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In the Japanese morning he has staged the second competition sull'Okurayama, real lottery for the weather conditions found by athletes. The fact is not surprising, because these are the usual conditions of Sapporo, with constant changes of wind intensity, alternating moments of extreme favor to the sudden air pockets. To find the ransom compared to yesterday was Kamil Stoch, today on the highest step of the podium.
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The Pole has found a great first jump 137.5m, which was impeccable during flight and on landing. It 's so remained in the wake of Andreas Wellinger, and then make overtaking decisive in the second set. Here he made the most of the conditions highly favorable for the 140m, putting a fine telemark.
It was therefore concluded a glorious weekend for Zakopane athletes, who have collected two wins in two days. Stoch also it is fully resumes after the passage means to empty yesterday, in which the unfavorable weather conditions had strongly penalized.
Runner-Wellinger, author of a masterful first jump. On that occasion landed 140.5m, making the most of the conditions friends and closing around the first part of the race. In the decisive race instead he found a wind significantly decreased compared to the opponents, failed to hold share in reaching the final and only 132m.
The third step of the podium was Stefan Kraft again, with a good first jump, but not great, and a second superlative. In the Austrian defining moment ago it made the number, registering 144m and equaling the record of the trampoline, registered in qualifying by Maciej Kot.
Just the twenty-five Polish concluded 4th, extremely competitive and consistent results sull'Okurayama. The athlete of Zakopane, yesterday winner, half occupied the 3rd place, thanks to a 133m far, however, obtained in less favorable conditions. In the second run it landed 138m, but encountering two and a half meters of headwinds and thus being penalized in compensation.
Fifth place for Daniel Andre Tande, author of two excellent jumps for the length, but not so in style. At the first jump it was supported by both headwinds, keeping lots of altitude, except his feet in the final and reaching 138m. In the second hand he has reached 142m, but the risk of falling after an uncertainty on the landing.
The other winner of yesterday, Peter Prevc, is joint 6 ° thanks to two good performances but unable to shift the balance. E 'was followed by Robert Johansson, satisfied with the good overall evidence that earned him his second best finish of his career.
Positive signs for the home side, which largely have done better than yesterday. Daiki Ito was 8 °, followed by Taku Takeuchi Junshiro Kobayashi 13th and 17th.
Markus Eisenbichler 9th was the victim of a fall, tipping the scales forward after an uncertainty on the second jump telemark. The top 10 was finally closed by the French Vincent Descombes Sevoie.
Home Austria, manuel fettner came 15th, losing several positions in the second half of the race, which was affected by bad weather. Team-mate Michael Hayböck closed a really hard weekend in 28th place, while they got the best career results for the second lines Clemens Aigner (21 °) and Stefan Huber (22 °).
Today have been victims of Sapporo lottery many illustrious names: Dawid Kubachi, Roman Koudelka, Jan Ziobro, Richard Freitag, Evgeniy Klimov, Jurij Tepes and Noriaki Kasai met with sudden air holes, unable to access the scoring area.
In the overall standings Stoch stretches again rising to 1180 points, while his closest pursuer becomes Kraft (1040), which spans Tande (1034). Now out of Domen Prevc games (878), 20th today.
Next round of the maximum already planned trip during the week, with the stage of pre-Olympic PyeongChang. Wednesday is scheduled qualifying, while on Wednesday and Thursday happening two individual competitions.
SAPPORO II - HS 1371. STOCH Kamil (POL) 262.72. Wellinger Andreas (GER) 255.33. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 249.64. KOT Maciej (POL) 244.75. Daniel Andre Tande (NOR) 242.96. PREVC Peter (SLO) 239.37. JOHANSSON Robert (NOR) 229.68. Daiki ITO (JPN) 216.79. Eisenbichler Markus (GER) 215 310. DESCOMBES SEVOIE Vincent (FRA) 214.2
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