The icing on the cake for Stefan Kraft wins crystal ball and race in Planica

In the morning today went on stage in Planica the final event of the 2016/2017 World Cup, with the final reserved for the top 30 athletes of the overall ranking (4 repechage given the absence of Severin Freund, Andreas Kofler, Stefan Hula and Gregor Schlierenzauer). Stefan Kraft crowned the splendid season with a clear success, so has won the first ball career crystal and the cup of flight specialties.

Sunday 26 March 2017 7 minutes reading time

The competition was held on a single series, in that, after the second jump of only 8 athletes, atmospheric conditions are suddenly changed, having risen a strong wind behind partly cross, which would not ensure homogeneous conditions for the jumpers in stanga starting. Kraft concluded with a bang and found a phenomenal jump of 250 meters. The Austrian has performed all the best, finding a perfect take-off time and a phase of encyclopedic flight. It is only the failure to kneel, but being landed almost flat is almost impossible to perform it. With this success has brought to 10 the number of victories in the World Cup and World Championships. Austria has achieved so share 12 crystal balls, won with 7 different athletes. Place of honor for Andreas Wellinger, with a big jump of 238.5m, developing a remarkable progression after reaching less proportion than usual output from the tooth. The Teutonic has in turn played the best season of his career, showing you have a great consistency of performance from January onwards. However, it has proved a great placed, as compared to 14 seasonal podiums out of 28 races, has achieved success on one occasion, while 10 times was 2nd. Third place went to an incredible Noriaki Kasai. The Japanese realized again a jump close to 240m, just a meter before stopping, taking advantage of the pressure under the skis and finally placing a regal telemark. For the nearly 45 year old is so came the 63rd podium of the long career at 25 years after the first obtained in 1992, when the two athletes who preceded him were not even born. Markus Eisenbichler has missed the podium for only 7/10, so having to settle for 4th position. The German has made an exceptional leap from 243m, but starting from pole higher. For the Siegsdorf jumper that's still been the year of the turning point, as it surpassed the status of second-line and scored four third places, including the bronze medal standings on normal hill. Fifth place for Kamil Stoch, who bowed so Kraft in the race for the crystal ball. The Polish landed before the HS to 222.5m, unable to revive the technically perfect jumps yesterday. He preceded the landlord Peter Prevc, who has found a discrete jump from 229m, but could not develop Crazy progression from last season. Seventh Robert Johansson, once again beyond the 230m, this year definitely the best Norwegian in the process of flotation. He followed Jurij Tepes 8th with a good jump of 231.5m, ahead of the pair of Scandinavian Johann Andre Anders Fannemel Forfang 9th and the 10th, landed in the HS zone. bitter ending to Daniel Andre Tande, disqualified before just jump because of the irregular suit. The twenty-four was still closed on the podium in the overall third place, particularly in light of the beginning of a very high level, while in the final season is powerfully dropped shots. In flight standings there were no upheavals with today's competition and the first Stono been confirmed positions: 1. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 445 2. WELLINGER Andreas (GER) 333 3. STOCH Kamil (POL) 279 4. KASAI Noriaki (JPN) 230 5. PREVC Peter (SLO) 196 6. HAYBÃ–CH Michael (AUT) 184 7. EISENBICHLER Markus (GER) 151 8. TEPES Jurij (SLO) 144 9. PREVC Domen (SLO) 138 10. ZYLA Piotr (POL) 129Clicca here for the complete ranking. The overall standings of the 2016-17 World Cup in conclusion was as follows: 1. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 1665 2. STOCH Kamil (POL), 1524 3. TANDE Daniel Andre (NOR) 1201 4. WELLINGER Andreas (GER) 1161 5. KOT Maciej (POL) 985 6. PREVC Domen (SLO) 963 7 . HAYBÃ–CH Michael (AUT) 814 8. EISENBICHLER Markus (GER) 807 9. PREVC Peter (SLO) 716 10. FETTNER Manuel (AUT) 703 - 46. COLLOREDO Sebastian (ITA) 33 53. INSAM Alex (ITA) 22 60. BRESADOLA Davide (ITA) 14Clicca here for the complete ranking. Planica II - HS 225 1. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 244.3 2. WELLINGER Andreas (GER) 236.2 3. KASAI Noriaki (JPN) 223.9 4. EISENBICHLER Markus (GER) 223.2 5. STOCH Kamil (POL) 216.8 6. PREVC Peter (SLO) 211.9 7. JOHANSSON Robert (NOR) 211.8 8. TEPES Jurij (SLO) 209.9 9. FORFANG Johann Andre (NOR) 209.6 10. FANNEMEL Anders (NOR) 207.9 Click here for complete results.

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