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Dawid Kubacki extends World Cup lead with Engelberg triumph in ski jumping in Switzerland.
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Published 18/12/2022 at 15:20 GMT
Dawid Kubacki claimed another World Cup victory as ski jump action headed to Engelberg. The two-time Olympic bronze medallist achieved a staggering 157.4 points from his first jump to move into the lead at the halfway stage, and 143 points for his second leap was enough for him to claim victory. His total score of 300.4 was enough for the Pole to win by 3.2 points.
Kubacki extends World Cup lead with Engelberg triumph
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Ski jumper Dawid Kubacki soared to World Cup victory at the men's large hill event in Engelberg on Sunday afternoon.
The two-time Olympic bronze medallist achieved a staggering 157.4 points from his first jump to move into the lead at the halfway stage, and 143 points for his second leap was enough for him to claim victory.
His total score of 300.4 was enough for the Pole to win by 3.2 points, with Manuel Fettner settling for silver at the Swiss ski resort.
Slovenia's Anze Lanisek finished in third and took the bronze medal, narrowly holding off Halvor Egnor Granerud who was forced to settle for fourth.
Victory for Kubacki means that he extended his lead in the overall World Cup standings, moving to a total of 650 points.
Lanisek sits second on 576 points, with Stefan Kraft - who finished sixth in Engelberg - in third place and Granerud in fourth.
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