For the first time, a " wind factor " was introduced during the tour , which should make it possible to compensate for changes in wind conditions between individual jumpers.
Before the Four Hills Tournament, seven individual competitions had already been completed in the World Cup. The season began at the end of November 2010 in Kuusamo , Finland , and was dominated by Austrian athletes who achieved six individual victories. Thomas Morgenstern was successful four times in a row, his team-mate and last year's winner Andreas Kofler twice . The Finn Ville Larinto came to a victory .
Overall World Cup before the Four Hills Tournament
The jumping in Oberstdorf took place on December 29, 2010 and went down in history as the first jumping in a Four Hills Tournament since the introduction of the new wind regulation.
After the first round, Thomas Morgenstern was leading three other Austrians. He was able to defend his first place with the best of the day in the second round.
In the 2nd round, 31 jumpers took part instead of the usual 30, as Jakub Janda and Janne Ahonen were tied on the 5th place in the Lucky Loser ranking after the 1st round .
The jumping in Garmisch-Partenkirchen took place on January 1st, 2011.
The first pass was characterized by strong winds; Before the last 20 jumpers there was a break of almost half an hour. Simon Ammann won; Thomas Morgenstern landed in 14th place. Besides Ammann, none of his fellow favorites managed to jump over 125 m, apart from Adam Małysz, who was able to improve significantly in the intermediate ranking. In addition, the Finn Ville Larinto fell at 140.5 m.
The second round was no longer carried out because of the strong wind and the result of the first round counted.
Taking into account the results of Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the following intermediate result was obtained in the overall tour ranking (the ten best starters are listed):
Taking into account the results of Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Innsbruck, the following intermediate result was obtained in the overall tour ranking (the ten best starters are listed):