Women’s tour possible in “two or three years”.

“All four venues are positive about women’s ski jumping. If the associations go along with it, it is possible that women will be included in two or three years,” said Pichler on Monday in Bischofshofen.

The organizers want to discuss the future of the tour in Innsbruck on April 15th. The low prize money should also be discussed. “20.000 euros for the overall winner is certainly not the best these days,” said Pichler. For comparison: In the Raw Air series in Norway, the men receive 60.000 euros for the winner, while the women receive 35.000 euros, almost twice as much prize money as the tour winner.

In Pichler's opinion, the biggest challenge on a women's tour would be the logistics of accommodating the athletes and using the containers occupied by the men. He has already spoken to national coach Andreas Bauer about the topic. “It wouldn’t be a problem for him if they were accommodated in Salzburg. “They would be willing to travel an hour to get to the ski jump,” said Pichler.

The tight tour calendar could also cause difficulties. “Of course the women also want to enjoy the full stadiums. A day before or after the men would jump in front of empty stands. The program is currently relatively tight. It will be incredibly difficult to find a time window,” said Pichler.

Prominent ski jumpers such as Sochi Olympic champion Carina Vogt have recently repeatedly called for a tour for women. There was a lack of an event that would “stand out from the normal World Cup calendar,” said the 27-year-old in an interview with the Stuttgarter Zeitung and the Stuttgarter Nachrichten at the end of December: “I can’t understand why that doesn’t happen.” Also in biathlon In sport, the positive development for men and women ultimately took place in parallel.

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Women’s tour possible in “two or three years”.

Four Hills Tournament President Johann Pichler has already announced a tour for women in the near future.

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