Four Poles qualify for the Four Hills Tournament Oberstdorf leg

The prestigious German-Austrian ski jumping competition has been held annually in December and January since 1953 - and is a part of the Ski Jumping World Cup.

Poland's top ski jumper of the Oberstdorf qualifiers, Piotr Żyła.

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Austria's Daniel Tschofenig (167.5 points) turned out to be the best in the Oberstdorf qualifiers. His compatriots took the remaining places in the top-3 - Stefan Kraft (164.8 points) was second, and Michael Hayboeck (162.3 points) finished the qualifiers third.

The Four Hills tournament kicks off on Saturday, with Pius Paschke looking to become the first German to lift the golden eagle in 2⃣3⃣ years 😲🇩🇪

The Austrian trio of Daniel Tschofenig, Jan Hoerl and Stefan Kraft will be looking to stop him 👀#FISSkiJumping #WinterSports pic.twitter.com/tNBEJE1QFb

— Eurosport (@eurosport) December 27, 2024

Poland's Piotr Żyła (144.1 points) earned the 14th starting spot, Jakub Wolny (134.2 points) was 25th, Aleksander Zniszczoł (126.5 points) claimed the 38th place in the main competition, while Paweł Wąsek (122.3 points) was 42nd. 53rd Dawid Kubacki (109.3 points) did not qualify.

The World Cup Leader Pius Paschke 🇩🇪 aims to enjoy every stage of the Four Hills Tournament 🦅🔥#fisskijumping #4hills #skijumpingfamily pic.twitter.com/Olv3UTxtiX

— Viessman FIS Ski Jumping World Cup (@FISskijumping) December 29, 2024

Sunday's Four Hills Tournament individual competition in Oberstdorf will start at 16:30 Polish time.

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Source: IAR, PAP