Karl Geiger rarely beats around the bush, on the contrary. The ski jumper from Oberstdorf is a pleasantly self-critical representative of his craft. And the 32-year-old has often had cause for self-criticism recently. The current highlight: Geiger’s failure to qualify on Sunday at the start of the Four Hills Tournament with an indisputable jump of 106.5 meters, of all places on his home hill in Oberstdorf. Geiger, who the coaches had already removed from the team at the beginning of December after a “disastrous” (Geiger) World Cup in Wisla and sent him to Planica and Predazzo to train and clear his head, spoke of a “hit in the toilet”. So now he has missed his home and yard jumping for the first time since 2013. Geiger’s World Cup placements so far this season: 40, 23, 48, 41, 27. He is in the biggest performance hole of his career.
