Overview
- After missing qualification in Oberstdorf, Geiger lost his head-to-head in Garmisch and finished 33rd, leaving him 49th overall at the Four Hills Tournament.
- Strong wind canceled planned hill training on the rest day in Garmisch, leading Geiger and Andreas Wellinger to switch to a gym session.
- Head coach Stefan Horngacher called for extensive technical repetitions and said both athletes showed a step in the right direction on New Year’s Day.
- The German team is keeping Geiger and Wellinger in the Tour squad due to limited better-performing alternatives, with only Philipp Raimund and Felix Hoffmann reaching the Oberstdorf final and Pius Paschke joining the finalists in Garmisch.
- Geiger cites this season’s tighter suit rules as a factor complicating his technique, saying his current set-up is not working effectively.