Kobayashi too strong: railway and violinists still glad

In the radiant yellow jersey Karl Geiger clapped his carpenter Markus Eisenbichler recognizing the helmet. To victory in minus 15 degrees cold fridge from RKA in Finland, it was not enough for the German ski jump duo, with the squares three (railway) and five (violinist) was the team of national coach Stefan Forgather but still good. Actually, I'm already satisfied. At the jumps I have done a bit hard. If I complain about a fifth place, I do not know anymore. I am Happy, Geiger said to jumps at 132.5 and 129 meters in IDF.

The 28-year-old Oberstdorfer defended with it without problems its overall tour, which was not great without the non-qualified Norwegian Favor Tegnér Garnered. It ran even better at the 30-year-old railroad, which after flights to 136.5 and 132 meters only behind You Kobayashi from Japan and Point Anise from Slovenia. I'm really happy, I did not expect it. I am Mega Happy that it has come for the podium.

Kobayashi in top form

Straight Kobayashi seems to be in this big event winter with Olympia, quadruple Tournament and Ski Flight World Cup back to the hot favorites. With a fable flight to 143 meters, he hung the entire competition in the second round and won sovereign. But this was no reason for frustration or disappointment for the Hornbach team.

Markus made two good jumps, even the Karl has improved. We are very satisfied, we still made the pedestal, said the Tyrolean whose team has set up a top start so far. On Sunday (16.15 o'clock / IDF and Eurosport) it goes on with another single on the large hill in Finland. Team World Champion Geiger likes it there, even though his podium series in the cold tore: Nice here, the Allan commented.

Olympic champion Andreas Welling er had as in the previous week in Russian Within Tail Likeness. The Bayer once again finished 31 and missed the World Cup points very close. In addition to violinists and railroads, Pius Paste (7.), Constantin Schmidt (13.) and Stephan Late (25.) under the top 30. The Routinizes Severin Friend and Richard Friday currently do not belong to the German World Cup team.