Le nouveau patron
Champion du monde, double champion olympique, Kamil Stoch pourrait bien remporter fin mars le gros globe de cristal, seul titre qui manque à son déjà fabuleux palmarès.
Aujourd'hui il s'impose pour la 12e fois de sa carrière et surtout il reprend la tête du général suite au 6e rang de son grand rival Slovène Peter Prevc. Stoch compte maintenant 53 points de marge.
L'Allemand Severin Freund, deuxième ce jour, peut encore espérer lui aussi gagner le général car il totalise tout de même 907 points. Mathématiquement l'exploit est encore possible.
Gregor Schlierenzauer, vainqueur par équipes samedi, se classe troisième devant ses coéquipiers Kraft et Kofler.
Ronan Lamy-Chappuis ne s'est pas qualifié pour ce concours.
Prochaine épreuve mardi à Kuopio
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Les réactions
Kamil Stoch (POL): "I felt a little bit pain after the landing in the second round, but afterwards I sat down a little and fortunately everything seems to be okay. I think it won't be a problem for the next competitions. I like jumping in Kuopio and Trondheim and I'm looking forward to it. In the fight for the overall title I try to concentrate only on myself and on my job. I will just enjoy ski jumping."
Severin Freund (GER): "After Kamil's second jump I knew I had to go really for because you can be sure that he will get high judges' marks even at 134.5 m. It wasn't enough to win today, but I can't complain about two wins and a second place in the last three competitions. I like the hill in Kuopio, it's again a typical Finnish hill. I'm sure it will be an exciting competition again and I'm looking forward to it."
Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT): "The past weeks and days were not so easy for me. The level is extremely high and you always need luck with the wind conditions. My jumps are getting better and better and I'm happy that I could be on the podium again. Respect to Severin Freund and Kamil Stoch, they are in a remarkable shape."
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Photo : Nordic Focus