Lillehammer
Friday
In the first training round of the season, Domen was DNS, Wellinger 97 meters. Domen won the second training round, Wellinger continued his misery.
In the mixed team competition, Domen was on the team, Wellinger was not. Japan won, Slovenia was second, Austria was third, only 1.2 points behind Slovenia.
Saturday
Wellinger did not qualify for the competition, i.e. taking a cue from Domen's start to last season. And Domen did not do very well either.
Domen was second after the first round, but I correctly predicted Austria's triple victory and Domen's fourth place.
Sunday
A time for celebration, Wellinger qualified for the competition. Domen second in qualifying.
Domen in the lead after the first round, Wellinger 40. Domen second in the race. Roju was predicted to win. How did it feel to "lose"?, knowing that Viaplay couldn't handle showing the awards ceremony.
Domen third in the World Cup after the opening weekend.
Falun
It wasn't until Sunday that I found out that the season would continue on Tuesday. But there won't be any more ski jumping competitions in Sweden, right? Except then the horrible truth was revealed: Falun will have the world championship in 2027. Is Sweden a shit country?
Wellinger 33rd in qualifying on Tuesday's normal hill, Domen 44th. Going well and is Domen's self-confidence gone?
Consecutive places 16th and 17th after the first round. 13th and 19th in the final results.
Domen won the second practice round on Wednesday's big hill. Only 22nd in the qualifying, Wellinger 34th.
It was a big shock to see Domen in the first round: his cheek was bloody, meaning he had fallen at some point, apparently during that second practice round. Domen fourth, Wellinger has no business in the second round.
Domen third in the race won by Anze after the leader Stefan failed.
Ruka
Viaplay couldn't show Saturday's race except online, luckily Yle is on.
A rare treat to see Friday's qualifying, except that it was moved to Saturday. Domen 96 meters on a big hill, he still made it to the race. Good and even wind conditions? Is Finland a shit country?
In the race, Domen was third after the first round, and Wellinger was 7th. I was hoping that the second round would be canceled, and that's what happened in the middle of the second round. Isn't Finland a shit country? Especially when you can even see the award ceremony, thanks to Yle Areena. The red mittens or whatever kind of potholders made them laugh for some reason.
Sunday's race was cancelled due to wind conditions.
Wisla
On Friday I was scared when Domen was DNS in the second practice round, but he had won the first. In qualifying Domen 33rd, Wellinger 43rd. It's going well again.
Saturday
The trial round went horribly for both of them.
I can't emphasize enough how crappy Viaplay is. Even now it couldn't manage to show the race on TV at all, even though it's what it has been paid for. There were problems getting the online broadcast on the TV to put it mildly, it kept giving errors and took a while.
What the hell, Domen in the lead after the first round! Wellinger 39th.
Domensko won! What the hell is this inequality in which races he does well? What could be a better way to celebrate Finland's Independence Day than a Slovenian victory? The good thing about Viaplay's online broadcast alone is that you can even see the award ceremony, although you can't get screencaps, unlike Areena.
Sunday
What the hell is wrong with Viaplay not showing ski jumping on TV even though they promised to? They prefer to show the same reruns and filler programs a million times over!
Wellinger qualified last, Domen won the qualifying round.
In the first round, Wellinger was 47th. Domen's fourth after an overlong jump with a flat-footed landing, the coach's fault was that he didn't lower the platform!
During the break between rounds (at least twice as long as normal), a Pole said on Twitter that Domen failed (the longest jump of the round!), and would probably fail in the second round as well, unlike Zyla. I declared war on the Poles then!
Domen won the race by half a meter over Roju, and as expected Zyla failed. So Domen won my war against Poland!
Domen dominated! Won both races of the weekend!
Domen moved to the top of the World Cup. It's been almost 9 years since Domen last had a yellow vest.
Viaplay only managed to show the second round on TV. What's the point?
Klingenthal
Domen's first World Cup race was right here ten years ago, when he was 16.
Domen won the second practice round, Wellinger did not make it into the top 50. I have been asking for a long time why Wellinger does not stay home to practice? I asked the same thing about Domen a year ago...
In qualifying Domen is second after Raimund, who is hailed as a home favorite, Wellinger 35.
Saturday
Again, for a change, Viaplay cannot show the races on TV. That is exactly why Viaplay has been taken over by DNA TV so that it can also have TV channels, but no. They prefer to show (again) F1 reruns.
Domen longest jump of the practice round, Wellinger one of the last.
Domen's overwhelming victory by over 25 points, Wellinger not in the second round.
Sunday
Domen second in qualifying, Wellinger has no business competing again. Then just do what Domen did last season: medals and a win and a world record.
Dome in the lead after the first round, 0.2 points ahead of Roju. My reaction when I saw the ranking was "what the fuck?!" because Domen was many meters away from "to beat".
Domenator won again, boring? And there's only one way, down? There have been some overly optimistic hopes for the German-Austrian week for some time now.
Damn Viaplay stopped the online broadcast before the awards ceremony.
Engelberg
Luckily Yle is showing the Swiss races again. And as soon as Yle shows the races on TV, Viaplay will do the same?!
Wellinger is not there, he's training in Oberstorf and Planica.
Domen second in both practice rounds. 22nd in qualifying, so the downhill has started. Nobody can win forever.
Saturday
Domen second again in the practice round. Third after the first round.
Fifth consecutive win for Domen!
I had to go and see what the record for consecutive World Cup wins is. It's six wins in a row, which many jumpers, including Janne Ahonen, have.
Sunday
Domen second in qualifying.
Before the race, I heard that it was windy in Engelberg. I just hoped that everyone would survive. When consecutive jumpers have over 10 meters difference in to beat... a real wind lottery.
Domen shared first place with Raimund after the first round. I was pretty sure there wouldn't be a second round, but they didn't cancel, which is outrageous.
Domen's second in a race won by Roju, meaning he still couldn't get ahead of his brother anywhere. Even Yle Areena couldn't manage to show the awards ceremony, boo.
So Domen's reign of terror is over, conveniently just before the big week.
I guess this first part of the season has to be published before that week, otherwise the text will be too long.
