From the 18th. till 21. The world championship in ski flying will take place in Oberstdorf on January 1st. The German fans can look forward to Richard Freitag, who will celebrate his comeback after his heavy fall at the Four Hills Tournament. SPOX provides you with all important information about the World Championship on German soil.
“We are very much looking forward to the Home World Championships and hope for successful competitions. It is the second highlight of the season after the Four Hills Tournament. And we hope that the organizer will be rewarded for his efforts to prepare such a large jump,”said national coach Werner Schuster in the run-up to the World Cup.
The Heini Klopfler ski jump in Oberstdorf is part of the fixed rotation of the five ski jumps, which are held every two years at the World Ski Flying Championships. So the World Cup comes to Germany every ten years.
The ARD broadcasts the complete World Championship in Oberstdorf live on TV. The World Championships are also included in Eurosport’s winter sports programme. In Austria, ORF holds the rights to the entire Ski Jumping World Cup.
The broadcasters also offer a live stream on the Internet. In the media library of the ARD you can follow the World Cup live on the Internet, as well as in the Eurosport-Player and in the ORF-TvThek.
The line-up of the German Ski Association
The current ski-flying world record holder is the Austrian Stefan Kraft. On the 18th. March 2017, the Vikersundbakken force sailed to 253.5 meters, surpassing Robert Johansson’s best run of 252 meters shortly before.
This record will most likely not be surpassed in Oberstdort. The Heini-Klopfer-Schanze is not designed for such extreme widths, the hill record is only 238 metres. Andi Wellinger set it up last February by powdering the old record by 12.5 metres.
The coach gave the German squad a medal as their goal. In addition to Richard Freitag and Andreas Wellinger, Karl Geiger, who himself comes from Oberstdorf, should be particularly motivated.
“I’m looking forward to the ski flying world championship. It is my first and also at home on the Heini-Klopfer-Schanze, which I was allowed to inaugurate after the reconstruction! I am curious and full of anticipation! Even though the first ski flying weekend at the Kulm didn’t go well, I’m motivated and I’m looking forward to seeing that I’ve got my stuff together in Oberstdorf”, Geiger explained.