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2 clusters · 13 sources · 6 days · First seen 12 days ago · Last updated 6 days ago

Categories: SPORTS

2026 Summer Grand Prix ski jumping in Poland

Entities: Domen Prevc · Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games · Letnie Grand Prix · International Olympic Committee · Wisła

Overview

The inaugural summer ski‑jumping season began on 1 August 2026 at the Adam Małysz hill in Wisła, Poland. The event featured parallel men’s and women’s programmes, with competitions and qualifications scheduled over the weekend and a mixed‑team contest included. The overall Grand Prix calendar was set for four venues – Wisła, Courchevel, Râșnov and a final in Klingenthal – and for the first time the schedule was identical for men and women, while a new format allowed all athletes to compete without prior qualification at the first three stops.

A week later, the Slovenian Ski Association announced that its leading jumpers – Domen Prevc, Anže Lanišek, Timi Zajc and women's star Nika Prevc – would skip the Wisła opening. Consequently, the Polish roster comprised Klemens Joniak, Maciej Kot, Dawid Kubacki and others, with the men’s field lacking any top‑ten World Cup athletes, the highest‑ranked entrants being 14th‑20th overall. The Slovenian team was slated to join the circuit at the following venue in Courchevel.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 3 SOURCES] The 33rd edition of the Letnie Grand Prix ski jumping will take place on 1–2 August 2026 in Wisła, Poland, at the Adam Małysz hill (HS 134). (source)
[● 2 SOURCES] The Slovenian Ski Association announced that top jumpers Domen Prevc, Anže Lanišek and Timi Zajc will not participate in the Wisła event. (source)
[● 2 SOURCES] Poland’s ski jumping squad for the event includes Klemens Joniak, Maciej Kot, Dawid Kubacki, Kacper Tomasiak, Paweł Wąsek, Piotr Żyła, Anna Twardosz and Kamila Karpiel. (source)
[● 2 SOURCES] The competition will feature individual men’s and women’s events and a mixed‑team event. (source)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Rowing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will be contested over a 1500‑metre distance instead of the traditional 2000 m. (International Olympic Committee decision announced for the 2028 Games.)
[○ 1 SOURCE] This is the first change to the Olympic rowing distance since the 1984 Los Angeles Games. (Historical comparison noted in the announcement.)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The rowing venue for the 2028 Games will be located in Long Beach, California. (Venue selection detailed in the announcement.)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The distance was shortened because the traditional venue was about 100 km from Los Angeles, making a separate Olympic village impractical. (Organisers' reasoning for the change.)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Polish rower Dominik Czaja said the shorter distance will reduce effort and make races more dynamic. (Quote from Dominik Czaja in a TV interview.)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Coach Maciej Maciusiak said all athletes are fit but some technical aspects are not yet fully operational. (source)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The event coincides with the 63rd Beskid Cultural Week, creating additional logistical challenges. (source)
[○ 1 SOURCE] No athletes from the top ten of the World Cup standings are on the men’s entry list; the highest‑ranked are placed 14th to 20th. (source)

Timeline

6 days ago

[SPORTS] 12 sources
Wisła hosts Summer Grand Prix as top Slovenian jumpers skip event
Wisła’s 2026 Summer Grand Prix ski jumping opens 1‑2 Aug; top Slovenian jumpers skip, Poland fields a full squad, and the event coincides with Beskid Cultural Week.
12 days ago

[SPORTS] 2 sources
Summer Grand Prix ski jumping kicks off in Wiśle, Poland
The 2026 Summer Grand Prix ski jumping opens on 1 Aug in Wiśle, Poland, with men's and women's events, new formats and TV coverage across four weekends ending in Klingenthal.

Sources

eurosport.tvn24.pl · journal.be · kozienice24.pl · mineralbad-andeer.ch · prosperidadsocial.gov.co · skijumping.pl · sport.gazeta.pl · sport.onet.pl · sport.pl · tourdepologne.pl · vlasy.cz · zielona-gora.pl · zielonanews.pl