Ski Jumping World Cup: Stefan Kraft wins twice in Planica with flying hill and team victories

Stefan Kraft won two ski jumping World Cup events in a matter of hours, triumphing in the team competition with Austria after taking an impressive victory in the flying hill event. The 29-year-old produced the furthest jump in Planica to beat Anze Lanisek in the flying hill, as crystal globe winner Halvor Egner Granerud was denied a spot on the podium for the first time this season in the discipline.

Ad Kraft was then joined on the podium by Daniel Tschofenig, Michael Hayboeck and Jan Hoerl as Austria won the team competition. PlanicaWatch — Kraft takes the win at final weekend in Planica6 HOURS AGO The flying hill event was rearranged from Friday due to windy conditions in Slovenia and the later jumpers enjoyed the best of the conditions on Saturday.

Poland's Piotr Zyla moved into the provisional lead from Hoerl as he earned a gate compensation to take him to 233.4 points. Lanisek immediately outjumped home, scoring 234.7 points but was knocked into second by Kraft whose jump of 239.5m catapulted him to 240.5 points.

As the final jumper to go, Granerud could only produce a distance of 231m to finish 4.9 points off the podium as Zyla held on. Kraft, who registered his 30th individual World Cup win, now sits only 10 points behind Granerud in the ski flying standings with one event to go, while Lanisek has moved into third after his Slovenian compatriot Timi Zajc finished only sixth.

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