When he jumped to 135.5 meters, Lindvik suffered a failed landing – as a result, he lost six points in the posture marks compared to Kobayashi. “He would have had it. With an average of 18.0 he would have won the jumping,” said Martin Schmitt in the expert analysis for Eurosport.de.
For ex-national coach Werner Schuster, his ambition stood a bit in the way of the 23-year-old. “The fighting spirit is mostly counterproductive in ski jumping. It has lost its balance a bit,” he analyzed Eurosport-Expert: “The jump was terrific, but then he really wants to go down, has a bit too much fore-forward and hits the telemark.”
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Schmitt added that the longitude line displayed with a light barrier might also have played a role: “Without the green line, he would probably have won it because he would not have focused on it as much.”
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Ryoyu Kobayashi peilt historischen Grand Slam an
So Kobayashi was once more the shining winner. Now the 2018/19 tour winner is aiming for his second Grand Slam, something historical.
There has never been a double quadruple triumph. Before Kobayashi, only Sven Hannawald (2001/02) and Kamil Stoch (2017/18) had won all four competitions of the tour. However, Innsbruck will not be part of the program for 2021/22; the Bergisel jumping was canceled on Wednesday, the World Cup was relocated to Bischofshofen, where there are now two jumps.
The Japanese didn’t have his best day in part one. “There would have been a chance to beat him,” said Schuster, “but he has a bit of air to deal with the rest, and a less than perfect jump is enough.”
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With jumps on 137.0 and 137.5 meters, the 25-year-old, who had already won the qualification in the early followingnoon, was once more a tad better than the competition. “He jumped well, but not perfectly. A good feeling for the athlete when you know: I have a bit of buffer for the next one,” said Schuster.
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Karl Geiger with a positive trend
On the other hand, Karl Geiger did not quite make it onto the podium – despite the increase in performance. After fifth place in Oberstdorf and seventh place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the 28-year-old jumped past the podium in part one in Bischofshofen, just 1.6 points behind reigning overall World Cup winner Halvor Egner Granerud (Norway).
For Schuster, a clear increase in performance was noticeable. “It is extraordinary how quickly he can get up following low blows,” said the ex-national coach, who confirmed that his former protégé had a “very good competition, especially in the second jump”.
Schuster: “That was his most fluid jump and then aviation will be easier once more. Tomorrow a podium place might look out, he might still catch up with Granerud.”
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Geiger gets up
Geiger accepted his situation well. “He was the tour favorite, then he realized that it wasn’t enough for the overall standings,” said Schuster – Geiger will now be jumping for the day’s victory on Thursday at the end of the day. “Karl has regained his composure,” said Schmitt.
On the other hand, Markus Eisenbichler’s verdict was mixed. The man from Siegsdorf had dropped back to 16th place with only 130.0 meters in the first round, but then showed the best distance of the day with a set of 140.5 meters in the second jump.
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“He was my favorite today,” admitted Schuster and hoped: “Maybe tomorrow he can challenge Kobayashi with a grenade.”
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For the pursuers of the Japanese, it’s now (probably) only regarding one thing: the day’s victory. Difficult enough, as the Japanese won seven of his last nine World Cup competitions.
Even more blatant: if you include the qualifications, the 25-year-old was last 13 of 16 (!) Times at the top – only once in Klingenthal (7th), once in Engelberg (2nd) and in the qualification of Garmisch (2nd) .) that Eisenbichler won did not.
“They can still thwart the Grand Slam for him – he can hardly miss the tour”, said Schuster in view of the 17.9 points lead in the overall standings over Lindvik, which is almost ten meters wide: “He can almost only do it We don’t wish him to stop another fall. “
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Four Hills Tournament: overall ranking
(following 3 of 4 competitions)
| PLACE | NAME | POINTS |
| 1. | R. Kobayashi (Japan) | 884,5 |
| 2. | M. Lindvik (Norway) | 866,6 (- 17,9) |
| 3. | HE Granerud (Norway) | 845,8 (- 38,7) |
| 4. | Eisenbichler (Germany) | 842,4 (- 42,1) |
| 5. | K. Geiger (Germany) | 841,7 (- 42,8) |
| 6. | R. Johansson (Norway) | 830,2 (- 54,3) |
| 7. | L. Kos (Slovenia) | 819,4 (- 65,1) |
| 8. | J. Hörl (Austria) | 800,4 (- 84,1) |
| 9. | Y. Sato (Japan) | 783,6 (- 100,9) |
| 10. | D. Huber (Austria) | 783,1 (- 101,4) |
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Schedule Bischofshofen – January 6th:
| TIME | EVENT |
| 2:30 p.m. | Qualification (live at Eurosport) |
| 17:30 | Jumping (live at Eurosport) |
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Eurosport shows all four competitions of the Four Hills Tournament including the qualification LIVE on free TV. Werner Schuster comments with Gerhard Leinauer, Martin Schmitt analyzes with Birgit Nössing in the studio. All jumping LIVE is also available at Eurosport with Joyn +!
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