Freund goes top with Lillehammer ski jumping win
Germany's Severin Freund, holder of the World Cup crystal globe, got his first win of the season in Saturday's ski jumping event in Lillehammer which was reduced to one jump because of strong winds.
The double world champion scored 129.7 points to finish slightly ahead of Norway's Kenneth Gangnes (129.6) for his 19th success to take the overall World Cup lead.
Norway's Andreas Stjernen was third (127.8) as Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer, who has 53 wins to his name, and double Olympic champion Kamil Stoch of Poland, struggled in 14th and 15th respectively.
A second event is scheduled for Sunday.
Lillehammer standings (after one jump):
1. Severin Freund (GER) 129.7 pts (94.5 m), 2. Kenneth Gagnes (NOR) 129.6 (95.5), 3. Andreas Stjernes (NOR) 127.8 (96.0), 4. Stefan Kraft (AUT) 127.7 (95.5), 5. Marinus Kraus (AUT) 126.5 (97.0)
Selected:
14. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 121.7 (91.5), 15. Kanil Stoch (POL) 121.6 (94.5), 21. Simon Ammann (SUI) 119.7 (95.0), 53. Vincent Descombes-Sevoie (FRA) 102.0 (89.0)
Disqualified: Ronan Lamy-Chappuis (FRA)
World Cup standings (after 2 events):
1. Severin Freund (GER) 160pts, 2. Daniel-Andre Tande (NOR) 140, 3. Kenneth Gangnes (NOR) 104, . Peter prevc (SLO) 104, 5. Stefan Kraft (AUT) 90
Selected:
15. Kamil Stoch (POL) 36, 18. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 32, 19. Simon Ammann (SUI) 28, 36. Ronan Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 3