2009–10 Four Hills Tournament
The 58th Four Hills Tournament 2009/10 ( official designation 58th International Jack Wolfskin Four Hills Tournament ) is a part of the Ski Jumping World Cup 2009/2010 organized by the FIS between 29 December 2009 and 6 January 2010 Set of ski jumping competitions.
When you first jump in Oberstdorf won the Austrian Andreas Kofler and took it a big lead on the other tour favorites out, and in particular the Swiss Simon Ammann and Gregor Schlierenzauer, also from Austria. Although Schlierenzauer triumphed in the second and third match, he could only reduce its deficit to Kofler, but not completely catch up. Prior to the conclusion jumping from Bischofshofen a duel between Kofler and Gregor Schlierenzauer was widely expected to win. However, in the victory of his team mate Thomas Morgenstern Schlierenzauer missed his chance and fell to fourth place in the overall ranking back, still behind the Finns Janne Ahonen and the defending champion Wolfgang Loitzl. However, the tour winner was due to a further forward earnings Andreas Kofler, who had only previously decided a World Cup event in itself.
- 2.1 placements
- 3.1 placements
- 3.2 tour standings
- 4.1 placements
- 4.2 tour standings
- 5.1 placements
Advance
World Cup and Favorites
Before the Four Hills Tournament six individual World Cup had already been discharged; the season was the end of November, a month before the tour start begun. After the first competition of the winter was marked by poor wind conditions and thus a number of favorites failures, a duel between the Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer and the Swiss Simon Ammann developed in December. The last five contests before the tour, won one of the two, so that the situation at the top of which was almost identical to the previous year. At the time these athletes also had dominated in the first season contests, in the overall standings of the Four Hills Tournament, however, only the second and third places occupied.
The prognosis in terms of the Four Hills Tournament fell into the media from quite unanimously, it was expected a duel between Schlierenzauer and Ammann. The Swiss themselves told the tour: "It looks natural after a duel. But there are a whole bunch of candidates who want to win and it made are beating us "Even Schlierenzauer thought that there was - especially in the Austrian team - strong competitors like the defending champion Wolfgang Loitzl and the other teammate Andreas Kofler. After a year's break was also the Finn Janne Ahonen, a five-time overall winner, returned to the World Cup. Ahonen described the tour start for Although as " nothing special " but stated that he was physically in the best shape of his life, it could happen.
German team
The seven-strong German contingent was led by Martin Schmitt, who attended already the fourteenth time at a Four Hills Tournament. Despite his experience, Schmitt said before tour start, the fascination continues unabated. Although he described himself his form as not as good as last year, put the German coach Werner Schuster still on him and the other Arrivierten like Michael Uhrmann and Michael Neumayer executives: "They have enough routine enough class to specifically in Oberstdorf a to deliver good start. The hill they might quite like. "
Of the younger athletes had early in the season especially the 18 -year-old Pascal Bodmer catered for attention when he took second place at the World Cup kick-off and was so before the tour start seventh in the overall World Cup. The young knight himself said to the expectations that were bound to him as a " beacon of hope ": ". I do not see myself as a German hopefuls in the tour, but I just jump " Similarly, the coach said: " Pascal I would simply times jump leave, even if it is the strongest German at the moment in terms of potential. "In addition Bodmer also the also 18-year old Richard Freitag was nominated, also the Junior World Champion Andreas Wank and the 26 -year-old Stephan Hocke.
As one of the two organizing nations, Germany was allowed for the second competition, the New Year's competition in Garmisch -Partenkirchen nominate 13 athletes. Here started in addition to those already mentioned, seven jumpers Severin Freund, Maximilian Mechler, Felix Schoft, Julian Musiol, Christian Ulmer and Tobias Bogner, who had previously all been rather unsuccessfully participated in the World Cup. The best German Pascal Bodmer came in seventh overall result.
