Prevc celebrates double victory
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Stephan Embacher flew onto the podium in second place again in the second ski flying competition at Kulm. The victory went once more to Slovenia's Domen Prevc with a hill record of 245.5 meters, while Johann Andre Forfang from Norway came third.
Stephan Embacher once again demonstrated his exceptional flying skills at Kulm. One day after narrowly missing out on his first World Cup victory, the 20-year-old Tyrolean once again had to bow to the new hill record holder Domen Prevc (238/245.5) from Slovenia at the Ski Flying World Cup in Bad Mitterndorf after jumps of 240.5 and 225 meters. The other Austrians did not fare as well in the second competition as they did on Super Saturday. Daniel Tschofenig was the second-best ÖSV eagle in 11th place.
The result:
Prevc extended his half-time lead with a new hill record jump of 245.5 m. 24.8 points separated the overall World Cup leader from the rest of the world. The Kulm record had been held by his brother Peter Prevc (244) for ten years. Embacher flew far in the first round, but still had to settle for second place behind the Slovenian, who landed much more aesthetically. "Joining the 240 club is an honor. That was my best flight of several very good ones here, it was a blast," said Embacher, the Super Team Olympic champion from Predazzo, on ORF. "Domen just lands it superbly."
Embacher celebrates "terrific weekend"
In the final, Embacher attacked with two gates less than third-placed Norwegian Johann Andre Forfang and took the lead with 225 m. But Prevc countered and bowed in the outrun – presumably to himself. "Domen is simply outstanding," said Embacher. He didn't want to dwell on the victory on "the best weekend of my career." "To be beaten only by Domen in ski flying, to finish second twice, is a magnificent weekend." Prevc said, "Super good, I'm very happy with my two jumps here." With a 761-point lead over Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi, he can soon secure the overall World Cup victory.
The 40-year-old Manuel Fettner bid farewell to the Austrian audience in his final season, finishing 20th with a jump of 218.5 m. Maximilian Ortner came 21st, ski flying debutant Jonas Schuster 22nd. Former world champion Stefan Kraft had a disappointing weekend, finishing 16th and now 29th (196/205). He lacked the flow and harmony needed for ski flying. "I have to swallow that now. But I know that I actually have what it takes," said Kraft. Jan Hörl was absent due to back problems.
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