Overview
- Austria's Hannah Prock won the Winterberg World Cup, with Germany's Julia Taubitz second by 0.087 seconds and Italy's Verena Hofer third.
- Taubitz said she is about 75 percent after illness treated with antibiotics and planned to rest following the race.
- Vice world champion Merle Fräbel missed the event due to illness, Anna Berreiter finished sixth, Melina Fischer placed 14th, and Anka Jänicke took 17th.
- Two World Cup races in Oberhof remain before the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics, with quota places set after this weekend and Bundestrainer Patric Leitner to select three German starters.
- Reports diverged on the overall standings, with dpa saying Prock leads Taubitz by two points and AFP listing Summer Britcher first with Taubitz second.