Nordic Ski World Cup combination large hill 2/22/19 9:14 AM Malte Müller-Michaelis That the weather is not the best, you see. With four degrees and light drizzle you could certainly do more pleasant than to jump from the Bergiselschanze. For example, sitting on the sofa. The good news: At least the wind should not cause problems. Nordic World Ski Championships Combination large hill 2/22/19 9:12 AM Malte Müller-Michaelis At the moment, the trial run in the misty Innsbruck. Here you can see the jump of Poland Pawel Twardosz to 91 meters. The best distance of 122 meters has so far put the Japanese Yoshito Watabe, his younger brother of the World Cup Second Akito Watabe - but you knew that, of course. Getty Images Nordic Ski World Cup combination large hill 2/22/19 9:03 AM Malte Müller-Michaelis Accordingly optimistic is the optimism before the first World Cup decision. Peter Ahrens also sees it that way. Times are changing. Nordic World Ski Championships Combination large hill 2/22/19 9:01 AM Malte Müller-Michaelis The fact that the Germans are jumping behind and behind them is mainly due to the strength of the shape of this young man. The Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber is the outstanding man this winter with ten wins for the season. epa-efe / rex Nordic World Ski Championships Combination large hill 2/22/19 8:57 AM Malte Müller-Michaelis This season, however, dominance is not felt. Although Johannes Rydzek and Vinzenz Geiger celebrated one victory each season in Val di Fiemme in mid-January, the Germans usually had to settle for second or third place. In the overall World Cup Rydzek is in third place, Geiger in fifth position. Nordic World Ski Championships Combination large hill 2/22/19 8:53 AM Malte Müller-Michaelis Before we devote ourselves to day-to-day business, let's take a look back. After the DSV athletes had secured three out of three Olympic gold medals and one silver and one bronze each in the combination, the esteemed colleague Peter Ahrens reported exactly one year ago from Korea about the "Nordic Dominators". Nordic Ski World Championship Combination Large Hill 2/22/19 8:49 AM Malte Müller-Michaelis On the second day of the Nordic Ski World Championships, the German Ski Federation hopes for the first medal - or even better: the first medals. At the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang the cyclists Johannes Rydzek, Fabian Rießle and Eric Frenzel from the large hill celebrated a threefold success. Can you repeat this feat in Innsbruck and Seefeld? We will see. Hello and welcome to the live ticker at SPIEGEL ONLINE. Show more Ticker Liveblog Software