Ski jumping | Sapporo: the double for Domen Prevc, winner just ahead of Ryoyu Kobayashi

9:22. Last night, the second men’s world cup ski jumping competition in Sapporo (Japan) took place on the island of Hokkaido. As on the previous night, it was the Slovenian yellow number Domen Prevc who prevailed.

With jumps of 137.5 and 136.5 metres, he beat local Ryoyu Kobayashi (136.5 and 138.5 metres) by 3.5 points, while Daniel Tschofenig (134.5 and 138.5 metres) completed the podium.

No points for the French, with Jules Chervet (122 metres) thirty-eighth and Valentin Foubert (117 metres) forty-first. Last but not least, veteran Noriaki Kasai was disqualified in the qualifying heat by Stefan Kraft.

Full results

The overall World Cup standings

• Zhangjiakou, Zao and Sapporo World Cups: France selects four athletes
• Sapporo: Ryoyu Kobayashi wins home qualifying, the French in the top 50
• Sapporo: Domen Prevc dominates the competition, Valentin Foubert in the top 30