The hill jumping world cup season subsided on Sunday at Planica’s HS240 airfield. There were no Finns in the competition.
27.3. 12:48 • Updated March 27. 13:03
Japan Ryoyu Kobayashi celebrated the victory in the overall competition of the World Jumping Cup in Planica, Slovenia, on Sunday. The Japanese finished eighth in the final race of the season, enough to seal a clear victory before Germany Karl Geigeriawho finished 16th in Sunday ‘s race.
For 25-year-old Kobayash, winning the overall race was the second in his career. He also celebrated the victory in the 2018-2019 season. At this winter’s Beijing Olympics, Kobayashi won gold on the Normal Hill and won silver on the Grand Hill.
The Norwegian will win the last race of the season Marius Lindvik before Japan Yukiya Satoa and Slovenia Peter Prevcia. No Finns took part in the final competition of the top 30 in the World Cup.
The longest jump in the race was in Slovenia Cene Prevc, which would lease a soaring 246-meter slice of HS240 Hill in the second round. Prevc placed seventh in the race. You can watch Prevc’s jump by clicking on the first picture in the story.
Eetu Nousiainen was the best Finn in the World Cup this season. He finished in 40th place. Niko Kytösaho was 50th and Antti Aalto 58: s.
Results of the last race of the season, Planica, HS240:
1. Marius Lindvik NOR 455.1
2. Yukiya Sato JPN 446.8
3. Peter Prevc SLO 438.6
4. Timi Zajc SLO 437.2
5. Anze Lanisek SLO 435.7
6. Ziga Jelar SLO 435.2
7. Cene Prevc SLO 425.4
8. Ryoyu Kobayashi JPN 423.7
9. Dawid Kubacki POL 422.5
10. Michael Hayböck AUT 421.7
World Cup endpoints:
1. Ryoyu Kobayashi JPN 1621
2. Karl Geiger GER 1515
3. Marius Lindvik NOR 1231
4. Halvor E. Granerud NOR 1227
5. Stefan Kraft AUT 1069
6. Markus Eisenbichler GER 950
7. Anze Lanisek SLO 936
8. Timi Zajc SLO 711
9. Jan Hörl AUT 662
10. Cene Prevc SLO 657
40. Eetu Nousiainen FIN 65
50. Niko Kytösaho FIN 35
58. Antti Aalto FIN 22