Ski jumping news - Stephan Leyhe wins first World Cup in Willingen

German Stephan Leyhe won his first World Cup in Willingen.

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In front of his home crowd, he finished second in the first round of jumps, with a distance of 139.5m earning him 128.2 points.

In third place at the halfway point was Norwegian Marius Lindvil, half a metre ahead and with 126.1 points.

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Kamil Stoch's 139.5m and 129 points had him in first place after one jump each.

On the second round it appeared that Lindvik would claim the title at Willingen, but neither he now the Polish jumper Stoch could match Leyhe's second-round jump of 144.5m

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Stephan Leyhe (GER) - 266.4 points

2. Marius Lindvik (NOR) - 262.4

3. Kamil Stoch (POL) - 254.6

4. Stefan Kraft (AUT) - 253.5

5. Karl Geiger (GER) - 252

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