Halvor Egner Granerud strong in second training
Feb 26, 2021·Ski Jumping
The ski jumpers had three training rounds on late Thursday evening in Oberstdorf, and in the end, Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud has once again proven that he is the one to beat this winter, whether it is in the World Cup or now at the World Championships in Oberstdorf.
World Cup leader Halvor Egner Granerud was the strongest on the second training day on the normal hill. He jumped on 103 m, 103 m, and 100 m and is, as expected, among the top contenders for gold in Saturday's competition.
Besides Granerud, four Austrians showed convincing performances: Michael Hayboeck, Daniel Huber, Philipp Aschenwald, and Stefan Kraft made strong jumps and will fight for the medals.
Markus Eisenbichler, who was the best the day before, presented himself strong again: "The jumps were not as good as yesterday, I tried something out in order to adjust to the tailwind conditions. The two jumps were solid." Like his teammate Karl Geiger, who also did well on Thursday, Eisenbichler skipped the third round.
Some athletes decided not to jump at all on Thursday, among them Simon Ammann of Switzerland and the strong Slovenes Anze Lanisek and Bor Pavlovcic.
The qualification for the first men's competition in Oberstdorf will take place on Friday at 8:30 pm CET.
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