Very demanding wind conditions gave a major impact towards the end of the finaleomgangen. 18-year-old Timi Zajc jumped the sixth last, but none of the competitors who came behind him managed to tilt sloveneren down from the first place.
Zajc is a great talent, but few had believed that he was going to take Friday’s victory in Oberstdorf. With 233,5 metres in finalehoppet he defeated the Polish Dawid Kubacki with 5,3 points. Markus Eisenbichler of Germany was three.
Under terrible weather conditions managed to Blame only 198,5 metres. Thus he ended 15,1 points behind the last pallplassen. Blame lay in fourth place after they 222,5 m in the first place.
Earlier in the day was Tromsø-athlete the best in the qualification.
Stoch was also
Kamil Stoch led the race halfway through, but like with Blame had polakken utur and country in only 197 metres. Compatriot Piotr Zyla, who was a deuce after the first place, suffered the same fate and dropped down to fourth place.
Stefan Kraft stood with three straight verdenscupseirer, but Friday had the austrian satisfied with a 6.-space. He was the number three before finaleomgangen.
Halvor Is Granerud was the second best of the Norwegian. In the first place the country he, on 220 metres, but was next in landing, was drawn sharply and got 199,4 points. In the final he climbed two places and ended as number eight after a flight on 206,5 metres.
Tande-upturn
Daniel André Tande did on his page a kjempebyks on ten notches. Where he in the first jump had to settle for 201 metres, there was a 223 in the finals. It shot him up to 10.-space.
– There was a lot of positive in the day. I received a reply that I have done a lot right and come on track of a decent ski jumping again. It is very fun, ” said Tande to the NTB on the phone from Germany.
In the winter has Tande worn in hoppbakkene. Friday he was back in the ground where he was twice a world cup winner in the last year, and he took immediately to the right with 222,5 metres. It was the best leap in the first provisional competition round.
But in the first place, under very heavy conditions, had he not have to deliver just as strong. In addition, Tande unusual bad stilkarakterer and 181,3 points. Recovery came in the finaleomgangen.
– It was not a maximum skip of me in 1. place. I was a bit on the limit again in the position. When in addition the heavier conditions, it is difficult to jump far. Simple as that, but I was a notch better in 2. place. When working things better, and I also had more luck, ” said Tande after his first verdenscuprenn page 6. January.
Two new races in the weekend
Tande thought it was sad with Blame-missen in Friday’s finale.
– It is of course incredibly boring. He did a very good kvalik and was very good an after 1. place, so he’ll take it and try again in the morning, he said.
Robert Johansson was number 17 in Friday’s races after the jump on 223,5 and 213 metres. Right behind came Andrew, the Star, which had depths of 204 and 205,5 meters in the German skiflygingsbakken.
Anders Fannemel fell from 17.- 26.-place in finaleomgangen. He managed only 196,5 meters. It was nine feet shorter than his first jump.
What is new skiflygingsrenn Saturday and Sunday.
