Thea Minyan Bjørseth and Akito Watabe win PCR in Klingenthal

Akito Watabe kept on winning also in Klingenthal and set the best jump in the HS 140 Vogtlandarena. 139 metres put Watabe in the lead by three seconds should the PCR be used on Wednesday. Hot on his heels was Austrian Franz-Josef Rehrl with 138.5 metres and teammate Ryota Yamamoto with 136.5 metres (+0:26).

Also Christian Deuschl (AUT), Terence Weber (GER) and Szcpepan Kupczak (POL) showed good jumps and took the positions four to six with starting times of +0:56, +1:01 and +1:04. Local hero Eric Frenzel claimed position eight with a time behind of +1:23.

PCR Results Men

The women competed on Kingenthal’s HS 85 Vogtlandschanze and it was Norwegian Thea Minyan Bjørset who claimed the top position. 87.5 metres meant a point total of 115.1 points and a 14-second-lead on local hero Jenny Nowak should the PCR have to be used.

Nowak jumped to 76.5 metres (111.7 p.) and the third starting position went to Annika Sieff (74 m; 102.8 p.). She would start her race at +0:49, while Maria Gerboth (GER) claimed starting position five with +0:55. To watch for in a PCR-based cross-country race would be Russia’s Anastasia Goncharova. The strong skier had a strong jump as well with 74 metres and 100.6 point and would have to make up 58 seconds on the 5 km course.

Norwegian number one Gyda Westvold Hansen did not start in the PCR, Russia’s Stefaniya Nadymova and American Tara Geraghty-Moats were disqualified.

PCR Results Women