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Ski jumping: Poland’s Kubacki third in Four Hills opener

30.12.2019 00:10
Poland’s Dawid Kubacki finished third and countryman Piotr Żyła was fifth in the opening event of this season’s prestigious Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Sunday.
Second-placed Karl Geiger of Germany, first-placed Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan and third-placed David Kubacki of Poland celebrate with their trophies for the first stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Sunday.
Second-placed Karl Geiger of Germany, first-placed Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan and third-placed David Kubacki of Poland celebrate with their trophies for the first stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Sunday.Photo: EPA/PHILIPP GUELLAND

Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi, who leads this season’s World Cup standings, won Sunday's competition, ahead of second-placed Karl Geiger of Germany.

The Four Hills Tournament, which is part of the ski-jumping World Cup circuit, features a series of four competitions taking place in Germany and Austria every year.

The next stop after Oberstdorf is Germany’s Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where the world's top ski jumpers are set to compete on New Year's Day.

After that the series will move to Austria for events in Innsbruck on January 4 and Bischofshofen on January 6.

Poland’s top ski jumper Kamil Stoch, a triple Olympic champion, earlier this month earned his first World Cup victory of the season, winning a competition in Engelberg, Switzerland.

Poland’s Stoch won the 2017/2018 season’s Four Hills Tournament and also triumphed at the 2016/2017 tournament, ahead of teammate Żyła and another Pole, Maciej Kot, in fourth place.

Polish ski jumpers earlier this month won a team event at the World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany.

Last month, Poland took third place in the World Cup season-opening team competition in their home country, finishing behind winners Austria and runners-up Norway.

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Source: TVP, PAP