Later Friday the ski jumping season starts with a large hill event in Kuusamo while the cross country season begins at the same venue with men's and women's sprints on Saturday.
17 gadus vecais Slovēnijas tramplīnlēcējs Domens Prevcs piektdien uzvarēja Pasaules kausa šīs sezonas pirmajās sacensībās, pie panākuma tiekot pirmo reizi karjerā.