Overview
- Andreas Wellinger placed 56th and Pius Paschke 51st in qualifying, both missing the top-50 cut for the individual event in Lillehammer.
- Wellinger said his jump “falls apart” after take-off and described a lack of “system closure,” acknowledging repeated errors and poor form.
- Eurosport’s Werner Schuster pointed to problems dating back to summer training, and judged Paschke’s failed attempt as too aggressive in tailwind.
- Austria opened the season with a podium sweep, led by winner Daniel Tschofenig ahead of Jan Hörl and Stefan Kraft.
- Philipp Raimund finished sixth and Felix Hoffmann tenth after running third at halfway, while Karl Geiger was 40th and missed the final round.