Karl Geiger and Juliane Seyfarth dominate German nationals
Oct 19, 2019·Ski Jumping
Karl Geiger and Juliane Seyfarth took clear wins in the German Ski Jumping nationals in Klingenthal on Saturday evening.
Karl Geiger laid the foundation for his success already in the first round with the longest jump of the day of 144 m. The 26-year-old Oberstdorf-native then claimed the national title with 137.5 m in the final and a total of 314.2 points.
Despite Karl Geiger's great first jump, Markus Eisenbichler was in the lead after the first half of the competition. The reigning large hill World Champion, who was voted "Skier of the Year" by the athletes of the German Ski Association just recently, started two gates lower and jumped on 137 m. In the final, Eisenbichler posted a jump of 129 m and he finished second overall with 299.2 points.
The third place went to Richard Freitag with 130 m and 132 m and 283.2 points.
Clearly behind the Top 3 of the day, Stephan Leyhe (268.1 points), Constantin Schmid (266.2 points) and Moritz Baer (265.5 points) finished fourth, fifth and sixth.
In the women's competition in the Vogtland-Arena, Juliane Seyfarth proved to be unbeatable. The third-placed athlete of this year's FIS Grand Prix was the best in both rounds with her jumps of 129.5 m and 124.5 m and took the win with 281.8 points.
Katharina Althaus came in second with 123 m and 116.5 m (248.7 points), Agnes Reisch was third with 128.5 m and 127.5 m and 244.0 points.
Philipp Raimund won the junior's title with 122 m and 125.5 m (258.4 points), followed by Kilian Maerkl (121 m and 124.5 m; 242.3 points) and Claudio Haas (119 m and 19.5 m; 230.6 points).
The championships in Klingenthal concluded with the team event on Saturday. Bavaria I, with Karl Geiger, Moritz Baer, Constantin Schmid, and Markus Eisenbichler, took a more than clear win there with 1144.5 points.
The second and third place went to Baden-Wuerttemberg I (Claudio Haas, Adrian Sell, Tim Fuchs, Luca Roth; 932.1 points) and Thuringia (Anton Schluetter, Justin Lisso, Justus Grundmann, Felix Hoffmann; 879.8 points).
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