COC-M: Triple victory for Norway
Norway continous to be successful in the Continental Cup. The jumpers from Scandinavia celebrated a triple victory in the first competition in Brotterode.
Anders Fannemel
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Anders Fannemel, who was in the Top 10 twice at the World Cup in Sapporo recently, won the competition on Saturday with 120 m and 114.5 m and a total of 269.1 points. "It's great, I'm very happy about the victory. It's fun to jump in front of such an audience. Congratulations to the organizers", said Fannemel, who will compete in Willingen next weekend.
The results of Anders Fannemel »
The second place went to his teammate Simen Grimsrud with 265.1 points (115.5 m and 114 m). The 19-year-old was on the podium for the first time in his fifth appearance in the COC. "I'm very happy about this second place and I hope that I can also show good jumps again tomorrow. My next big goal are the Junior World Championships."
Ole Marius Ingvaldsen, 19th after the first round, showed a great jump in the final on 120 m and moved up to third place overall. "I want to thank the organizers. The hill was in a perfect condition and it's always great to jump in front of many spectators."
Austrians Stefan Kraft and Michael Hayboeck finished fourth and fifth, followed by Vegard Swensen (6th) who completed the top result of the Norwegian team together with Robert Johansson (9th).
The best Slovene, Robert Hrgota, came in seventh, best of the German team was Jan Maylaender as eighth.
With 637 points, Andreas Stjernen leads in the overall ranking of the Continental Cup ahead of Michael Hayboeck (587 points) and Kenneth Gangnes (473 points).
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