Prevc, already the winner of this year’s World Cup, jumped 139 metres in difficult conditions in the 1st series, beating the Norwegian (144 m) by 2.2 points. The roles reversed in the second series, with Forfang (143 m) winning for the first time in his career. Prevc had to wait for the green light for quite some time and landed at 138.5 m, ending 4.7 points behind Forfang.
Another Norwegian, Kenneth Gangnes, managed to climb to third place from 11th in the first series, while Domen Prevc kept his fourth place. Robert Kranjec also had a good start, but fell from 7th place to the last, 30th place after landing at mere 103.5 metres. Jurij Tepeš jumped to 11th place from 18th, and Jaka Hvala to 26th from 28th.
In the overall standings of the World Cup, Peter Prevc now has more than 2,000 points – 2,023 to be exact. Severin Freund (2nd overall) was fifth this time, while Michael Hayböck (3rd) took 48th place after landing at 106 metres and failing to qualify for the final series.
Small mistake after take-off in 2nd series
“I’m definitely satisfied with these results, although I had higher expectations, especially for Peter. However, at a competition like this one, when the wind keeps changing – sometimes at the top, sometimes at the bottom – this is simply challenging. He also made a tiny mistake. In order to win, one needs two excellent or perfect jumps. Forfang was simply better at today’s match. Nonetheless, a good result as a team,” said Slovenian head coach Goran Janus about the jumps of his team.
“I’m satisfied with how the competition has turned out to be today. The jumps were at a high level, where I want them to be. This is why I come to the competitions, to show the best jumps I possibly can. However, the wind slightly ruined the overall impression. It kept changing very fast. Wind bonuses differed between the competitors quite substantially in both series. If we look at the results, it’s obvious that the wind had an impact on the competition, so I consider myself quite lucky,” added Peter Prevc.
