After concluding in Germany, the men’s Four Hills competition moves on to two further venues in Austria and there is growing optimism that the women’s calendar will match this format in the coming seasons.
“Every year in which the women are not involved in analogue events (matching the men’s program) is, in my opinion, a lost year for ski jumping in general and for the women in particular,” said German Ski Association sports director Horst Hüttel.
“There’s a small chance of implementing the whole things as early as 25/26, but it should be ready by the season after the next Winter Olympics in 2026 at the latest.”
Schmid, like the majority of the women’s field, fully supports the idea of an expanded Two Nights Tour, to replicate the men’s Four Hills Tournament, but for now, she is focusing on the positives.
“I see the glass as half-full,” she says. “We have half a ski jump tour, but I’m just happy we have the competitions and of course it’s very important that they are on German hills.”