Samuel Costa 2 jump in Lahti, preceded by Eric Frenzel

This morning in Lahti has been disputed the jump of the second segment gundersen the weekend. The race has had a very different appearance from that of twenty-four hours ago, in the absence of Jarl Magnus Riiber.

Sunday 8 January 2017 3 minutes reading time

Already yesterday was circulated the rumor of the alternation between nineteen and Magnus Krog, given the condition is not yet at the top because of the ills of the past weeks. In Oslo athlete absentia, the race management has set a departure gate which allowed to reach speeds much higher dividend: an average of 91.5 km / h against 88.5 yesterday. This has allowed many more athletes to overcome the point K placed at 116 m: 33 today, with very light wind from behind, against 5 yesterday, in headwinds. Eric Frenzel took full advantage of the conditions by finding a jump of 130.5m, the only over the HS. The German will start therefore in the head in the bottom segment, followed at 6 '' by Samuel Coast. The blue all weekend showed a good feeling with the Finnish ski jump, but today it will present a more complicated race scheme, given the tight to gaps between the athletes. Akito Watabe was rescued from yesterday and will start at 10 '' from the German, backed by the great Franz-Josef Rehrl to 14 '' and Fabian RieÃŸle to 16 ''. In particular for the athlete of the Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg This is a very favorable starting position, given the excellent quality on narrow skis. Rounding out the top 10 to 35 '' Leevi Mutru, 38 '' Vinzenz Geiger and Francois Braud, 39 '' Bjoern Kircheisen and 41 '' Takehiro Watanabe. Further back Eero Hirvonen (54 ''), Espen Andersen (57 ''), the second of the General Johannes Rydzek (59 '') and Philipp Orter (1'09 ''), but candidates definitely a good comeback. Today we will not see in the race Bernhard Gruber, who did not take part in the PCR, and Hannu Manninen, who has not passed having placed only 52 Â°. However it did not make the race jump JÃ¸rgen Graabak, suffered a malady of the season. Appointment with the bottom segment expected at 13.00.

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