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Stoch claims another Four Hills ski jumping victory

Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Al Maghrib Today

Another day, another hill, same result: Kamil Stoch won the second leg of the Four Hills competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Monday, two days after taking the opening round in Oberstdorf. The Pole, a double Olympic champion and the reigning Four Hills champion, again showed his love of the big occasion. He had not won a World Cup event all seasonRead more

Ski jumping: 40,000 to see Four Hills take leap of faith

Berlin - Al Maghrib Today

Around 40,000 people will shiver in the snow of Oberstdorf on Saturday, straining necks and eyes as ski jumping's prestigious Four Hills gets underway with their own German Alpine stars expected to sweep to victory. The sport's blue riband event, a Christmas and New Year fixture of the ski jumping calendar since 1953, takes on extra significance this year withRead more

Stoch wins first leg of Four Hills

Oberstdorf - Al Maghrib Today

Double Olympic champion Kamil Stoch chose an opportune moment to claim his first victory of the season on Saturday as he won the first leg of the prestigious Four Hills in Oberstdorf. The Pole, who won the Four Hills last year, was fifth after the first leg with a jump of 126 metres but a second leap of 137 metresRead more

Dominant Freitag extends overall lead

Engelberg - Al Maghrib Today

German Richard Freitag soared to his third World Cup win of the season in Engelberg on Sunday to extend his overall lead. The 26-year-old, who had gone almost three years without a victory before winning in Russia earlier this month, now holds a 151-point lead at the top of the standings from his compatriot Andreas Wellinger. Freitag was utterly dominantRead more

Wellinger completes German double in ski jumping in Russia

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Andreas Wellinger claimed his third World Cup victory by winning in Russia on Sunday, completing a German double after Richard Freitag's Saturday success. The 22-year-old Wellinger produced two solid efforts in the large-hill event at Nizhny Tagil to beat his compatriot into second by 4.8 points. Freitag almost pipped Wellinger with a massive second leap of 138 metres, but itRead more