Peter Prevc won the qualification for the second jump of the Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Slovene secured first place with a jump of 139 meters. Second was touring defending champion Stefan Kraft from Austria (135.5 meters), third place went to Johann Andre Forfang from Norway. Prevc had triumphed already in the qualification of Oberstdorf. Now in Ko-jumping on Friday he meets Oberstdorf winner Severin Freund.
Friend renounced a start in qualifying for the New Year’s event (14 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE; TV: ZDF) and finished in the 50th place automatically in the preselection. The kick-off winner from Oberstdorf was already qualified by its position in the overall World Cup and had previously laid in training with 136.5 meters the longest jump.
“It was not, of course, that I am as good jump in Garmisch in training. But it was the declared goal. That’s what I’ve done, and therefore there is not much for the quality retrieve as the same,” said the 27- years.
Because in addition to the 25 winners of the direct duels on Friday reached the top five losers of the second round, should tremble friend and Prevc not excessively to the next round.
Led go from friend ten more German ski jumper in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the start. Best DSV jumpers in the qualification was Richard Freitag in fifth place with a jump of 132.5 meters.
Also Leyhe Stephan, Andreas Wank, Andreas Wellinger, Michael Neumayer, Karl Geiger, Marinus Kraus, Pius Paschke and David Siegel are in the second tour Competition. Paul Winter, Markus Eisenbichler and Tim Fox dropped out.
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