Overview
- Bundestrainer Stefan Horngacher named a nine-man German team led by Philipp Raimund and Felix Hoffmann, with Karl Geiger and Andreas Wellinger returning alongside Pius Paschke.
- Germany will use additional national-group places at Oberstdorf and Garmisch, with Luca Roth, Ben Bayer, Max Unglaube and Constantin Schmid added for the first two stops.
- Underperformers will be dropped before the Austrian stages in Innsbruck and Bischofshofen as the roster is trimmed to five athletes.
- Slovenia’s Domen Prevc enters as the clear form favorite after five wins in the last six World Cups, with three-time Tournee winner Ryoyu Kobayashi seen as the leading challenger after taking the Engelberg rehearsal.
- ARD, ZDF and Eurosport confirmed live coverage for all four events, while officials target a women’s Tournee in winter 2026 pending Bergisel floodlights and FIS calendar approval.