29.01.2010: World Cup in Oberstdorf: Jacobsen wins

Jacobsen soared 213.5 and 210 metres to collect 426.7 points. The Norwegian last won in February 2008.

Robert Kranjec of Slovenia took second with 418.1 points from jumps of 202.5 and 214 metres. Johan Remen Evensen of Norway was third with 416.2 points after the longest jump of the day at 217.5 metres and another of 200.5.

Andreas Kofler of Austria crashed heavily but was not seriously injured.

Kranjec won the sky flying title with 260 points.

Statements:

Anders Jacobsen (NOR): "The training and also the competition today went really well for me. Actually I jumped well in trainings the whole season, but in the competitions I was trying too. This victory gives me self-confidence and so I hope that it’ll be easier to continue like that. It was nice to hear the Norwegian anthem today and not always the Austrian. I think the new rules are really good. It’s still tested, but it’s working. All in all the competition is more fun, for the spectators and also for us as athletes.”

Robert Kranjec (SLO): "I had no bad feeling because of my fall yesterday, actually it was normal. Maybe that’s because I always had to deal with such situations, also in training. I was still happy about my jump on 226 m. Tomorrow I’ll travel to Klingenthal and want to have some good training jumps there. After Klingenthal I’ll return to prepare for the Olympics.”

Johan Remen Evensen (NOR): "I’m really very happy today. My jumps were unbelievably good. It was a great day for the Norwegian team and the best preparation for the Olympics. I’ll go back to Norway now to train there for a couple of days then and return to the Team Tour for Willingen.”

You can find some Impressions from todays Competitions, the Qualification and the Team Competition in the Galerie: Skiflying Oberstdorf

29.01.2010

12.00 Official Training
14.00 Qualification

30.01.2010 - Team

12.00 Trial Round 
14.00 Start of the Competition

31.01.2010 – Individual

12.00 Trial Round
14.00 Start of the Competition

After the first Round of the Skiflying Event in Oberstdorf two Norwegians are in Leading Postition. Anders Jacobsen jumped on 213,5 metres and leads in front of Johan Remen Evensen (217,5 metres) and the polnish Jumper Adam Malysz (206,5 metres).

This was the Trial Round:

The Trial Round for the Skiflying Individual Competition in Oberstdorf, whci counts for the FIS Team Tour, was won by the Austrian Martin Koch (205,5 metres) followed by Simon Ammann from Switzerland (206,5 metres) and the Norwegian Johan Remen Evensen (211,5 metres).

This was the Qualification:

The Qualification for the Individual Skiflying Event in Oberstdorf was ex aequo won by the Norwegians Johan Remen Evensen (224,5 metres) and Anders jacobsen (218 metres). On Rank three follows the German Michael Uhrmann (203 metres).

In the Group of the best 10 Atheltes of the World Cup Standing the polnish Jumper Adam Malysz did the best jump - 211 metres.

This was the Training:

The first Round of Training at the Skiflying in Oberstdorf was won by the Swiss Jumper Simon Ammann, who did a flight on 212,5 metres, followed by Martin Koch from Austria (212 metres) and the Slovenian Robert Kranjec (213,5 metres).

The second Round afterwards was also won by Simon Ammann - 207,5 metres, followed by Robert Kranjec from SLovenia (209,5 metres) and the Norwegian Anders Jacobsen (207,5 metres).