Peter Prevc, possibly the Slovenian ace on this prestigious tour, performed poorly in the first series. The 25-year-old Slovenian landed at 100.5 m in difficult weather conditions (rain and wind in the back), which was too little to eliminate German Constantin Schmid (114.5 m) and put him in 41^st place.

"The jump was not the best. And when the weather conditions are very bad, too, this does even more harm. I will need to make a great jump to avoid or overcome such situations," Prevc explained.

Four other members of the Slovenian team were more successful. In addition to Damjan, who gained one place in the finals, Tilen Bartol took 16^th place (outcome of the career), Žiga Jelar finished in 19^th place – winning his very first points in the World Cup – and Timi Zajc was 26^th. In addition to Prevc, Anže Semenič was too short in the first series and finished 42^nd (98.0 m).

Qualifications for the 2^nd match of tour, which will take place on New Year’s Day, start on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In the Slovenian national team, Domen Prevc will replace Jurij Tepeš.