Les hommes en forme sont devant !
Depuis les JO Severin Freund n'en finit plus de gagner. L'Allemand a gagné cet après-midi à Oslo son 4e concours de la saison, le 8e en carrière. Ceci avec deux sauts mesurés à 132m et 130.5m pour un total de 265.4 points.
Il s'agit de la première victoire Allemande à Oslo depuis Sven Hannawald en 2000.
Anders Bardal, vainqueur à Trondheim cette semaine, passe tout près d'un second succès devant son public. Le double champion olympique et probable vainqueur du général Kamil Stoch complète ce très beau podium.
Vincent Descombes-Sevoie se classe 28e. Après une bon saut en première manche, le Haut-Savoyard n'a pas réussi à elever son niveau sur sa seconde tentative. "Une place dans les trente c'est bien mais j'aurais aimé faire mieux" a t'il expliqué.
On retrouvera les sauteurs le week-end prochain à Harrachov (Rép.Tchèque) pour les mondiaux de vol à ski...
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Les réactions :
Severin Freund (GER): "It was not easy with the conditions. But I saw in the result list that I won both rounds and if you win both rounds that pretty much says that you were the best. I was pretty confident today, because I had a good second training jump yesterday and so I knew I can jump well here. The audience here is always amazing, you can feel the history of this place. To win here is a pretty big thing. The whole Nordic Tour went extremely well for me and I think I can perform well also in Harrachov."
Anders Bardal (NOR): "It was a nice day. Of course it's special to finish second on the Holmenkollen. Winning here is very special for a ski jumper, but Severin was very hard to beat already in the last World Cups. The atmosphere here is nice. There were a lot of Polish fans and they are making a lot of noise. My jumps are on a high level and I hope I can continue like that in Harrachov."
Kamil Stoch (POL): "I´m happy with my performance and the third place today. It was a hard competition on a really high level and I congratulate Severin and Anders on their performances today. I´m still trying not to think about the overall World Cup title, I focus on my jumps and we have the Ski Flying Worldchampionships coming up, this is the top priority now."
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WORLD CUP STANDING
1. Kamil Stoch, Poland - 1320 points
2. Peter Prevc, Slovenia - 1152 points
3. Severin Freund, Germany - 1123 points
NATION'S CUP STANDING
1. Austria - 4730 points
2. Germany - 4256 points
3. Slovenia - 3909 points
Photo : Nordic Focus