Ski Flying World Championships 2026: Oberstdorf

 

While the World Cup takes a short break, it's the turn of the Ski Flying World Championships, where the Norwegian ski jumper Marius Lindvik is set to take part in the event in Oberstdorf, Germany. On Thursday, Marius qualified 9th in the qualification, jumping 212.0 m and scoring 195.0 points. On Friday, he placed first in 1st Round, jumping 226.5 m and scoring 214.6 points, enough to qualify for 2nd Round. In 2nd Round, he placed third, jumping 212.0 m and scoring 205.7 points, enough to qualify for 3rd Round. On Saturday, he placed third in the 3rd Round, jumping 221.0 m and scoring 208.8 points, enough to qualify for the Final Round. In the Final Round, he placed second, jumping 231.5 m, scoring 216.8 points, for a total score of 845.9 points. This meant Marius Lindvik took the silver medal, behind Slovenia's Domen Prevc and ahead of Japan's Ren Nikaido. Finally, on Sunday, Norway fielded Marius Lindvik, Johann André Forfang, Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal, and Benjamin Østvold in the Team Competition. Marius, who jumped fourth on the Norwegian team, jumped 216.0 m in the 1st Round and 230.0 m in the Final Round. Norway finished third, behind Japan and Austria, with a total score of 1483.7 points. A decidedly positive weekend for Marius Lindvik, who took home two medals and brought Norway back to the podium. But his weekend was ruined not by his fault, but by someone else's. During the 1st round of the Team Competition on Sunday, Marius was sitting on the gate beam waiting to jump, when suddenly two skis flew off the jump, one of which had landed at the bottom. Marius rightly complained about what had happened. It turned out that those skis belonged to Domen Prevc, who had placed his skis incorrectly, and they flew from below, hitting Marius' foot, fortunately uninjured, and landing at the bottom of the jump. Marius managed to jump a few minutes later, while Prevc was denied the first round because his skis arrived late, but he jumped in the Final Round. Regarding the incident, Marius said:

"I was sitting on the beam, ready to jump. Suddenly, a lot of people started screaming. A moment later, I felt a blow to my boots and I realized I wouldn't be able to jump. I was asked to step off the beam, and only then could I attempt my attempt. I was nervous, but I managed to control my emotions," the Norwegian admitted.

Despite everything, Marius responded remarkably, achieving jumps worthy of his name. Now he's back in the World Cup before the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. 

Until next time!