Nordic SkiingSalto maschile - Oberstdorf
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This afternoon sull'Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf took place the second race flight season, held on single series. In fact, the wind began to blow across, forcing the cancellation of the second after numerous delays after the spectacular detailed first run. Was won by Stefan Kraft, the 2nd victory in flights after that conquered yesterday.
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The wind conditions today were perfect to allow athletes to find excellent performance: 28 jumps have been well beyond the 200m, 9 beyond the 220m and 2 230m beyond.
Kraft has found a jump that has approached perfection: landed at 235.5m with a phase of flawless flight and leaning telemark despite being almost flat. The Austrian has thus become the first man to reach the 230m on 4 trampolines of different flight Vikersund, Planica, Tauplitz-Bad Mitterndorf and Oberstdorf.
The main protagonist along with Salzburg was Andreas Wellinger, again in the place of honor. The German broke down the trampoline records reaching 238m, but starting from a higher gate than Kraft and without rest the telemark. The this way the gap between the two was even 12.6 lengths.
The third step of the podium went Jurij Tepes, always at ease in flight contexts and raised a lot of shots on the weekend. Slovenian has passed the point HS landing at 228m, receiving high ratings for a truly superfine technical movements.
In fourth place tied were placed Daniel Andre Tande and Peter Prevc. The first reached 225.5m, albeit with uncertainty upon landing and giving the impression of having even more leeway. Slovenian instead came to 224.5m, picking the best result since the fall in the opener in Ruka and giving encouraging signs of growth.
Surprisingly came 6th Maciej Kot, until yesterday just able to cross the 200m, while today it has unsheathed a benefit from 225m. Domen Prevc finished 7th with 221m thanks to an aerodynamic dowry without equal almost to the ground after 150m, it has made with other 70 flyby.
It followed the Polish Piotr Zyla couple 8th and 9th Kamil Stoch. Optic crystal ball the athlete Zakopane lost important points by the main rivals, while maintaining an advantage of more than 100 lengths.
The top 10 was closed by Michael Hayböck, ahead of Richard Freitag and Noriaki Kasai in great form, capable of touching 224m.
good results came from the young Tomas Vancura 21 ° and 24 ° Dinners Prevc, the latter managed to improve their personal surpassing the 200 meters. rather difficult performance for Markus Eisenbichler, now far from the best with 22 ^ square.
They have passed the qualification instead the blue Davide Bresadola and Dimitry Vassiliev, the latter having laundry the only jump of an otherwise positive weekend.
At that juncture Gregor Schlierenzauer fell after landing just over 200m. The Austrian was brought out on a stretcher and taken to hospital, where initial investigations found no serious injuries, but only a few bruises resulting impact.
The general classification is always Stoch lead with 1067 points, but approached from Tande (953) and Kraft (920), while it remains more detached Domen Prevc (867).
The World Cup now moves to the east, with the usual stage in Sapporo. Qualification is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday two individual competitions will be played.
OBERSTDORF II - HS 2251. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 232.62. Wellinger Andreas (GER) 220.03. Jurij Tepes (SLO) 215.14. Daniel Andre Tande (NOR) 213.04. PREVC Peter (SLO) 213.06. KOT Maciej (POL) 210.27. PREVC Domen (SLO) 209.88. ZYLA Piotr (POL) 209.69. STOCH Kamil (POL) 209 110. HAYBÖCK Michael (AUT) 207.9
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