Poland’s Kamil Stoch added the overall World Cup ski jumping crown to his double Olympic gold on Friday when he finished the season’s penultimate event in Planica in fourth place.
The 26-year-old, who is also world champion on the large hill, is the first Pole to capture the World Cup.
Germany’s Severin Freund won the event at the Slovenian venue with two jumps of 137.5m with just a 0.3 point advantage over second place Anders Bardal of Norway with Slovenia’s Peter Prevc completing the podium.
The World Cup season will conclude on Saturday at the same hill with a team event.
Results
1. Severin Freund (GER) 289.1 pts (137.5 – 137.5 m), 2. Anders Bardal (NOR) 288.8 (136.5 – 134.5 m), 3. Peter Prevc (SLO) 287.3 (129.0 – 134.5 m), 4. Kamil Stoch (POL) 283.9 (131.5 – 134.0 m), 5. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 277.5 (130.5 – 127.5 m), 6. Noriaki Kasai (JPN) 276.8 (128.5 – 135.5 m)
World Cup standings (after 28 of 29 events):
1. Kamil Stoch (POL) 1370 pts — secures World Cup title, 2. Severin Freund (GER) 1223, 3. Peter Prevc (SLO) 1212, 4. Noriaki Kasai (JPN) 1017, 5. Anders Bardal (NOR) 1011, 6. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 911, 7. Simon Ammann (SUI) 728