FIS Ski Jumping World Cup 2003 Zakopane - Pettersen II

The 52nd edition of the annual

Four Hills Tournament The Four Hills Tournament () or the German-Austrian Ski Jumping Week () is a ski jumping event composed of four World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each year since 1953. With few exceptions, it has consisted of the ski ju ...

was held in the traditional venues: Oberstorf and

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...

in Germany, and

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

and

Bischofshofen Bischofshofen () is a List of cities and towns in Austria, town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau District, St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on ...

in Austria.

Format

At each of the four events, a qualification round was held. The 50 best jumpers qualified for the competition. The fifteen athletes leading the World Cup at the time qualified automatically. In case of an omitted qualification or a result that would normally result in elimination, they would instead qualify as 50th. Unlike the procedure at normal World Cup events, the 50 qualified athletes were paired up for the first round of the final event, with the winner proceeding to the second round. The rounds start with the duel between #26 and #25 from the qualification round, followed by #27 vs #24, up to #50 vs #1. The five best duel losers, so-called 'Lucky Losers' also proceed. For the tournament ranking, the total points earned from each jump are added together. The World Cup points collected during the four events are disregarded in this ranking.

Pre-Tournament World Cup Standings

At the time of the tournament, eight out of twenty-eight events were supposed to be completed, but three were cancelled. The standings were as follows:

Participating nations and athletes

The number of jumpers a nation was allowed to nominate was dependent on previous results. In Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, the amount of Austrian athletes was doubled. The defending champion was

Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen (; born 11 May 1977) is a Finnish former ski jumper and drag racer. He competed in ski jumping between 1992 and 2018, and is one of the sport's most successful athletes of all time, as well as one of the most successful fr ...

. Six other competitors had also previously won the Four Hills tournament: Andreas Goldberger in 1992-93 and 1994–95,

Primož Peterka Primož Peterka () is a Slovenian former ski jumper who competed from 1996 to 2011. He is one of the most successful athletes from Slovenia, having won fifteen individual FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup competitions, two consecutive overall ...

in 1996-97, Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1997-98,

Andreas Widhölzl Andreas "Andi" Widhölzl (born 14 October 1976) is an Austrian former ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Alo ...

in 1999-00,

Adam Małysz Adam Henryk Małysz (; born 3 December 1977) is a Polish former ski jumper and rally driver. He competed in ski jumping from 1995 to 2011 and is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport. His many accomplishments include ...

in 2000-01 and Sven Hannawald in 2001-02. The following athletes were nominated:

Results

Oberstorf

Schattenbergschanze ORLEN Arena Oberstdorf (from 2017 to 2023 ''Audi Arena Oberstdorf'', from 2004 to 2017 ''Erdinger Arena'', until 2004 ''Skisprungstadion am Schattenberg'') is a complex of five ski jumping hills, located in the German town of Oberstdorf, Bavaria, ...

, Oberstorf
28-29 December 2003 Jumping 133.0 meters, Sigurd Pettersen was already in the lead after the first round. During the rest of the tournament, only Martin Höllwarth equalled this distance. In the last jump, Pettersen then soared to 143.5 meters, setting a new hill record and securing his victory. Qualification winner: Sigurd Pettersen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Große Olympiaschanze The Große Olympiaschanze (') is a ski jumping hill located on the Gudiberg, south of the district of Partenkirchen of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, and is traditionally the venue of the Four Hills Tournament's New Year's jumping. T ...

31 December 2003 - 1 January 2004 Qualification winner:

Innsbruck

Bergiselschanze The Bergisel Ski Jump (), whose stadium has a capacity of 26,000, is a ski jumping hill located in Bergisel in Innsbruck, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, annually hosting the third competition o ...

03-4 January 2004 Aged 24, Slovenian jumper Peter Žonta celebrated the first and only World Cup victory of his career in Innsbruck. Runners-up Lindström, for whom two second places were career bests, was denied this honour. Qualification winner:

Bischofshofen

Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze,

05-6 January 2004 Qualification winner: Andreas Küttel

Final ranking

References

External links

FIS website

Four Hills Tournament web site
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