4-Hills Tournament: Peter Prevc 3rd in Oberstdorf
For Simon Ammann this win was his second at the 4-Hills-Tournament: "It was extreme for us jumpers. Already at noon I thought that I used up all the adrenaline, I just wanted to make it through. Right from the start they were jumping on 140 m. I stayed positive and showed my best jump of this season in the first round. In my second jump the skis were not really stable. I saw the green line, but I didn't know if it was enough to win. At the end I was just happy when I saw the 1 on the monitor. The audience was amazing. For me ski jumping is still as much fun now as it was the first time and to share this feeling with 25 000 people is great. It can't get any better. We'll see how it goes until Bischofshofen."
Anders Bardal was satisfied with the competition: "It was a good day for me, the two jumps were good, but not perfect. I was hoping it will be enough for the podium and it was. For me the conditions were not too difficult, but this hill is sensitive to changing winds. I don't think about winning the 4-Hills-Tournament yet, I just take one competition at a time. Let's count the points after Bischofshofen."
Peter Prevc was surprised by his own performance: "I didn't expect to be on the podium today, but that's why I'm even happier about it. It was a tough competition because the wind was changing. I was lucky in the first round and took advantage of it. So far I was only on the podium once in Planica and the atmosphere here is very different."
After a day off on Monday, the 4-Hills-Tournament continues on Tuesday with the qualification for the New Year's event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.