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Statements from the 4-Hills opening press conference

Statements of the top athletes at the opening press conference of the 63rd 4-Hills-Tournament in Oberstdorf:

Anders Fannemel: "It's a new experience for me to wear the Yellow Bib. I fell better prepared in the last years and I'm looking forward to start jumping tomorrow. Of course it's important to have a good start on every hill. I will try take it one jump at a time and keep on working. When all four competitions are over, we will see how it worked."

Roman Koudelka: "Of course I'm one of the favorites, but there are ten jumpers, who can win. I'm not nervous, I feel strong and have a positive feeling. Christmas was very nice for me with my girlfriend and my dog. It's important for me to take it step by step and now I focus on Oberstdorf. Then comes Garmisch-Partenkirchen, that's my favorite hill."

Michael Hayböck: "If I continue working like that and stay patient, it's possible that I win my first World Cup. Whether it happens at the 4-Hills-Tournament or not, is written in the stars. I know that you have to be consistent at the 4-Hills and that was my strength so far. I think it's better to think from competition to competition. Everyone will look at this differently, but I'll just take it as a normal World Cup competition."

Simon Ammann: "I'm looking forward to competing in front of the big crowds. Every 4-Hills-Tournament writes its own story, you can't predict anything. My goal is to remain in good shape and keep on showing good performances. That's most important for me. Here you see the importance of the 4-Hills-Tournament. It's my 17th participation now and it hasn't lost its fascination."

Thomas Diethart: "The start of the season was not so easy for me. I've been told, that the second year is the most difficult one, because you already know that you can jump well and you want to show it. For me it was difficult that, in the World Cup, there is no real training before the competition starts. Then I had the time for some training and in Engelberg it went better. Last year I wasn't thinking about the overall win until it was over."