Kamil Stoch also wins in Titisee-Neustadt

Kamil Stoch also wins in Titisee-Neustadt

Just three days after the triumph in 69. Kamil Stoch also won the first of two World Cup competitions in Titisee-Neustadt. W ekscytującej rywalizacji trzykrotny mistrz olimpijski zaprezentował się w doskonałej formie na skoczni Hochfirst i wyprzedził Norwegów Halvora Egnera Graneruda i jego kolegę z drużyny Piotra Żyłę.

After this first series, Kamil Stoch was second behind his teammate Dawid Kubacki, ale Kubacki miał wtedy trudne warunki w swoim drugim skoku i spadł na siódme miejsce w klasyfikacji generalnej. To otworzyło dziś drogę Kamilowi ​​Stochowi. Oprócz dzisiejszego zwycięzcy, and Piotr Żyła (3.), Andrzej Stekała (5.) and David Kubacki (7.), who ranked in the top seven, reprezentacja Polski utrzymuje się na bardzo wysokim poziomie. Polska prowadzi również w Pucharze Narodów z łącznym wynikiem 2286 points, ahead of Norway (2144 pkt) and Germany (1933 pkt).

"Of course I'm a bit tired after the 4-Hills-Tournament, which had many ups and downs, especially emotional. I knew, that I am in good shape and that my performances are at a high level. I'm a little tired mentally, but the body is doing its job. I'm just happy right now. Pity, that there are no fans, because we miss them so much. I hope, that fans will be able to come back and support us soon", Stoch said.
It was already 39. victory in the World Cup of Kamil Stoch, który obecnie zajmuje trzecie miejsce w rankingu wszechczasów ze swoim rodakiem Adamem Małyszem. Tylko Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT / 53) i Fin Matti Nykaenen (46) wywalczyli więcej mistrzostw świata.

Second place Halvor Egner Granerud was also happy and tired: “The 4-Hills-Tournament was quite tiring, but on the way I was able to rest in the car and had some time to myself. It will be nice to have a few days off after this weekend, but I feel pretty good”.

Markus Eisenbichler was the best of the German team in fourth place, jumped on 138 m i 139,5 m. "I'm very happy, last jump was good, I have to take small steps and actually I'm quite satisfied. Today's conditions were difficult, but no matter what the wind conditions are, you have to show jumps well, to be among the best ", explained Eisenbichler after his jump.
Together with Halvor Egner Granerud, Robert Johansson (6.) and Marius Lindvik (8.) ensured a good result for the Norwegian team of coach Alex Stoeckl.

Thanks to today's win, Kamil Stoch takes third place in the general classification of the World Cup, tuż za Markusem Eisenbichlerem. Stoch zdobył 608 points, Eisenbichler is the second of 634 points, Halvor Egner Granerud leads with 848 points.