Austrian team
The seven Springer also Austria's comprehensive array was total as the strongest of the tour. On the one led Austria to the national rankings in the World Cup, the other four athletes from the Alps in the top six were placed in the World Cup. The German coach Werner Schuster said: " The Austrians are currently superior to all others hands down. " Also the Austrian coach Alexander Pointner sets the target of the victory: "We need to sugarcoat anything. We have all worked so that we want to win the Tour " At the same time he told his athletes Gregor Schlierenzauer a contender for the triumph: ". . It would be deep stacked, if you would not consider it one of the favorites "
Except Schlierenzauer also included the defending champion Wolfgang Loitzl, Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler of the best ski jumpers in the previous winter. Kofler had placed only athlete in every race in the top ten. The team was supplemented by Martin Koch and Stefan Thurnbichler and Lukas Mueller. The latter had not previously been used in the season in the World Cup but started only in the second-class Continental.
For the Austrian competitions Hayböck Michael, Markus Eggenhofer, Andreas Strolz, David Unterberger, Mario and Manuel Innauer Fettner supplemented the team. Innauer and Fettner prevailed at an internal elimination against other ski jumpers.
Swiss team
As with the previous tour, the entire Swiss team in 2009/10 consisted at first of only two athletes. In addition to Simon Ammann, who has acted as a tour favorite, additionally launched Andreas Küttel. This was at the 2009 World Cup triumphs on the large hill in front of Martin Schmitt, as the competition was canceled after one pass. In this Vierschanzentournee Küttel was not considered early, especially as he had previously reached the Top Ten in the World Cup not once and was placed in the overall standings 23. Pascal Egloff and Remi Francais rose at the second station, a tour in the competition, but could subsequently also the competition in Bischofshofen from.
Oberstdorf
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The jump in Oberstdorf took place on the Schattenbergschanze on 29 December 2009, representing a ski jump size of 137 meters, a calculation point of 120 meters, a landing angle at the K- point of 35.50 °, a tower height of 43 meters, a focal length of 93 meters and has a total length up to the beginning of the outlet of 238 meters. Current hill record holder is the Norwegian Sigurd Pettersen, which reached a length of 143.5 meters on 29 December 2003.
Placements
Garmisch -Partenkirchen
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Jumping in Garmisch -Partenkirchen found on 1 January 2010 held at the Grand Olympic Hill, a ski jump size of 140 meters, a calculation point of 125 meters, a landing angle at the K- point of 34.70 °, a tower height of 60.4 meters having a focal length of 103.5 meters and a total length up to the beginning of the outlet of 235 meters. Current hill record holder is the Swiss Simon Ammann, who reached a length of 143.5 meters on 1 January 2010.
Placements
Tour standings
Taking into account the results of Oberstdorf and Garmisch- Partenkirchen following intermediate level in the tour - total score results (cited are the ten best starters):
Innsbruck
Jumping in Innsbruck took place on the Bergiselschanze 3 January 2010 that a redoubt size of 130 meters, a calculation point of 120 meters and a landing angle at the K- point of 34.34 °, a tower height of 50.0 meters, a focal length of 91.3 meters and a total length up to the beginning of the outlet of 316 meters has. Current hill record holder is the German Sven Hanna forest, which reached a length of 134.5 meters on 4 January 2004; the existing record is held by Matt Poland's Adam Malysz with 136.0 meters ( established on 11 September 2004).
Placements
Tour standings
Taking into account the results of Oberstdorf, Garmisch -Partenkirchen and Innsbruck, the following intermediate level in the tour - total score results (cited are the ten best starters):
Bischofshofen
The jump in Bischofshofen took place at the Paul- Ausserleitner-Schanze on January 6, 2010, which a hill size of 140 meters, a calculation point of 125 meters, a landing angle at the K- point of 35.0 °, a tower height of 52.0 meters, a focal length of 118.5 meters and a total length up to the beginning of the outlet of 362 meters has. Official ski jump record holder is the Japanese Daiki Ito, who reached a length of 143.0 meters on 6 January 2005; the unofficial record is held by the Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer 145.0 meters ( situated in the qualification on January 5, 2008).