Ski jumping U20 World Cup: bronze for Lara Malsiner, Shpyneva and Markeng win

In Lahti, today the ski jump medals have been awarded. The winners were the Novegese Markeng and the Russian Shpyneva, third in the women's test Lara Marsiner.

Thursday 24 January 2019 3 minutes reading time

The Russian Anna Shpyneva won the gold medal in the jump race on the Salpausselka HS100 at the age of 17. From the first jump the podium was outlined with the Russian Lidiia Iakovleva in first place followed by compatriot Shpyneva. In third position the Italian Lara Malsiner who with a jump of 92.5 m not impeccable in style has closed to 2.9 points from the first place. In the second jump the first two positions were reversed with the silver Iakovleva losing the first position by 0.7 points. A bronze that goes a bit 'close to the Malsiner who jumped 95.5 m, the best jump of the first three, but with a final score of 249.9 to 3.2 points from the Russian. The other blue ones did not pass the first cut positioning 31 Â° Giada Tommaselli, 36 Â° Annika Sieff and 41 Â° Daniela Dejori. Complete results World champion in the men's test is the Norwegian Thomas Aasen Markeng, the protagonist of a race dictated by constancy in jumping and style. At the end of the first jump he was second behind Kazako Sergey Tkachenko at 0.6 points, the German lingered Luca Roth. In the second jump, the Norwegian showed his strength by replicating the 97 m and landing with an excellent telemark that have projected him to the first place with 252.1 points. The silver medal went to German Roth to 1.3 points from the first, third came Tkachenko who was unable to replicate the first jump closing with a good jump in style but 2m shorter. The Italians were out at the first jump, the best Giovanni Bresadola 35th, followed by 46th Francesco Cecon, 50th Mattia Galianie and finally 51st Daniel Moroder. Complete results