Ski jumping
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Stefan Kraft set a new points record in the Ski Jumping World Cup on Tuesday. The 32-year-old confidently took victory in the normal hill competition in Falun and 100 points, thanks to which he left the previous Finnish record holder Janne Ahonen (15,758) behind with 15,811 points.
With his 46th World Cup victory, Kraft also drew level with second-placed Matti Nykänen in the all-time rankings; only his ÖSV colleague Gregor Schlierenzauer (53) has triumphed more often.
Kraft laid the foundation for victory with a new hill record of 97.5 meters in the first round and a clear half-time lead. In the end, he came out on top with 249.9 points ahead of the Slovenian Anze Lanisek (247.7), who was also in second place at half-time, and the German Philipp Raimund (244.9), who jumped even further than Kraft in the second round with 99.5 meters. Stephan Embacher's fourth place (241.8) was better than ever before, followed by Jan Hörl (240.6) and qualification winner Daniel Tschofenig (240.2) from Austria.
"Wonderful moment"
"A lot of things are coming together, Ahonen at the top, tied with Nykänen in second place on another list. It's brilliant, a wonderful, emotional moment," said Kraft in the ORF interview. The first jump was "fully liberated and full of attack". In the second round, he went "all in". "It worked out beautifully. Everything went really well, the skis went like rockets," summarized the man from Salzburg. And all this despite the fact that the small hill is not normally one of his favorites.
It was the only competition from the normal hill in this World Cup season. As the competition will also be jumped at the Olympics, it can be described as a small dress rehearsal. Another competition from the large hill will follow on Wednesday.
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