(Dagbladet): The Norwegian ski jumpers have had a remarkable start to the season, despite the fact that the profiles Anders Bardal and Anders Jacobsen leave your skis on the shelf after last season, while last season’s World Cup king Rune Velta has taken a break.
The most special is that it is new Norwegians who take turns to be on the podium in every gutter.
It started with Daniel-Andre Tande sensational victory in Klingenthal. Last Saturday followed Kenneth Gangnes and Andreas Stjernen up with their own podium, while Gangnes went surprisingly very top in Sunday’s races. In Nizhny Tagil yesterday it was Joachim Hauer who suddenly stood up with 3rd place.
Today dominating the young Norwegian hop guys once again with four Norwegian among the nine best. Johann André Forfang (20) was today’s major Norwegian hops names with new hill record and an impressive 3rd place.
Forfang lying in 4th place after the 1st half, but struck with outrageous 140 meters in the final round and jumped up on the podium. It was new ground record for the youngster. Laminitis also had a lovely swoop, but was still very variable style grades.
– I could have given him 20 in style, said NRK’s expert commentator Johan Remen Evensen.
Andreas Wellinger shot, but wins Peter Prevc and deuce Michael Hayböck jumped very well, so Forfang ended in 3rd place. It was 20-year-old second podium finish this season. Laminitis became no. 3 also in Lillehammer last weekend.Daniel Andre Tande disappointed slightly in the 1st half, but struck with 136.5 meters in the last jump and advanced from 14th to a roaring strong 5th place .
Both Kenneth Gangnes and Joachim Hauer was in tetkampen after 1st half but disappointed in the final round. Gangnes slipped to 9th place, while Hauer landed on 20th place.
Anders Fannemel jumped up and was no. 8. Also Andreas Stjernen can see himself happy with his 11th place.
In the overall World Cup is at four Norwegians in the top six. It is historically good. Gangnes, Tande, Forfang and Asterisk is the Norwegian quartet that follows Prevc and Freund very closest in overall Cup.
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