Anders Bardal wins in Trondheim. Noriaki Kasai first non-European to share 50 podiums

The race was staged in Trondheim with a dancer who often wind changed direction. Among the athletes hardest hit by Aeolus in the first series the top three in the overall standings. Those affected expenditure was Peter Prevc, which closed in the back and then seeing further reduced the chances in the race for Crystal Ball.

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Kamil Stoch was not able to deal the knockout blow, finished in ninth position by recovering a square compared to the first series, but it is even closer to winning the World Cup on his lead to 132 Slovenian lengths when 300 points remain to be assigned. The'' Today'' s success has gone only pre-race favorite to not be undermined by the wind, or Anders Bardal. The Norwegian, the second half of the race, has legitimized his claim and made the best score in the second set and winning her first career victory in his native Norway. Piazza'' s honor at 4.4 points behind for a surprising Andreas Kofler. '' The Austrian was able to put together two competitive jumps in the same competition for the first time since time immemorial getting the best result since December 2012. Third position for Noriaki Kasai, who has reached yet another milestone''. In addition to retouch his record of oldest athlete on the podium in World Cup (41 years and 274 days), the Japanese became the first non-European to reach the jumper fateful share of 50 podiums in his career. The veteran Japanese preceded a revived Roman Koudelka. The Czech had even closed head in the first series, where he found favorable conditions and still get the best result of his troubled past winter Reruhi Shimizu, which continued at a high level after the splendid jump qualifying. It should be remarked the seventh position of Severin Freund, another man affected by the wind at the first jump and then recover fifteen positions. '' There were Italians entered in the race. Sunday races at Holmenkollen, the qualification already tomorrow. TRONDHEIM - LARGE HILL1. Anders Bardal (NOR) 269.32. KOFLER Andreas (AUT) 264.93. KASAI Noriaki (JPN) 261.44. Roman Koudelka (CZE) 259.65. SHIMIZU Reruhi (JPN) 256.66. DAMJAN Jernej (SLO) 249.37. FREUND Severin (GER) 248.58. HAYBÃ–CK Michael (AUT) 248.19. STOCH Kamil (POL) 245 610. Anssi Koivuranta (FIN) 245.2Clicca here for full results.

Francesco Paone

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