Nordic Skiingmale jumping - Trondheim
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In the late afternoon today is staged the competition in Trondheim. The race was very regular, because the wind is not a factor and did not give problems, as opposed to yesterday. It has imposed Stefan Kraft, which consecutively stores the 4th victory and 11th podium in high level competitions and returns leader of Raw Air.
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The Austrian has found two masterpiece jumps, the first coming to 138m in difficult conditions, while the second reaching 142.5, best day of measurement, in both cases with a phase of impeccable and a lavish telemark flight.
In place of honor stood Andreas Stjernen, so that the pad goes home to equal the best result of his career. The Norwegian has performed better in both series, landing at 138m and 138.5m, being beaten only by one Stefan Kraft really unplayable. Collects so the first podium of the season, after having touched on a couple of occasions.
Third place for Andreas Wellinger, discreet in the first half of the race, while in the second he found a crazy performance, surpassing the HS with 141.5m and making a genuflection exemplary. Go then to add a good result to a match report of rotation from the first class starting in January: 13 podiums out of 15 top-level competitions. Curious that both the fourth consecutive competition that the athlete 6th half arrivals finally 3rd.
Markus Eisenbichler it had to settle for 4th place, only 9/10 of the historic training partner. The Teutonic has found measures of excellence, 141m and 140m, but paid for having bungled in landing the first jump, which on balance has lost the points that would take him to the podium.
The other contender to the crystal ball, Kamil Stoch, came 5th with two good jumps. But he could not keep the pace of Kraft, losing another 55 points. Inertia is therefore moved all in favor of Salzburg, ahead by 86 lengths with only flight scheduled races from here until the end of the season.
Sixth thanks to two competitive performance Johann Andre Forfang, improved from race to race after a very difficult start to the season. The Norwegian preceded Peter Prevc 7th, very steady despite the lack of the magic touch that had characterized last year.
Good test for Richard Freitag 8th and 9th Roman Koudelka, ahead of Daniel Andre Tande author of a great comeback. The latter had in fact ended 21st the first heat, where he had been shown not to be top technically and athletically. In the decisive series his performance was better, but far from those made to see in December.
To underline the proof beyond expectations Evgeniy Klimov 12th, competitive with the matt version and view the World Cup in Lillehammer. Joakim Aune 18th has again found a good result, showing to be worth the points in 2 games on 2 main circuit, having only attended the Cadet circuit during the season.
Excellent 21 ^ square to David Bresadola, author of two great leaps. The Trentino is confirmed then at high levels even after Lillehammer, where he jumped very well before the competition was canceled.
They concluded in the rear Domen Prevc 24 ° and 26 ° Michael Hayböck. The first is partially ascended from the abyss into which he had fallen in the last month, but it is only the shadow of the athlete who won in December, while the Austrian continues to highlight problems in the process of detachment, where it is constantly late.
They did not have access to the points Karl Geiger, Anze Lanisek, Dawid Kubacki and Taku Takeuchi, as well as blues Alex Insam 35th and Sebastian Colloredo 47th. The South Tyrolean has still picked up the best result of careers, not going away from the best 30, with a good jump past the point K. The Friuli instead struggled more, finding the wind behind leaving the tooth that is not allowed him to reach use them to share.
The general classification of the World Cup to see Kraft Command (1420) stretching on Stoch (1334). The third position is always in the hands of Tande (1181), which continues to see shrinking his lead over Wellinger (988), although four races remaining seem to relative safety.
The ranking of the Raw Air sees a new rotation to the summit, with Kraft (1237.1) again leading with a minimal advantage, 5.3 lengths of Wellinger (1231.8). It also remains very open fight for the third position, with Eisenbichler (1206.2) and Stjernen (1200.8) covered by just 5.4 points.
The Raw Air moves now in Vikersund, where he changed the program of the weekend at the flying trampoline. Tomorrow at 16.15 in fact take place on a single race series to replace the one canceled in Lillehammer. Saturday instead there will be a double-header, with the qualification to the race sunday at 14.15, and at 16.15 is expected the event team. The weekend will end Sunday with the individual competition at 14.15.
TRONDHEIM - HS 140
1. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 302.0 2. Stjernen Andreas (NOR) 294.3 3. Wellinger Andreas (GER) 289.6 4. Eisenbichler Markus (GER) 288.7 5. STOCH Kamil (POL) 285.1 6. Forfang Johann Andre (NOR) 281.0 7 . PREVC Peter (SLO) 270.2 8. Richard Freitag (GER) 268.4 9. KOUDELKA Roman (CZE) 264.4 10. Daniel Andre Tande (NOR) 261.3
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