All Finnish men qualify in Wisła ski jumping; French surprise in qualifying as Kobayashi tops

The Finnish men secured a full set of qualifiers for the Wisła Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Poland. Antti Aalto led the trio in 21st with a 119.5 m jump, while Vilho Palosaari and Niko Kytösaho followed in 28th and 30th, respectively, ensuring all three advance to Saturday’s main event.

Japan’s veteran Ryoyu Kobayashi topped qualifying, with Austria’s Daniel Tschofenig second. The biggest surprise came from France’s Valentin Foubert, who claimed third place. Multiple major‑event champion and Four Hills winner Kamil Stoch of Poland was eliminated in qualifying.

The rolling winter sports coverage also reported notable Finnish success in other Nordic disciplines:

• Biathlon (Östersund World Cup women’s sprint): Suvi Minkkinen earned her first individual World Cup victory, moving into the overall lead and taking the yellow bib. Teenager Inka Hämäläinen placed 12th with clean shooting (0+0). Coach Erik Torneus‑Kulstad praised Minkkinen’s progress and the waxing team, while discipline coach Aku Moilanen called her race execution flawless. Minkkinen said she is excited but "still a bit bewildered" heading into Sunday’s pursuit as the first starter.

• Cross‑country sprint classic (Trondheim): Jasmi Joensuu finished seventh and Lauri Vuorinen tenth. Sweden’s Johanna Hagström and Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the finals.

• Nordic combined women (Trondheim, compact): Norway’s Ida Marie Hagen sprinted to victory. Finland’s Minja Korhonen was fifth and Heta Hirvonen ninth.

In women’s ski jumping earlier in Wisła, Slovenia’s Nika Prevc won; Finland’s Jenny Rautionaho was 23rd. Yle notes it does not hold broadcast rights for ski jumping and Nordic combined events but provides live updates from the venues.