Prevc also outflies everyone at the New Year's ski jumping event.

Slovenian Domen Prevc continues his ski jumping triumphs into 2026, leaving the competition in despair.

01 January 2026

From: dpa/fop

At the New Year's ski jumping event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Domen Prevc took another step towards overall victory. In front of 22.000 spectators in the sold-out stadium, he jumped distances of 143 and 141 meters, relegating Austrian Jan Hörl and his compatriot Stephan Embacher to the other podium places by a considerable margin.

After jumping, which again resulted in a suit-related disqualification for his teammate Timi Zajc.Prevc is also getting closer to a quadruple victory. Only Sven Hannawald, Kamil Stoch, and Ryoyu Kobayashi have achieved this feat in history. He holds a significant lead over Hörl ahead of the jumps in Innsbruck (January 4th) and Bischofshofen (January 6th).

Domen Prevc (center) beams from the winner's podium. © APA/afp / PHILIPP GUELLAND

No Italians participated in the New Year's ski jumping event. The Val Gardena native... Alex Insam narrowly missed qualifying on Wednesday, finishing 52nd – as did Giovanni Bresadola from Trentino in 58th place ( SportNews reported)

Fraud allegations due to binding

Around ten months after the suit scandal at the World Championships in Trondheim, accusations have resurfaced – even beyond the numerous disqualifications. Norwegian media had questioned the legality of the bindings used by Austrian ski jumper Manuel Fettner. The International Ski Federation (FIS) refuted the allegations: "The bindings have been in use for about ten years and have been approved," they stated.