Four Hills Tournament – DSV squad fixed: Karl Geiger leads the German team

The additional quota place for the German team was secured by tour debutant Philipp Raimund, who had recently impressed in the Continental Cup.

As in the previous year, the national group can start at the second station in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Unlike in previous years, according to Horngacher, they are “not among the absolute top favourites”.

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Nevertheless, the 53-year-old was confident: “We’ve been working quietly and patiently over the past few weeks, taking step by step in the right direction. We want to continue this process during the tour and get back in top form through the individual competitions. “

Four Hills Tournament: Geiger, Eisenbichler and Leyhe already on the podium

Four jumpers from the DSV squad had already made it onto the podium at the tour in the past.

In addition to Geiger (2nd 2020/21 and 3rd 2019/20), Wellinger (2nd 2017/18), Eisenbichler (2nd 2018/19) and Leyhe (3rd 2018/19) also succeeded.

The last German tour victory by Sven Hannawald (2001/02) was 20 years ago.

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The German jumpers at a glance:

Markus Eisenbichler (31 years/TSV Siegsdorf)

11. Tour participation
Born on the: April 3, 1991, height: 175 cm, weight: 57 kg, occupation: federal police officer
Greatest successes: World champion large hill (2019), team (2019 and 2021) and mixed (2017, 2019 and 2021), Olympic bronze medalist team (2022), 3 World Cup victories
Best World Cup result: 1. (Planica 2019, Wisla and Kuusamo 2020)
Beste’s Result 2022/23: 9. (Titisee-Neustadt)
Best Tour Placement: 2. (2018/19)

Markus Eisenbichler

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Karl Geiger (29/SC Oberstdorf)

11. Tour participation
Born on the: February 11, 1993, height: 183 cm, weight: 64 kg, occupation: customs ski team, student of energy and environmental technology
Greatest successes: Ski Flying World Champion (2020), World Champion Team and Mixed Team (2019 and 2021), World Cup runner-up large hill (2019), World Cup runner-up normal hill (2021), Olympic runner-up team (2018), Olympic 3rd large hill and team ( 2022), World Championship third place on the large hill (2021), 13 World Cup victories
Best World Cup result: 1. (first Engelberg 2018, last Titisee-Neustadt January 2022)
Beste’s Result 2022/23: 3. (Titisee-Neustadt)
Best Tour Placement: 2. (2020/21)

Karl Geiger

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Stephan Leyhe (30/SC Willingen)

8. Tour Participation
Born on the: January 5, 1992, height: 182 cm, 64 kg, occupation: sports soldier
Greatest successes: World Champion Team (2019), Olympic Second Team (2018), Olympic Third Team (2022), Ski Flying World Championship Second Team (2016), Junior World Championship Second Team (2010, 2011), one World Cup victory
Best World Cup result: 1. (Willingen 2020)
Beste’s Result 2022/23: 15. (2x Titisee Neustadt)
Best Tour Placement: 3. (2018/2019)

Stephan Leyhe

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Pius Paschke (32/WSV Kiefersfelden)

8. Tour Participation
Born on the: May 20, 1990, height: 175 cm, weight: 54 kg, occupation: state police officer
Biggest success: World Champion Team (2021), Ski Flying World Championship Second Team (2020)
Best World Cup result: 5. (Nizhny Tagil and Engelberg 2020)
Beste’s Result 2022/23: 8. (Hand)
Best Tour Placement: 20. (2019/20)

Pius Paschke

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Philipp Raimund (22/SC Oberstdorf)

2. Tour participation
Born on the: June 23, 2000, height: , weight: , occupation: sports soldier
Greatest successes: Junior World Champion 2018 and 2019 (each team), German Champion 2018 and 2021 (each team)
Best World Cup result: 19. (Titisee-Neustadt 2022 and Wisla 2022)
Beste’s Result 2022/23: 19. (Wisla)
Best Tour Placement: 50. (2019/20)

Philipp Raimund is happy about his strong qualifying jump in Wisla

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Constantin Schmid (23/WSV Oberaudorf)

7. Tour Participation
Born on the: November 27, 1999, height: 183 cm, weight: 62 kg, occupation: Customs Ski Team
Greatest successes: Olympic third team (2022), ski flying world championship second team (2020), junior world champion team (2018 and 2019), junior world championship second (2018), junior world championship third (2017), junior world championship Second Team (2017), Junior World Championship Second Mixed (2017 and 2018)
Best World Cup result: 3. (Rasnov 2020)
Beste’s Result 2022/23: 7. (Titisee-Neustadt)
Best Tour Placement: 16. (2019/20)

Constantin Schmid at the Olympics in Beijing

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Andreas Wellinger (27/SC Ruhpolding)

9. Tour Participation
Born on the: August 28, 1995, height: 183 cm, weight: 65 kg, occupation: customs officer (customs ski team)
Greatest successes: Olympic champion normal hill (2018), Olympic runner-up large hill (2018), Olympic champion team (2014), Olympic runner-up team (2018), ski flying World Cup runner-up team (2016 and 2022), runner-up in the tournament (2017/2018), juniors -World Championship runner-up (2015), Junior World Championship second team (2015), Junior World Championship third team (2013), three World Cup victories
Best World Cup result: 1. (Wisla 2014, Willingen 2017, Nizhny Tagil 2017)
Beste’s Result 2023/23: 6. (Engelberg)
Best Tour Placement: 2. (2017/2018)