Thursday, January 1, 2015

Winter sports: Jacobsen wins New Year’s event – Friday and friend on nine … – Times Online

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (AFP) – have Richard Freitag and Severin Freund at the traditional New Year’s event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen the next damper collected during fights. The victory of the Norwegian Anders Jacobsen, the two best German ski jumper landed on the ninth and tenth and missed the podium hoped, as in Oberstdorf significantly. The lead in the overall standings after 63 Four Hills Tournament kept Oberstdorf winner Stefan Kraft (Austria).

Jacobsen flew 135.5 and 136.5 meters and celebrated with 286.0 points his tenth World Cup victory. In 2013 was the Norwegian triumphed at New Year in Garmisch. On the podium also sailed the still toppled the tour opener Simon Ammann (Switzerland / 279.4 points) and the Slovenian Peter Prevc (276.9).

Oberstdorf winner force (270.0) had to settle for sixth place. This may also Sven Hanna forest breathe easy: The 40-year-old remains at least for another year the only ski jumper with victories on all four hills

Friday (261.8) and friend (260.2) showed three days after the the disaster in Oberstdorf Although improved performance had, but again nothing to do with the decision. “Our two top people it’s a bit jinxed. They fight, they go all out. They were small error, nuances have decided,” said head coach Werner Schuster.

Stark also presented Olympic Team Champion Marinus Kraus (Oberaudorf) on the 13th rank, Stephan Leyhe (Willingen) recorded as 16 the second best result of his career. Also in the points made it Michael Neumayer (Oberstdorf / 243.3) and Andreas Wank (Hinterzarten) “I’ve seen more positives than negatives” on the ranks 23 and 30, national coach Schuster.

Not saying in the second round, it creates only Daniel Little (Berchtesgaden). Already on Wednesday were the same six German Springer, including newcomer Markus Eisenbichler (victory village), failed to qualify.

63. Four Hills Tournament, after a rest day on Thursday (14.00 clock / ZDF and Euro Sport) with the Qualification for the Bergisel jumping in Innsbruck continued. The tour is finished traditionally in Bischofshofen (5/6 January).

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