Ski Jumping
Four Hills: Experts say the cheating has left Norway 'checkmated' — 'Their hands are tied'
January 05, 2026 / NRK
Norway has had an unusually poor Four Hills Tournament, and NRK's ski-jumping experts say the team is in an almost impossible position after last season's equipment scandal. Former jumpers and commentators argue Norway is now conservative on equipment to avoid further sanctions, which may be costing them competitiveness in the Hoppuka.
Four Hills Tournament — what time are the jumps today in Bischofshofen? Poles in action
January 05, 2026 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
The Four Hills Tournament reaches its final stage in Bischofshofen with one competition to decide the overall standings. Training starts at 14:00 and the qualifying round is scheduled to begin at 16:30 CET; TV coverage will be on Eurosport and Przegląd Sportowy Onet will provide live text updates. The piece also notes recent results: Ren Nikaido won at Bergisel while Domen Prevc remains the tournament and World Cup leader despite missing the Innsbruck podium.
Ski jumping in Innsbruck — Prevc stopped, scary moment for Hoffmann
January 05, 2026 / sportschau.de (WDR)
At the third competition of the Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck (Bergisel), Japan's Ren Nikaido won and denied Domen Prevc a sweep of all four hills. German Felix Hoffmann impressed with fifth place but had a frightening stumble at take‑off before recovering to land a long second jump.
Norwegian jumper angered Poles. Here's his explanation
January 05, 2026 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Former Norwegian jumper Anders Jacobsen looks back at his breakthrough Four Hills Tournament season (2012/13), explaining controversial episodes — from “magic boots” to provocative gestures — and how remarks he made earlier about Polish workers in Norway were mistranslated and caused anger. Jacobsen also reflects on equipment debates, rule changes and his views on fairness and checks after the incidents at the World Championships in Trondheim.
Tschofenig slip delights crowd at Bergisel
January 05, 2026 / Krone.at
At the Bergisel hill during the Four Hills Tournament stop, Austria’s Daniel Tschofenig joined his team in the traditional slide down the opposite slope to salute the crowd — and suffered a wardrobe mishap when his trousers came undone. Teammates and visiting jumpers from Japan and Slovenia also joined the playful send-off, which Tschofenig described as almost as fun as standing on the podium.
Former Four Hills winner Thomas Diethart seeks tips from Germany ahead of Villach World Cup
January 05, 2026 / Krone.at
Austria's women's ski jumping team head into the World Cup rounds in Villach with renewed confidence under new head coach Thomas Diethart. Diethart — winner of the 2013/14 Four Hills Tournament — says he consults German head coach Heinz Kuttin for advice as his squad has already collected four podiums despite Jaci Seifriedsberger's retirement and Eva Pinkelnig's injury.
Adam Małysz gave a blunt verdict on Polish stars: "None"
January 05, 2026 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Former ski jumper and PZN president Adam Małysz criticized the Polish team after the Innsbruck competition, praising only Kacper Tomasiak for his stability and podium potential and saying none of the other senior jumpers are reliable enough right now. Małysz also commented on Paweł Wąsek's disqualification over a forbidden fluorine-containing wax, the lack of usable training facilities in Zakopane, and the dilemma of whether experienced jumpers should skip Sapporo or the World Championships in ski flying to prepare for the Olympics.
After Bergisel jump — Norwegian furious: “I’m so sick of this place”
January 05, 2026 / krone.at
Norwegian ski jumping star Halvor Egner Granerud was furious after getting stuck in an elevator at the Bergisel hill in Innsbruck, losing warm-up time and narrowly missing qualification for the final. He blasted the venue in a Viaplay interview and said he might skip future competitions in Innsbruck if problems persist. Organisers apologised, saying technical elevator problems had caused delays for several athletes.
What a jump by Kamil Stoch! Immediately into the top ranks in Bischofshofen
January 05, 2026 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
Kamil Stoch produced a strong jump in the first training at the Four Hills Tournament stop in Bischofshofen, landing at 133.5 m and finishing 8th in the session — the best result among the Polish team. The article reports results for other Poles (Kacper Tomasiak, Paweł Wąsek, Dawid Kubacki, Maciej Kot), notes Jan Hoerl won the training, and that qualifications for the final competition follow later the same day.
Prevc claims sixth win of the season and takes overall World Cup lead
January 05, 2026 / FIS
Nika Prevc won the Villach World Cup on 5 January 2026 — her sixth victory of the 2025/26 season and the 28th World Cup win of her career — and took over the overall World Cup lead. Lisa Eder finished second for the home crowd and Selina Freitag completed the podium, her third straight top-three this season.
Alarm at Bergisel — Sabotage alarm after ski‑wax scandal
January 04, 2026 / Krone.at
At the Bergisel hill in Innsbruck a Polish ski jumper, Paweł Wąsek, was disqualified after forbidden fluorine-containing wax was found in his equipment. The Polish team says a contaminated wax block caused the positive finding; how the banned wax ended up in their container is still unclear and teams are calling the case a frightening and unresolved incident.
FIS congratulated the Poles — a surprising reason
January 04, 2026 / Przegląd Sportowy Onet
After Abigail Strate won her first women's World Cup event on New Year's Day, FIS tweeted congratulations referring to a Polish newborn who shares the same name. The article explains the coincidence and notes Polish jumpers' strong results at the New Year events (including Kacper Tomasiak's 8th place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen).