Summer kick-off
Huge lead! Kraft wins in Courchevel
A strong performance from Stefan Kraft, who is obviously picking up where he left off last winter: The 31-year-old from Salzburg won the opening competition in the summer Grand Prix in Courchevel on Tuesday evening in rainy conditions with a clear lead (25.6 points) ahead of France's Valentin Foubert and Italy's Alex Instam.
"That was a cool start"
For Kraft, who impressed with jumps of 126.5 and 128 meters, it was his third victory in a summer competition. "Courchevel suits me. I always feel very comfortable here. I normally always find it quite difficult in the summer. I got off to a better start this year. I have a good feeling on the hill and I'm glad that I was able to show that right away in the competition. It was a cool start," said the reigning overall ski jumping World Cup winner
The other ÖSV eagles Manuel Fettner (4th) and Jan Hörl (6th) were also among the front runners. Daniel Huber and Michael Hayböck finished the competition in 15th and 16th place. The second competition will follow on Wednesday.
As usual, not all of the top international stars were at the start in France. Nevertheless, the overall field of participants was very good. Head coach Andi Widhölzl's ÖSV team was almost at its best. Only Carinthian Daniel Tschofenig was missing due to an adductor injury.
Jacqueline Seifriedsberger was also on the podium in the women's event in third place, with Slovenia's Ema Klinec coming out on top.
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