Ski flying in Planica DSV jumpers have no chance in Prevc home win
Was the tenth best German in ski flying in Planica: Pius Paschke. photo
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In the penultimate individual World Cup of his career, Peter Prevc celebrated another success. The German ski jumpers play no role.
Germany’s ski jumpers around tour runner-up Andreas Wellinger only played a supporting role in Peter Prevc’s emotional home win. The Slovenian triumphed at the Ski Flying World Cup in Planica in the penultimate individual competition of his career to the cheers of the fans, while Pius Paschke, as the best DSV athlete, only ended up in tenth place.
Prevc, who last celebrated a World Cup victory five years ago, prevailed with distances of 237.5 and 231 meters ahead of the Austrian Daniel Huber (232/224) and Johann Andre Forfang from Norway (231/226). “That’s really cool. To be able to create such a celebration again on your last weekend is great,” Wellinger congratulated the winner.
The 28-year-old German only finished 20th with flights of 210.5 and 215 meters. “It wasn’t really fun. I find it difficult on this hill. I can’t cope with the new inrun track,” said Wellinger. Things went a little better for Paschke, who reached 212.5 and 220.5 meters.
His teammate Karl Geiger, who became ski flying world champion at the same venue in 2020, took 13th place with 209 and 223.5 meters. The Bavarian was happy with that after his recent weak hill performances. “The result is good because the hole in the middle of the season was extremely deep and long,” said Geiger.
Wellinger third overall in the World Cup
Even before the last competition of the winter on Sunday, it is clear that Wellinger will finish the World Cup season in third place overall behind the Austrian Stefan Kraft and Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan. There is another team competition on the program on Saturday.
At halftime the DSV sextet had already halved. Stephan Leyhe in 31st, Luca Roth (34th) and Felix Hoffmann (39th) all missed the second round. The trio was still behind Japan’s 51-year-old ski jumping grandfather Noriaki Kasai, who came 29th.
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