Domen Prevc takes double victory at Kulm

The first individual competition turned into a real heart-stopping finale. In front of 13,100 spectators, Embacher was in the lead by 6.5 points after the first round. He seemed well on his way to his first World Cup victory in front of his home crowd.

But Prevc once again proved his nerves of steel in the second round. He countered the Austrian with the clear best distance and ultimately prevailed by a razor-thin margin of 1.1 points. Third place went to Jonas Schuster, who flew onto the World Cup podium for the first time with jumps of 215.5 and 204.5 meters. Although the German jumpers did not play a major role in the battle for the top places, two DSV athletes, Andreas Wellinger and Philipp Raimund, made it into the top ten.

Prevc continued his dominance on Sunday. Although Embacher jumped the longest distance in the first round with 240.5 meters, the Slovenian started with two gates less and sailed to an impressive 238 meters. His 12.8-point lead at halftime spoke for itself.

In the final, Prevc left no room for doubt: 245.5 meters not only meant victory on the day, but also a new hill record. Embacher secured second place, while third place went to Norway's Johann Andre Forfang, who jumped his way back onto the podium for the first time in a while.

With his sixth victory in a row, Prevc also massively extended his lead in the overall World Cup standings. He now has a 761-point lead over his closest rival, Ryoyu Kobayashi, who finished eighth on Sunday, bringing the Slovenian ever closer to overall victory.

From a German perspective, Andreas Wellinger was particularly impressive. The 30-year-old was in fifth place at the halfway stage after jumping 223 meters and confirmed his performance with 219.5 meters in the second round. Fifth place was his best result of the season in what has been a difficult winter for him so far. Philipp Raimund finished 16th, followed closely by Karl Geiger in 17th. Luca Roth and Pius Paschke missed out on the final, while Felix Hoffmann narrowly failed to qualify in 41st place.

Tomofumi Naito provided a special story. The Japanese athlete had arrived without his own equipment and jumped with skis borrowed from Frenchman Jules Chervet. In the second round, he catapulted himself into fourth place with 242.5 meters and achieved his best career result to date.

There are still four individual events to come in the Ski Flying World Cup. After Kulm, there will be competitions in Vikersund (March 21-22, 2026) and Planica (March 27-29, 2026). After his triumph in the Four Hills Tournament, the World Championship title in ski flying and Olympic gold, Prevc now has his sights set firmly on the big crystal globe. At the moment, his competitors seem to be no match for him.