Last-minute call-up Jarkko Määttä eliminated from Four Hills final

Three Finnish ski jumpers reached the qualification for the Four Hills Tournament final in Bischofshofen.

Vilho Palosaari, Eetu Nousiainen and Antti Aalto made it through the qualification. Palosaari was the best Finn with a 124.4 m jump and placed 30th in qualification; he will face Austria's Clemens Aigner in the first-round knockout. Eetu Nousiainen jumped 119.5 m and draws 40‑year‑old Austrian veteran Manuel Fettner in the first round. Antti Aalto reached 120.0 m and will meet Germany's Felix Hoffmann.

Niko Kytösaho withdrew after three events of the Four Hills Tournament and Jarkko Määttä was called up as his replacement. Määttä's appearance was short-lived: he jumped 111 metres in qualification and did not make the cut for Tuesday's competition.

The top qualifier was once again Slovenia's Domen Prevc, who was far ahead on distance. Prevc — who leads the Four Hills overall — was the only jumper to exceed 140 metres.

Qualification results (Men, HS142):

1. Domen Prevc (SLO) 159.2 Q
2. Stephan Embacher (AUT) 153.0 Q
3. Jan Hörl (AUT) 149.9 Q
4. Daniel Tschofenig (AUT) 146.2 Q
5. Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN) 145.8 Q
6. Philipp Raimund (GER) 145.2 Q
7. Halvor E. Granerud (NOR) 142.2 Q
8. Isak Andreas Langmo (NOR) 137.5 Q
9. Ren Nikaido (JPN) 137.5 Q
10. Jonas Schuster (AUT) 137.1 Q ...
11. Vilho Palosaari (FIN) 119.2 Q
12. Eetu Nousiainen (FIN) 113.1 Q
13. Antti Aalto (FIN) 111.6 Q
14. Jarkko Määttä (FIN) 91.3 (did not qualify)

For more: see also the earlier story about Niko Kytösaho withdrawing from the Four Hills Tournament.