Overview
- Domen Prevc led qualifying with 139.5 m for 150.6 points, and Austria’s Stephan Embacher set a 145.5 m hill record on a longer inrun to place third behind Jan Hörl.
- Philipp Raimund finished fifth and Felix Hoffmann eighth in qualifying, keeping Germany’s in‑form pair within reach of the podium fight.
- Former Tournee winner Halvor Egner Granerud was disqualified for a suit leg two millimetres over the limit under the FIS’s tightened enforcement.
- Estonia’s Artti Aigro crashed in training, suffering a partial tear of the inner ligament in his left knee and a fracture in his left foot.
- Andreas Wellinger and Karl Geiger qualified in 27th and 31st after recent struggles, while Hoffmann carries a promoted third place from Oberstdorf into New Year’s Day.