A day of challenging conditions produced some shocks in the opener, none bigger than Crystal Globe winner Domen Prevc (SLO) failing to qualify for the final. The reigning Olympic, World and Four Hills Champion landed 117.5m to score 105.2pts and finish 42nd.
“I think it was a combination of lots of things. My jump was better than yesterday but maybe I was a bit too aggressive in the second part and then the left ski was gone, so then the jump was over for me,” he analysed.
“If you look at today’s competition lots of guys in the top ten have been in trouble, who normally make great jumps. You cannot blame just one thing it’s not black and white.