16:51. This Friday afternoon, the first of the two individual competitions in the ski jumping world cup finals took place on the giant hill in Planica (Slovenia).
In a magnificent atmosphere, Domen Prevc (234.5 and 237.5 metres) won in front of his home crowd, beating his compatriot Anze Lanisek (242 and 227.5 metres) by just a few points.
Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi (232 and 239.5 metres) rounded off the podium ahead of Austria’s Daniel Tschofenig (234.5 and 233.5 metres), who won his first Crystal Globe.
In the French ranks, Courchevel’s Valentin Foubert (187.5 metres), thirty-sixth, did not compete in the final round.
Full results
The overall World Cup standings
The overall ranking for ski flying
- Planica: Valentin Foubert the only Frenchman selected for the World Cup finals
- Planica: Andreas Wellinger wins the last qualifier of the winter, Valentin Foubert goes through
