Ski jumping: Poland’s Kubacki second in Germany

Polish ski jumper Dawid Kubacki came in runner-up at a World Cup event in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on Friday, claiming his third individual podium finish of the season.

Dawid Kubacki

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The 32-year-old Pole produced jumps of 130.5 and 144 metres to capture his 26th career World Cup podium spot.

Dawid Kubacki drugi w konkursie Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich w Titisee-Neustadt. Wyniki finałowej serii:
1️⃣ Anze Lanisek 🇸🇮
2️⃣ Dawid Kubacki 🇵🇱
3️⃣ Karl Geiger 🇩🇪
6️⃣ Piotr Żyła 🇵🇱
1️⃣4️⃣ Paweł Wąsek 🇵🇱
2️⃣9️⃣ Aleksander Zniszczoł 🇵🇱

— Polski Związek Narciarski (@pzn_pl) December 9, 2022

Dawid Kubacki czuje niedosyt. "Na pewno dostanę po uszach" 🔽#skijumpingfamily #skijumpinghttps://t.co/9kTe5hifX9

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) December 9, 2022

Slovenia's Anze Lanisek won the competition on Friday, while Karl Geiger of Germany was third.

Poland’s Kubacki last month won the season’s first two World Cup competitions in Wisła, southern Poland.

After five individual events this season, Kubacki tops the overall World Cup standings, with 370 points, ahead of Lanisek with 336 points and Austria's Stefan Kraft with 105.

The 2022/2023 ski-jumping World Cup circuit, run by the International Ski Federation (FIS), features a total of 39 competitions, including 32 individual events, in various countries.

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Source: PAP