The Gundersen Normal Hill will likely see Thomas Rettenegger gain an early lead as this season’s best jumper at the World Cup, and combined with three podium finishes – the same as his brother Stefan – they will both be more than capable of mounting a successful run at the podium.
All will be wary of Germany’s Vinzenz Geiger however, the defending Olympic champion from Beijing 2022 who came away from the last World Cup event in Seefeld less than two weeks ago with two podium places.
He missed training on Tuesday to rest after sustaining an issue with his knee. “Yesterday, during the third jump, my knee twinged a bit, nothing serious, but my muscles felt tight,” Geiger said on Tuesday. “I got into the jumps really well right away, so today I decided to skip the training and rest a bit more before going for the competition tomorrow.”
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