Overview
- The German federation confirms eight changes from Ruhpolding for the final World Cup before the Olympics.
- First World Cup starts go to Elias Seidl, 21, and Leonhard Pfund, 22, with Hanna Kebinger returning after two years and Roman Rees rejoining the team.
- Julia Tannheimer, Selina Grotian, Janina Hettich-Walz and Vanessa Voigt skip Nove Mesto to focus on Olympic preparation.
- Competition opens Thursday at 18:15 with the men's short individual over 15 km using 45-second penalties per miss.
- Philipp Horn is listed for Nove Mesto but is expected to sit out the short individual and possibly appear only in Sunday's mass start, as Danilo Riethmüller, Johannes Kühn and Simon Kaiser round out the men's starters.