Kraft also leads in this ranking. With 340 points from four of six individual competitions, the 30-year-old from Salzburg is directly ahead of one of his best friends. Daniel Huber, who was recently in top form late on, is 91 points behind. But he has little illusions that he can still deny his compatriot the ball.
“Defending points against the Krafti in ski flying is difficult enough, but catching up on 91 points won’t be quite possible. No, that’s not the point at all,” explained the 31-year-old from Salzburg. “I’m looking forward to every flight with cool conditions that we have.” He is already very happy with his season finish and wants to carry on the momentum after his second World Cup victory in Vikersund. “Now I have the 240 meters in Oberstdorf and Vikersund, now of course Planica is still missing,” is his goal.
picturedesk.com/EXPA/JFK Daniel Huber and Stefan Kraft are hoping for a similar dominance in Planica as they did in Vikersund
Fourth ski flying crystal would be a record
But the fight for the final decision among men is not a duel. The strong Slovenians also have a say on their home hill. Above all, Timi Zajc and Peter Prevc, who still have chances with a deficit of 94 and 98 points respectively. Peter Prevc will be particularly motivated, as the 2015/16 overall World Cup winner is ending his successful career in Planica. Incidentally, he triumphed 15 times that season. Kraft could equal this record with a singles double this weekend.
When it comes to the small crystal ball, however, the ski flying world champion could set himself apart from the competition, including those from the past: If he gets the fourth ski flying ball after 2017, 2020 and 2023, then he will leave Gregor Schlierenzauer and the aforementioned Peter Prevc (three small ones each). balls) behind him.
“The feeling is addictive”
“The ski flying weekend in Vikersund was a dream. Having it fixed now helps me to be able to enjoy it all now,” said Kraft happily. However, the 43-time World Cup winner wouldn’t mind if the anthem was played for him again. “The feeling is addictive, you want to have it again and again.”
Kraft has held the world record for seven years with 253.5 meters (March 18, 2017/Vikersund). It is still almost impossible to crack it in Planica before a planned renovation. However, Gregor Schlierenzauer (2018) once landed in optimal conditions in Planica at exactly the world record distance – but was unable to complete the flight. The program in Planica includes qualification on Thursday, a women’s normal hill competition (Friday) and two men’s individual events (Friday and Sunday) and a team competition (Saturday).
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