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COC: Home win for Klemens Muranka
On Saturday a Norwegian stood on top of the podium at the Continental Cup in Wisla (POL), but the Polish team fought back on Sunday and with Klemens Muranka they could celebrate a win in front of their home crowd.
The 20-year-old athlete from Zakopane won the competition with jumps on 126 m and 121.5 m and a total of 224.9 points. It was the fifth win in the COC for Klemens Muranka.
Rok Justin of Slovenia was in the lead after the first round with his jump on 130.5 m, but in the final he jumped only on 117.5 m, could not keep up with the Pole and finished second.
With 212.7 points, the third place was shared by two jumpers, who would not have expected to finish on the podium in this competition after they were only 22nd and 16th after the first round. Stefan Hula of Poland could improve his result that significantly with the by far longest jump in the final on 134 m, Philipp Aschenwald (AUT) was able to repeat his third place in Wisla also with a strong the performance in the final.
Under again changing wind conditions, Przemyslaw Kantyka was only the third-best of the extremely stron Polish team in fifth. Behind him Andraz Pograjc and Anze Lanisek followed in sixth and seventh and completed the very good result of the Slovenes on Sunday.
17-year-old Italian Alex Insam qualified for the final round for the second time of his career and achieved his by far best result of his career in eighth. Florian Altenburger of Austria (9.) and Poland's Jan Ziobro (10.) also finished in the Top 10 of the final event of the competition weekend in Poland.
Joacim Oedegaard Bjoereng, who took his first ever win on Saturday, had to be content with the 19th place this time.
Kubacki leads the Grand Prix and the COC
Dawid Kubacki, who celebrated his second win the FIS Grand Prix on Saturday in Hinterzarten, still also leads in the overall ranking of the COC with his total of 200 points. His teammates Przemyslaw Kantyka (175 points) and Stefan Hula (147 points) follow in second and third.
Full results
Quotes:
Klemens Muranka: "Although I won, my jumps were not that good. But they were definitely better than on Saturday. I'm happy about the win, because it gives me self-confidence for the next competitions. In the first round the conditions were good, but I made a mistake. In the final the wind was not that strong for the Top 10, the conditions were not so good, but equal for everyone."
Rok Justin: "On Saturday we made a few mistakes and we were not that strong as ateam. Today was a new day and our results were good. I knew that I can be on the podium if I jump well. I like the hill here in Wisla."
Philipp Aschenwald: "My first jump was not so good, because I was too late at the take-off. But it was close and that's why hoped that I can improve my result with a strong second jump. I hope that I'll get the chance to compete in the Grand Prix soon. I'm in a good shape, achieved good results, so why not."
Stefan Hula: "I didn't expect that I could be on the podium. My first jump was not bad either, but I didn't have good conditions. The second jump was very good and I was hoping that I can make it to the Top 10. I'm very happy about the result."
Source: fis-ski.com
The 20-year-old athlete from Zakopane won the competition with jumps on 126 m and 121.5 m and a total of 224.9 points. It was the fifth win in the COC for Klemens Muranka.
Rok Justin of Slovenia was in the lead after the first round with his jump on 130.5 m, but in the final he jumped only on 117.5 m, could not keep up with the Pole and finished second.
With 212.7 points, the third place was shared by two jumpers, who would not have expected to finish on the podium in this competition after they were only 22nd and 16th after the first round. Stefan Hula of Poland could improve his result that significantly with the by far longest jump in the final on 134 m, Philipp Aschenwald (AUT) was able to repeat his third place in Wisla also with a strong the performance in the final.
Under again changing wind conditions, Przemyslaw Kantyka was only the third-best of the extremely stron Polish team in fifth. Behind him Andraz Pograjc and Anze Lanisek followed in sixth and seventh and completed the very good result of the Slovenes on Sunday.
17-year-old Italian Alex Insam qualified for the final round for the second time of his career and achieved his by far best result of his career in eighth. Florian Altenburger of Austria (9.) and Poland's Jan Ziobro (10.) also finished in the Top 10 of the final event of the competition weekend in Poland.
Joacim Oedegaard Bjoereng, who took his first ever win on Saturday, had to be content with the 19th place this time.
Kubacki leads the Grand Prix and the COC
Dawid Kubacki, who celebrated his second win the FIS Grand Prix on Saturday in Hinterzarten, still also leads in the overall ranking of the COC with his total of 200 points. His teammates Przemyslaw Kantyka (175 points) and Stefan Hula (147 points) follow in second and third.
Full results
Quotes:
Klemens Muranka: "Although I won, my jumps were not that good. But they were definitely better than on Saturday. I'm happy about the win, because it gives me self-confidence for the next competitions. In the first round the conditions were good, but I made a mistake. In the final the wind was not that strong for the Top 10, the conditions were not so good, but equal for everyone."
Rok Justin: "On Saturday we made a few mistakes and we were not that strong as ateam. Today was a new day and our results were good. I knew that I can be on the podium if I jump well. I like the hill here in Wisla."
Philipp Aschenwald: "My first jump was not so good, because I was too late at the take-off. But it was close and that's why hoped that I can improve my result with a strong second jump. I hope that I'll get the chance to compete in the Grand Prix soon. I'm in a good shape, achieved good results, so why not."
Stefan Hula: "I didn't expect that I could be on the podium. My first jump was not bad either, but I didn't have good conditions. The second jump was very good and I was hoping that I can make it to the Top 10. I'm very happy about the result."
Source: fis-ski.com
