Summer Grand Prix in Hinzenbach: live report from qualification and individual competition

This live blog followed the Summer Grand Prix (SGP) round in Hinzenbach, featuring both qualification and the individual competition.

Ahead of the event, the piece highlighted Kamil Stoch’s long struggle with the Hinzenbach hill and the chance to bid farewell with a podium, plus a recap of Saturday’s podium: Philipp Raimund ahead of Daniel Tschofenig and Jan Hörl, with Stoch fourth. It also mentioned that Stoch and Dawid Kubacki were tied for fifth overall in the SGP, 83 points behind leader Niklas Bachlinger, who was absent in Hinzenbach.

Trial round highlights: - Best distance: Vladimir Zografski 85.5 m. - Poles mainly in the 3rd ten: Maciej Kot 21st (79 m), Paweł Wąsek 23rd (75.5 m), Piotr Żyła 23rd (77 m), Dawid Kubacki 26th (78.5 m), Kamil Stoch 28th (75.5 m), Aleksander Zniszczoł 42nd (66.5 m).

First round highlights: - Leader: Jan Hörl with 93 m. - Other top marks: Stefan Kraft 90 m; Stephan Embacher 92 m; Ryoyu Kobayashi 88.5 m (joint 2nd with Kraft on points); Daniel Tschofenig 87.5 m; Philipp Raimund 87 m. - All six Poles advanced: Piotr Żyła 8th (87.5 m), Paweł Wąsek 9th (88.5 m), Dawid Kubacki 13th (85 m), Kamil Stoch 16th (84.5 m), Maciej Kot 26th (82 m), Aleksander Zniszczoł 30th (78 m).

Final round highlights and result: - Strong jumps included Simon Ammann 90 m, Kamil Stoch 93 m (big gain), Enej Faletič 91 m, Daniel Tschofenig 92 m, Philipp Raimund 93 m, Ryoyu Kobayashi 90 m. - Jan Hörl sealed victory with 89.5 m in the second round.

Final Polish placements: - Kamil Stoch 9th, Piotr Żyła 11th, Dawid Kubacki 16th (tied), Paweł Wąsek 16th (tied), Maciej Kot 23rd, Aleksander Zniszczoł 27th.

Podium: 1) Jan Hörl (AUT) 2) Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN) 3) Philipp Raimund (GER)

The report also referenced the overall SGP battle: Niklas Bachlinger remained the overall leader but with a shrinking margin over Philipp Raimund.