Oberstdorf 2021: Lundby's double magic, the women's race on the large trampoline speaks Norwegian

Ski jumping: the Olympic champion, at risk of exclusion after the positivity of Granerud, beats Takanashi (still on the podium without winning) and Kriznar.

Wednesday 3 March 2021 3 minutes reading time

A double magic for his second world title after Seefeld 2019, the first obviously on a large trampoline in the historic debut of this type of race in a world championship. Maren Lundby gives Norway the first gold in Oberstdorf 2021 with regard to ski jumping, on the day when the Scandinavian squadron lost Halvor Egner Granerud and the Olympic champion herself risked not being able to compete for the positivity of her teammate. team, with whom she had also been in contact yesterday at the press conference. Negative to all the tests carried out, Lundby competed and as he did it, as a true champion with a first jump from 128 meters (with strong wind behind him) that made the difference, since Nika Kriznar was already 3 behind. , 6 points, Marita Kramer of 4.6 and Sara Takanashi of 5.8. In the end, on the podium behind the Norwegian, who also wins the second series, there is the Japanese who is 8.7 points away and again on the podium (fourth individual medal in a World Championship) without being able to take home that gold that has been waiting for years. At 8 tenths from Takanashi, here is the bronze of Kriznar who precedes Marita Kramer, fourth again as on the normal hill while the second Norwegian, Opseth, is fifth in front of the world champion on the small hill, Ema Klinec. The program of these Jumping World Championships will continue on Thursday with the qualification for the men's race on the large trampoline which will be staged on Friday, with the grand closing on Saturday with the team event.

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