Ski Jumping
They’ll break the rules at the Wisła Ski Jumping World Cup: a 40‑minute mid‑competition pause
December 02, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Sunday’s World Cup event in Wisła will feature an extraordinary 40‑minute break between the first and second rounds to avoid TV overlap with the men’s biathlon pursuit in Östersund. Organising committee head Andrzej Wąsowicz says the pause is against the regulations but was approved after negotiations at FIS level at the request of TVP and Eurosport; Poland’s federation notes FIS’s policy of avoiding internal broadcast clashes. The weekend program is confirmed, but organisers still don’t know how they will fill the additional downtime for fans at the hill.
Adam Małysz reacts to Poland’s poor ski jumping start: will speak with head coach Maciej Maciusiak
December 01, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
After a weak opening to the World Cup season, Polish Ski Association president Adam Małysz said he will talk with national team coach Maciej Maciusiak to understand the team’s form, stressing it won’t be a reprimand. He noted the squad is aging, with most young talents in the B team or juniors, and asked for patience, saying the hard work should bear fruit. The next World Cup stop in Wisła (Dec 6–7) offers two individual events to rebound.
Remove two Poles’ points and it’s a disaster: Poland’s shaky Ski Jumping World Cup start
December 01, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
A Polish recap notes that after the opening World Cup stops in Lillehammer, Falun and Ruka, Poland has 190 points—its second‑best five‑event start in the last five years. However, if you subtract the tallies of veterans Kamil Stoch and emerging 18‑year‑old Kacper Tomasiak, the remainder is just 44 points, the weakest such figure in 17 years. The piece highlights the weather‑affected Ruka weekend and looks ahead to the home World Cup in Wisła on the Adam Małysz Hill.
Polish ski jumpers have lost their “untouchable” status. The new reality
December 01, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
An opinion piece argues that, after years of success, Poland’s men’s ski jumpers are no longer shielded from public criticism. Fan frustration has grown through several weak seasons and was inflamed by outspoken comments in Planica 2025 from Aleksander Zniszczoł about coach Thomas Thurnbichler and Dawid Kubacki’s repeated references to conditions. Despite the slump, TV audiences and ticket sales remain strong, keeping hope alive as a demanding season begins.
World junior champion Justin Lisso re-tears ACL; career in jeopardy
December 01, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
German ski jumper Justin Lisso has suffered a third torn anterior cruciate ligament in two years, the German Ski Association announced. The 2018 World Junior team champion had shown promise with World Cup points and top-15 finishes but repeated knee injuries now put his return to elite competition at serious risk.
Ski jumping legend Janne Ahonen accuses Finnish federation over son’s snub
December 01, 2025 / krone.at
Finnish ski jumping great Janne Ahonen alleges the national federation effectively punished his son Mico by leaving him out of all national squads, a decision he says led the 23‑year‑old to retire in the summer. Ahonen claims Mico had just returned from injury and was jumping better than selected peers, while head coach Igor Medved counters that budget cuts forced smaller teams and that doors remain open for athletes meeting the criteria.
Wojciech Fortuna assesses Poland’s ski jumpers: “Be patient — the goal is the 2026 Olympics”
December 01, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Poland’s 1972 Olympic champion Wojciech Fortuna says fans should not panic about the Poles’ modest early‑season World Cup results, stressing the team is building form for the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympics. He suggests experienced jumper Maciej Kot could be reconsidered for the squad and sees the Four Hills Tournament as the key form test, with particular hopes for Kamil Stoch.
After points record, Stefan Kraft targets mega records: “A dream for every ski jumper”
December 01, 2025 / Kronen Zeitung (krone.at)
Stefan Kraft set a new all-time World Cup points record and won the normal hill event in Falun, moving past Janne Ahonen. He now eyes two flying records: reclaiming the official ski flying world record of 254.5 m from Domen Prevc and challenging Ryoyu Kobayashi’s unofficial 291 m jump from a Red Bull event in Iceland. Kraft also drew level with Matti Nykänen on 46 World Cup wins and is closing in on Gregor Schlierenzauer’s 53.
It’s official: Sunday’s World Cup ski jumping in Ruka canceled due to wind; likely makeup in Lahti
November 30, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Organizers canceled Sunday’s World Cup competition in Ruka after days of strong, shifting winds made safe jumping impossible. Saturday’s event was reduced to a single round, and discussions are underway to reschedule the lost contest during the March stop in Lahti. FIS World Cup director Sandro Pertile confirmed the likely plan in comments to Eurosport.
Ski jumping – Lisa Eder sixth in Falun, Prevc wins
November 30, 2025 / krone.at
Austria’s Lisa Eder finished sixth on the large hill in Falun after placing third on the normal hill earlier in the weekend. Slovenia’s Nika Prevc claimed her first win of the season with a 132 m jump, ending Japan’s Nozomi Maruyama’s streak of three straight World Cup victories; Norway’s Eirin Maria Kvandal was third. Eder cited snowfall during qualifying and tricky inrun dynamics, while Julia Mühlbacher placed 12th and Hannah Wiegele missed the top‑30 final; the women’s World Cup now moves to Wisła for two large‑hill events.
Disaster start: Which nations are outperforming Poland’s ski jumpers
November 30, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
After five World Cup events in the 2025/26 season, no Polish ski jumper has finished in the top ten. A tally shared by journalist Adam Bucholz shows Austria, Slovenia, Japan, Germany and even Bulgaria, among others, have placed athletes in the top ten, while Poland is still waiting. Only Kacper Tomasiak scored points in the latest weather-affected Ruka event; qualifications for Sunday were canceled with the second individual competition scheduled for the afternoon.
Aleksander Zniszczoł sparked controversy and now explains: “I just wanted to end the interview”
November 30, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Polish ski jumper Aleksander Zniszczoł responded to growing online criticism after telling detractors to “come to the hill.” He says the remark was meant as an invitation to watch and understand the conditions, not a taunt, and adds that he was trying to end an unexpected line of questioning. Zniszczoł also reflects on his March comments about welcoming coach Thomas Thurnbichler’s departure and the promise of a better atmosphere, noting he might phrase things differently today and that the backlash has followed him since Planica.