Overview
- Germany’s head coach Stefan Horngacher named five World Cup starters plus a four-man national group for Oberstdorf and Garmisch, led by Philipp Raimund and Felix Hoffmann alongside Karl Geiger, Andreas Wellinger and Pius Paschke, with Luca Roth, Ben Bayer, Max Unglaube and Constantin Schmid added for the home legs.
- Horngacher set clear continuation rules, warning that underperformers will be dropped before the Austrian stages in Innsbruck and Bischofshofen when the team is reduced to five athletes.
- Prevc enters as clear overall favorite after a run of wins and consistent podiums in the World Cup, while Ryoyu Kobayashi, fresh off the Engelberg victory and a three-time Tournee champion, headlines the challengers.
- Wellinger and Geiger return from a World Cup pause taken to retool their technique, having posted solid training competitions as they try to regain form for the Tournee.
- The 74th edition begins with Oberstdorf qualification on Sunday before competitions in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, uses the knockout first round and cumulative scoring, and awards CHF 100,000 to the overall winner with ARD/ZDF and Eurosport broadcasting live.