Simon Ammann excluded from Swiss ski jumping World Cup squad

Four-time Olympic champion Simon Ammann has been left out of the Swiss national selection for the first four stages of the upcoming ski jumping World Cup season. The 45-year-old, who is entering his 30th professional season, missed out on the final spot in the squad following an internal competition during a training camp in Oberstdorf, Germany.

Remo Imhof secured the final position in the team, ahead of Ammann and Felix Trunz. The Swiss Ski federation confirmed the squad for the opening events in Lillehammer, Ruka, Wisla, and Titisee-Neustadt, which includes Gregor Deschwanden, Sandro Hauswirth, Juri Kesseli, Kilian Peier, and Imhof.

National coach Bine Norčič stated that selection is based strictly on current training performance, noting, “The one who jumps best in training will be selected. What happened before does not interest me.”

Ammann is expected to compete in the Continental Cup or potentially rejoin the World Cup circuit during the home competition in Engelberg before Christmas.