Brutal ranking: Bad news for Polish ski jumpers in Olympic qualification standings

The article explains that following changes to the Olympic program, FIS introduced a cumulative Olympic qualification ranking starting in summer 2024. Nations that place four athletes inside the top 25 of this ranking will be allowed to field four starters in the individual events at Milan–Cortina 2026 (Predazzo). Poland began the winter with that status after a full Summer Grand Prix program, but a weak start to the World Cup season has put that in jeopardy.

After the Wisła World Cup weekend, Aleksander Zniszczoł slipped to 28th and will also miss the next stop in Klingenthal, forfeiting potential points. Dawid Kubacki is 22nd and Kamil Stoch 24th—both just inside the critical cut—while Paweł Wąsek is 14th and remains Poland’s highest-ranked jumper.

Key Polish standings in the top-25 after Wisła: - 14. Paweł Wąsek – 984 pts - 22. Dawid Kubacki – 631 - 24. Kamil Stoch – 568

Chasing rivals gained ground in Wisła: Valentin Foubert earned 52 points (now 25th, only 14 behind Stoch), Władimir Zografski took 64 points, and Felix Hoffmann 77. Other threats include Stephan Embacher and Halvor Egner Granerud. There is some hope in Piotr Żyła’s improved form (35th with 348 pts), while Kacper Tomasiak’s chances are described as slim given his lack of prior starts—he would need near-podium results in almost all the remaining events.

The immediate pursuit group around the cut line includes (selected): - 26. Artti Aigro – 517 - 27. Stephan Embacher – 495 - 28. Aleksander Zniszczoł – 491 - 29. Władimir Zografski – 482 - 30. Halvor Egner Granerud – 480 - 34. Felix Hoffmann – 351 - 35. Piotr Żyła – 348 - 39. Maciej Kot – 280 - 40. Jakub Wolny – 276 - 49. Kacper Tomasiak – 156 - 62. Kacper Juroszek – 89

The Olympic ranking closes on January 18, 2026, after the Sapporo World Cup. Eleven individual World Cup competitions remain; in theory a maximum of 1,100 points is still available, but Poland’s margin for securing four Olympic individual spots has narrowed considerably.