Junshiro Kobayashi, Tomasz Pilch, Maciej Kot
Also on day 2 of the Continental Cup in Brotterode (GER), the victory went to a ski jumper of Poland. After Stefan Hula was the best on Saturday evening, his teammate Tomasz Pilch had a reason to celebrate on Sunday.
The 20-year-old laid the foundation for this success with a jump of 115 m in the first round, 111 m in the final and 272.2 points were then enough for Tomasz Pilch to secure his third win in the Continental Cup. The last time the jumper from Wisla won was in December 2017 in Ruka (FIN).
After his third place yesterday, Junshiro Kobayashi could show yet another strong performance today. The Japanese was able to improve his result by one place and came in second with 111.5 m and 109.5 m and 268.8 points.
Markus Schiffner, Stefan Hula, Junshiro Kobayashi
The Polish veteran Stefan Hula won the first of two competitions of the Continental Cup in Brotterode (GER) on Saturday evening.
The 34-year-old was already in the best in the first round with 113 m, he then secured the narrow win with the longest jump of the day of 115.5 m in the final and 269.9 points. The Pole stood on top of the podium in the COC for the third time in his career today and for the first time since February 2013.
Austria s Markus Schiffner, who won both competitions last weekend in Klingenthal, was second this evening. With 113 m and 112 m and a total of 269.3 points he came in close behind Stefan Hula.