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The sustained headwind has fostered a great show in the second race of Lahti in which we have seen several leaps in the area Hs point (130 meters), if not beyond. Just one of these Kamil Stoch earned success today and the return to the top of the overall standings.
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The Polish, the square'' s honor after the first half, landed at 134.5 meters in the second series approaching the record dated trampoline Andreas Widhölzl (135.5).
For the two-time Olympic champion is the fifth victory in races valid for the Crystal Ball'' s winter and today's result allows him to return yellow bib as Peter Prevc, his rival in the race for the World Cup, has concluded in sixth place, mainly because of a first jump failed.
Behind Stoch, who has left the parterre sore left knee after a monster performance in the second series, he placed Severin Freund. The German was leading after the first half, but nothing has been against the rival and had to settle for second place.
Third place for Gregor Schierenzauer a growing condition. The twenty-four Innsbruck led the team'' s splendid performance of Austria (also Stefan Kraft who placed fourth, fifth Andreas Kofler, Michael Thomas Diethart Hayböck seventh and eighth) and was back on the podium for the first time since 12 January.
If Schlierenzauer should confirm the'' current form could therefore be an ugly customer to anyone during the World flight of Harrachov expected in two weeks. Among the candidates for the medals should be there Noriaki Kasai, which today is presented Alvia and finished ninth in spite of'' ailment in his right knee.
So Stoch back in the lead of the overall standings of the World Cup with 1131 points. Prevc now pursues him in 1078 while Freund was hoisted at 907 to 835 with Kasai fourth and fifth Schlierenzauer 775.
'' The only blue writing competition, Sebastian Colloredo, concluded quarantesettesimo. Frederick Cecon instead did not pass the qualification.
LAHTI - LARGE HILL (II) 1. STOCH Kamil (POL) 281.02. FREUND Severin (GER) 277.43. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 270.24. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 266.55. KOFLER Andreas (AUT) 263.36. PREVC Peter (SLO) 261.37. HAYBÖCK Michael (AUT) 259.58. Diethart Thomas (AUT) 258.89. KASAI Noriaki (JPN) 257 110. Anssi Koivuranta (FIN) 256.4
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The World Cup continues unabated. Tomorrow you jump in Kuopio, for qualifying for the race to be held Tuesday, March 4.
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