Overview
- Austria opened the men's season with a podium sweep in Lillehammer, led by Daniel Tschofenig ahead of Jan Hörl and Stefan Kraft.
- Germany's bright spots were Philipp Raimund in sixth and Felix Hoffmann in 10th for a career best, while Karl Geiger was 40th and Andreas Wellinger and Pius Paschke failed to qualify.
- Japan's Nozomi Maruyama dominated the women's events, adding Sunday's individual victory to Saturday's win and Friday's mixed-team success, as Katharina Schmid finished fourth.
- Juliane Seyfarth placed 11th and Selina Freitag 21st on Sunday, with coach Heinz Kuttin urging patience as the team works to regain ease and consistency.
- Athletes and analysts linked early form swings to tighter suit regulations, with teams eyeing Falun and Lahti as the next tests before the Tournee build-up.