagle. Hopes rest largely on rising talent Kacper Tomasiak amid concerns that Poles may again struggle for the overall podium.
Germany matches Poland’s passion: Oberstdorf’s 10,000-strong town ignites the Four Hills opener
December 29, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
The piece describes the unique atmosphere in Oberstdorf as it hosts the Four Hills Tournament opener, comparing the fervor to Zakopane and detailing how the town celebrates over several days. It also examines Germany’s 24‑year wait for another overall Four Hills winner and the generational shift from veterans like Andreas Wellinger and Karl Geiger to emerging leaders Philipp Raimund and Felix Hoffmann under coach Stefan Horngacher. The article notes top contenders including Domen Prevc and Ryoyu Kobayashi and states the competition start time.
Star’s collapse at the Four Hills: Andreas Wellinger’s disastrous opener in Oberstdorf
December 29, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Andreas Wellinger endured a nightmare start to the Four Hills Tournament, jumping only 110.5 m in Oberstdorf and finishing 49th after losing his KO duel to Germany’s Felix Hoffmann. Fellow German star Karl Geiger didn’t even reach the competition after failing in qualification. After the first round, Domen Prevc led ahead of Jan Hörl and Jonas Schuster, with three Poles advancing to the second round.
Four Hills Tournament: Only Prevc ahead of three Austrians at halfway point
December 29, 2025 / krone.at
At the midpoint of the opening event of the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Slovenia’s Domen Prevc leads after the first round. Austria’s Jan Hörl sits second, with teammates Jonas Schuster and Daniel Tschofenig also near the top after a strong qualifying where Tschofenig was third. Defending overall World Cup star Stefan Kraft struggled in qualifying, finishing 33rd, but advanced to the main event.