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Daniel Huber helps Austria to team victory in Planica on Ski Jumping World Cup final weekend
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Published 23/03/2024 at 15:01 GMT
Daniel Huber helped Austria to a team victory in Planica on the final weekend of this season's Ski Jumping World Cup, finishing as the top scorer with 231.3 points. Slovenia, featuring Peter Prevc who is set to retire after this weekend, were second. Norway placed third, edging out Japan despite Ryoyu Kobayashi's impressive score of 220.3 points. The World Cup season concludes on Sunday.
'Absolutely magnificent' - Austria beat Slovenia and Norway in men’s team flying hill in Planica
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Austria claimed victory in the final men's team event of the Ski Jumping World Cup season in Planica.
The quartet of Daniel Tschofenig, Michael Hayboeck, Daniel Huber and individual overall crystal globe winner Stefan Kraft took the win by 10.5 points over home favourites Slovenia.
Huber was the top scorer with 231.3 points, with Slovenian Peter Prevc, who is set to retire after this weekend, following up his individual victory on Friday with a score of 217.2 points.
That was enough to help his team into silver ahead of Norway, who edged out Japan for bronze.
This was despite Olympic normal hill champion Ryoyu Kobayashi scoring the second-highest jump of the competition with 220.3 points.
The World Cup season concludes on Sunday in Planica, with the winner of the ski flying small crystal globe still to be decided. Kraft has a 34 point lead over Prevc at the top of the ski flying standings.
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