Four Hills Tournament: Severin Freund in Oberstdorf awake – t-online.de

Oberstdorf (AP) – When it after a power failure was finally light at the Schattenbergschanze, jumped the tour-Topfavoriten Severin Freund and Peter Prevc immediately limelight

. second place in qualifying underlined his friend strongly victory ambitions at the 64th Four Hills Tournament. After a jump on 134.5 meters of the ski jumping world champion had to defer his only permanent rivals from Slovenia. The World Cup leader flew despite shortened run-up to 136.5 meters.

“I am very satisfied and happy that I am so well came in. That’s a good feeling, the same front to be there. It makes fun to jump here. I look forward to tomorrow, “said a friend after the successful entry. When opening event on Tuesday (17.15 clock / ARD and Euro Sport live), for which qualified a total of ten DSV Springer, it gets Germany’s great hope in the knockout duel of the first round to do with Poland Piotr Zyla.

“Severin has not yet taken the plunge optimally, but flew casually,” said head coach Werner Schuster relieved. “He has a really good position. We had a long time.” Even before the first jump he had prophesied: “.. Last year Severin has made a bit distracted That will surely happen to him a second time”

The expected by many experts duel for the Tour crown between friend and Prevc has begun early. “There are not only Severin and myself,” the Slovenian incited from though. “But it’s always interesting when there is a history between two jumpers. Such duels are very popular. It was very intense in the preseason halt until the last jump.” At that time a friend had won the overall World Cup in front of the same number of points Slovenes because of the higher number of individual victories.

13 500 BC spectators, as many as never before in qualifying, but were also the other favorites in the picture. Johann Andre Forfang came with the Tagesbestweite of 139 meters in third place, behind defending champion Stefan stringed force from Austria with a set of 136 meters a.

A good idea also offered Andreas Wellinger, with 131.5 meters in tenth landed. “It was okay,” Schuster praised the 20-year-olds. Richard Freitag came with 128 meters on the other hand only on rank 14. “He still has to determine,” said the coach fixed.

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In addition to the Toptrio are also Andreas Wank, Stephan Leyhe, Michael Neumayer, Karl Geiger, Marinus Kraus, Markus Eisenbichler and Pius Paschke in competition there. “Ten man is but a cool thing,” Schuster said. Must watch only David Siegel, Paul Winter and Tim Fox.

For great excitement before a power failure had caused, the completely paralyzed the town in the Allgäu for about 75 minutes. The warm-up of wide-hunters had to be aborted, the excretion was on the edge. “The fact that even a traffic light fails, I have already experienced. The advert and the floodlights also. But that everything fails at one time, which has never happened before”, Germany Oldie Michael Neumayer.

In order said the schedule comply halfway, the jury emphasized the second training round. When it was serious, the favorites were there. Above all Prevc who nevertheless abwiegelt: “Of course, many see me as favorites, but there are several jumpers who can win.”