2025 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Finals: Preview, Full Schedule, and How to Watch

The men’s ski jumping season’s grand finale, the 2025 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Finals, will take place in Planica, Slovenia, from March 27 to 30. The quest for the coveted Crystal Globe is far from done, as this is the final stop on the 2024–2025 World Cup schedule. There are still two particular individual challenges to be held on Planica’s eminent HS240 ski flying hill. Three competitors stay in the running for the coveted Crystal Globe as the 2024–25 men’s season draws to a near in Slovenia.

The qualifying rounds at the Goriška Brothers’ Aerodrome, which an expansive number of youths will attend, will start the official part on Thursday. The first individual competition is scheduled for Friday, and the team competition on Saturday will be the main event of the Ponce Valley competition weekend. The 2024–2025 season will conclude on Sunday with the last individual competition in the flying events.

With fair a 94-point gap separating the beat two competitors in the overall standings, each Planica hop might decide who wins the World Cup this year. Daniel Tschofenig of Austria is now in the lead, but Jan Hörl, a colleague, is not far behind him, and Stefan Kraft is also a potential outside contender. The journey for the biggest reward in ski jumping will be furiously challenged in the breathtaking Valley of the Hills, with two individual occasions and a team competition still on the calendar.

Slovenia’s Planica is a traditional host of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and a amazing ski jumping location. The HS240 ski flying slope is where the Planica events are held.

Since it made a big appearance as a World Cup host in 1980, Planica has been a reliable have. In 1972, 1979, 1994, 2004, 2010, and 2020, Planica facilitated the FIS Ski Flying World Championships seven times.

Letalnica bratov Gorišek, which translates to “Flying Hill of Gorišek Brothers,” is the title of the ski jumping or flying hill in Planica. The tremendous hill of Planica is 240 meters in height. The hill was developed between 1967 and 1968, and the to begin with competition took place there in 1969.

In 2019, Ryoyu Kobayashi, a Japanese jumper, set a new hill record with a jump of 252 meters.

The men’s last World Cup competition end of the end of the 2024–2025 season will take put in Planica, with four days of activity scheduled from March 27 to March 30.

Schedule for the 2025 Planica Ski Jumping World Cup

The calendar is set to Central European Standard Time (CET), which is UTC +1.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

10:00 AM: HS240 qualification, men

Friday, March 28, 2025

3:00 PM: Individual competition: HS240 kilpailu, men

Saturday, March 29, 2025

9:30 AM: Team competition: Teamkilpailu HS240, men

Sunday, March 30, 2025

9:30 AM: Individual competition: HS240 kilpailu, men

Watch ski jumpers at the 2025 FIS Ski Jumping Planica

At the end of the season, several athletes are vying for the Crystal Globe.

Daniel Tschofenig (Austria): Tschofenig has had a stellar season, winning eight races and placing on 15 podiums. He now leads the overall rankings by 94 points over his nearest rival. With finishes of 9th and 21st at the World Championships earlier in March and 14th and 15th at the Vikersund World Cup, his recent form has, however, declined. Despite this, the 22-year-old is still the front-runner to win the World Cup for the first time.

Jan Hörl (Austria): Although Hörl is 94 points behind Tschofenig, he is still a strong contender for the Crystal Globe. Two weeks back, the Beijing 2022 Olympic team gold medalist had a minor difficulty after finishing 6th and eighth in Vikersund. However, his prior achievements, such as winning silver and bronze at the World Championships in early March, show that he has what it takes to contend for the top spot in Planica.

Stefan Kraft (Austria): Throughout the season, Kraft, a seasoned jumper with a winning record (including Olympic gold in the team competition at Beijing 2022), has demonstrated his abilities. Notably, he led an Austrian sweep of the first four spots after winning the Raw Air competition in Trondheim in early March. He is still in the running for a strong wrap-up due to his consistent performances all through the season.

Planica 7 award

An extraordinary award called the Planica 7 award was made to honor the ski jumper who was the most outstanding through the World Cup Finals. The Planica 7 trophy is given to the jumper who scores the most points across all seven Planica jumps, including individual contests, the team competition, and qualification rounds, in contrast to the overall World Cup rankings, which keep track of points during the entire season.

Because the score system is cumulative, every jump counts, making endurance and consistency essential for success. Previous champions have frequently been among the best flyers in the sport, and this year’s contest promises to be another thrilling contest for the coveted prize.