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POLISH TOURNAMENT: Kraft is the best in Zakopane

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As we read in the press release of the Polish Ski Association, Stefan Kraft won Sunday's individual competition on Wielka Krokiew in Zakopane, obtaining a total score of 332,3 points. for jumps of 137 and 134 meters. Austrian by 4,5 points. he overtook the German Andreas Wellinger and by 5 points. Slovenian Anze Laniska. The best Pole, Aleksander Zniszczoł, took 11th place. The historical one, the first one Polish edition The tournament was won by the Austrians with a score of 3 points, overtaking the Slovenians who had just been leading since the qualification in Wisła.

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POLISH TOURNAMENT. The first series in Zakopane

At the beginning of the first series, a good jump on distance 133,5 meters Maciej Kot (score of 148,4 points) gave him his first World Cup points of the season. He was overtaken only by Austrian teenager Stephan Embacher, who jumped 13th and jumped an impressive 142,5 meters (158,4 points). Shortly afterwards, Paweł Wąsek showed a very good jump (137,5 m, 157,2 points), but Aleksander Zniszczoł, who started right after him, outshone everyone with an excellent attempt on 141,5 meters and with a score of 164,9 points. he led the competition for a very long time. He was replaced as the leader only by Slovenian Anze Lanisek, who started 44th (137,5 m, 166,3 points). The amazing Zniszczoł was overtaken only by Austrians - Jan Hoerl (140 m, 169,2 points) and the leader of the general classification World Cup Stefan Kraft, who scored the highest score of 137 points in the first series for a jump of 171,1 meters. – informs PZN

Second series. Kraft is the best in Zakopane

In the second part of the competition, he missed his successful attack on the podium Wellinger, who, after an excellent jump of 137 meters, advanced from 6th to 2nd place. kraft landing confidently on the 134th meter, he maintained the lead in the competition. Kraft's victory today was his 109th podium finish in World Cup competition and gave him the position of an independent leader in this classification (so far he shared 1st place with the legendary Finn Janne Ahonen). Worse second jump Destroyed (128 m, 148,6 points) pushed him from the excellent 4th position to 11th place, but overall Wiślanin was the brightest point Polish national team in Zakopane. He finished the competition in 12th place David Kubacki, which can also save your weekend in the Tatra Mountains as a plus. Solid The three-time Olympic champion also jumped today Kamil Stoch and placed 17th. They still scored World Cup points Paweł Wasek (22nd), 27th Maciej Kot in 29. Piotr Zyla.

– It was a really good competition for me. To be on the podium in Zakopane is always something special, it's one of my favorite hills. This is one of best places in the World Cup, so I'm very happy. I really like being the "king of Zakopane," said Stefan Kraft with a laugh.

Bialo-czerwoni in 6th place

– Today's competition was good for me. The first jump was very nice, everything came together and the conditions were slightly better. Unfortunately, the second jump was in different conditions than on the hill, because there was a little more direction, I didn't have that height and in the end it was harder to fly away. But overall, I am satisfied - said Aleksander Zniszczoł.

The fight for victory in the first edition of the Polish Tournament between Slovenia and Austria, held on the ski jumping hills in Wisła, Szczyrk and Zakopane, lasted until the very end. Ultimately, they were better by 9,9 points. it turned out to be Austrians and they will share the main prize of EUR 50. Third place was taken by Germany (000 points). The White and Reds with a score of 3 points. they were classified in 743,4th place.

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Source: PZN press materials

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