German jumper skipped a match in Planica, fear of heights came to the plane

Sunday's top 30 individual World Cup race will start at 9:30 a.m., which will also be the final action of the 2024/25 ski jumping season.

German ski jumper Philipp Raimund has cancelled the race in Planica, citing a rather unusual reason - fear of heights. In a post on the social network, he explained that although he manages fear in the vast majority of his jumps, the 240-meter airstrip in Slovenia poses too much risk.

Ski jumper Philipp Raimund suffers from fear of heights. Now the World Cup sixth has canceled for ski flying in Slovenia. Sometimes he loses »for one and a half seconds«, he writes on Facebook.

DSV-Adler Philipp Raimund (24) fights with fear of heights and voluntarily dispenses with prestigious ski flying in Planica in Slovenia.

Actually, it does not cause any problems: Philipp Raimund is a ski jumper, but suffers from fear of heights. He does not want to take any chances with ski flying in Planica - and does not want to compete. A German ski jump star should therefore get a special moment.

The 24-year-old German does not want to take any chances in Slovenia. ÖSV-Springer will play for the victory in the overall World Cup starting on Friday