Simon Amman the 51st man.  

Kamil Stoch was left at home for Four Hills (could rejoin for the Austrian part) and Dawid Kubacki bombed out in Oberstdorf quals.

Stage 4 in Toblach/Dobbiaco (ITA) TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 - Stage 1   Men´s Sprint Freestyle:   1.  Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo  2. Lucas Chanavat  3. Janik Riebli      Full Final Result HERE     TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 Provisional Standing After Event 1/7 HERE

She was supposed to start already here in Semmering, but got a flu or something which stopped her return for now, As far as I know she will skip also the new years stages in Kranjska Gora, probably will return in Flachau or Kronplatz

What`s about Petra Vlhova? I read that she became to trening in snow. You have a more information?

Stage 4 in Toblach/Dobbiaco (ITA) TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 - Stage 1   Women´s Sprint Freestyle:   1.  Jessie Diggins  2. Jasmi Joensuu  3. Nadine Faehndrich      Full Final Result HERE     TOUR DE SKI 2024/25 Provisional Standing After Event 1/7 HERE

How many points could she gain? 15? And that's always a risk of injury. I have no doubt, however, that Brignone is still our best slalom competitor, looking at the misery of the others, but since she doesn't train slalom much, it's not worth risking for a few/dozen more points.

Diggins is strong thanks to her determination and strong head. None of our young skiers have the right mentality. That's why they all fall in the quarter-finals, basically without a fight. In the USA, every athlete exceeds their maximum in the knockout phase. That's the difference. Someone who won the qualifications certainly had the strength to advance to at least the semi-finals, but the mentality is bad.

Jess Diggins just cannot help herself.    I'm sure she was thinking about a top 10 place this morning,but as soon as the opportunity arrived she grabbed it.