Ski Jumping
Cutting-edge hub for sky flyers just across the border
October 11, 2025 / krone.at (Kronen Zeitung)
The article profiles Slovenia’s Planica Nordic Centre, touted by director Jelko Gros as Europe’s largest ski jumping complex, surpassing Oberstdorf and Lillehammer. With around 25,000 jumping days annually—about half by Slovenians—the venue has historic significance (first 100‑meter world record, visits by Tito) and today serves both ski jumpers and even astronaut training. The piece includes a guided tour for visitors from Carinthia and Slovenia.
Ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig thanks teammates after being named Austria’s top sportsman of the year
October 10, 2025 / FIS
Daniel Tschofenig was named Austria’s 2025 Sportsman of the Year after winning the Four Hills Tournament and the overall FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. He dedicated the NIKI award to his teammates, noting their role in Austria’s team silver at the Trondheim World Championships, and finished ahead of golfer Sepp Straka and Alpine skier Raphael Haaser in the voting.
Planica to be modernized: Letalnica ski flying hill approved for upgrades enabling jumps up to 270 meters
October 10, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy / PAP
Slovenia’s government has approved a €2.69 million project to enlarge the Letalnica ski flying hill in Planica, targeting completion by December 2027. The rebuild will fully reprofile the hill under updated FIS rules, adding snowmaking, wind nets and safety barriers, with projections that jump lengths could increase by 13–15 meters—potentially up to 270 m. The move follows Domen Prevc’s 2024 world record of 254.5 m at Planica; Ryoyu Kobayashi’s 291 m in Iceland remains unofficial.
A big comeback to Polish ski jumping: Kamila Karpiel returns with a clear goal and date
October 09, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
After a three-year break, Polish jumper Kamila Karpiel has returned to competition at the ORLEN Cup in Szczyrk, placing fifth twice. The four‑time Polish champion and 2017 Summer Continental Cup winner says she will use the 2025/26 season to rebuild and target the 2030 Olympic Games in Courchevel. She has joined LKS Poroniec Poronin and is training under Andrzej Gąsienica and Wojciech Skupień to steadily regain form.
Big honor for ski jumping superstar Daniel Tschofenig
October 09, 2025 / SPORT1
Austria’s overall World Cup and Four Hills Tournament champion Daniel Tschofenig was named Austria’s Sportsman of the Year 2025 in a journalists’ vote. The award ceremony took place at Vienna’s Stadthalle, where Tschofenig edged golfer Sepp Straka and alpine world champion Raphael Haaser. On the women’s side, alpine skier Stephanie Venier won after taking Super‑G gold and team event bronze at the Saalbach Alpine World Championships before retiring in August.
Gala in Vienna: Tschofenig and Venier named Sportspeople of the Year
October 08, 2025 / Krone.at
Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig and alpine skier Stephanie Venier were named Austria's Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the Lotterien-Sporthilfe Gala in Vienna. Tschofenig, winner of the Four Hills Tournament and the overall Ski Jumping World Cup, topped the journalists’ vote ahead of golfer Sepp Straka and alpine world champion Raphael Haaser, while Venier, this year’s Super-G world champion who has since retired, led the women’s vote over Sofia Polcanova and Janine Flock. Additional awards included the men’s ice hockey national team as Team of the Year and special honors for Formula 1 figures Gerhard Berger, Helmut Marko and Toto Wolff.
‘Cosmic’ distances ahead: FIS approves Planica redesign that could push ski flying toward 270 m
October 04, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has approved a redesign of the Letalnica ski flying hill in Planica, Slovenia, increasing the maximum allowed height difference from inrun to landing from 135 to 140 m. Slovenian official Jelko Gros says the new profile could enable flights up to 270 m, eclipsing Domen Prevc’s current 254.5 m world record. Construction is slated to start in summer 2027 with completion for the 2027/28 season and in time for the 2028 Ski Flying World Championships, with safety improvements a key element; Poles may also target a new national record beyond Kamil Stoch’s 251.5 m set in 2017.
Ski jumping: Dominator Daniel Tschofenig makes surprise equipment switch
October 03, 2025 / SPORT1
Austrian star Daniel Tschofenig, winner of eight World Cup events, the Four Hills Tournament and last season’s overall crystal globe, has switched ski brands from Augment to Van Deer just weeks before the new World Cup season. He says the move is about finding every optimization ahead of the Olympic winter; the Van Deer brand of Marcel Hirscher reportedly posted a large loss last year but also announced the signing of Slovenia’s Timi Zajc. Tschofenig is set to debut the new skis at Lillehammer’s mixed team event on November 21, with the men’s individual the next day.
Kamil Stoch confirms final season; Kubacki and Kot outline their future plans
October 02, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Poland’s Kamil Stoch says the coming World Cup season will be his last, aiming for one more Olympic outing in Predazzo. On Kanał Sportowy, teammates Dawid Kubacki and Maciej Kot said they intend to continue beyond Stoch, citing health, motivation and belief they can still achieve more. The 2025–26 World Cup starts in Lillehammer on November 21 and ends in Planica on March 29, 2026.
Ski jumping: Olympic champion Daniel-André Tande takes surprise coaching job
October 02, 2025 / SPORT1
Just 13 months after retiring, Norway’s Daniel-André Tande, 2018 Olympic team gold medalist, has begun his coaching career with the U.S. ski jumping team. He will coach American athletes on the Continental Cup circuit, debuting in December in Ruka, while fellow Norwegian Karl Vegard Andersen joins as assistant coach for the U.S. women. U.S. sport director Anders Johnson says their championship experience and coaching backgrounds will strengthen the program.
Sudden change of plans for Polish ski jumpers: “We don’t want to risk it now”
October 02, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Poland’s men’s and women’s ski jumping teams have cancelled their planned autumn training camp in Predazzo, the 2026 Olympic venue, due to safety concerns about the remodeled hills. Following serious knee injuries to Eva Pinkelnig, Alexandria Loutitt and Haruka Kasai during the recent Olympic test events, coaches fear the normal hill’s unusual flight parabola and variable headwinds create dangerous landings. Assistant women’s coach Stefan Hula and coach Maciej Maciusiak said they will avoid Predazzo until adjustments are made, as FIS race director Sandro Pertile has indicated the normal hill likely needs corrections.
A real shake-up is coming: Continental Cup ski jumping to be broadcast live from 2025/26
September 30, 2025 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
FIS will begin broadcasting nearly all Continental Cup (COC) ski jumping events live starting in the 2025/26 winter season, following successful YouTube trials at the summer COC in Hinterzarten. The plan covers 24 competitions on 11 hills, including venues outside the World Cup circuit such as Zhangjiakou and Iron Mountain, beginning in Ruka on December 13 and ending with finals in Zakopane. Officials and athletes, including winner and hill-record holder Kacper Tomasiak from the trial, say visibility will boost athlete development and sponsorship.