poniedziałek, 8 stycznia 2018

Kamil Stoch is second ski jumper to sweep Four Hills Tournament

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  •  Kamil Stoch of Poland rounded off his second straight Four Hills Tournament victory by also winning the last stop on Saturday.The man who swept the Sochi Olympic golds became the second ski jumper to win the annual competition by triumphing at all four stages, 16 years after Germany’s Sven Hannawald completed the feat.http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/01/06/kamil-stoch-four-hills-tournament-ski-jumping/
  • (Reuters) - Holder Kamil Stoch became the second man to win all four legs of the Four Hills competition as he retained the title with victory at Bischofshofen on Saturday.The 30-year-old Pole, who won the first three stages at Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Innsbruck, jumped 132.5 and 137 meters across the two rounds to equal German Sven Hannawald’s record set in 2002.Stoch, a double gold medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, finished with a tally of 275.6 points and his victory took him past German Richard Freitag in the overall World Cup standings.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ski-jumping-4hill/ski-jumping-stoch-seals-four-hills-title-with-record-equaling-win-idUSKBN1EV0NO
  • Hannawald, who was working at the event as a TV commentator, appeared in the finish area soon after Stoch’s winning jump and congratulated him.“I am positively surprised, happy, and a bit tired,” said Stoch, adding that the win was a “great reward” for him.After winning in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Innsbruck, Stoch said that the prospect of matching Hannawald’s record had not put him under extra pressure.https://wtop.com/sports/2018/01/ski-jumper-stoch-wins-all-stops-to-earn-4-hills-tour-title/

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