FElix Hoffmann was irritated. He had just found out that the second-placed Slovenian Timi Zajc had been disqualified from the opening competition in Oberstdorf after his second jump and shortly before the award ceremony. Because of a suit that was three millimeters too short, as chief inspector Mathias Hafele later explained. Hoffmann just thought in … Read more
AWhen Selina came to the hotel bar “The Old Monk” in the center of Engelberg on the Saturday before Christmas, the question about the shower gel was already there. “That was so clear,” said the 24-year-old from Erlabrunn in the Ore Mountains, rolled her eyes, sat down and took off her cap. She didn’t want … Read more
Domen Prevc flew and flew and flew, and he didn’t want to stop flying at all. He landed at 140 meters in the second round of the opening competition of the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf. His first jump even carried him 1.5 meters further. And Prevc, who had previously achieved five World Cup victories … Read more
Karl Geiger seemed pretty composed as he completed the slalom run through the interview zone after his qualifying jump. As if he had almost suspected that this jump, which only took him to 106.5 meters, would also fail. Like so many before this winter. “That was a step in the toilet,” said Geiger, the jump … Read more