Slovenian jump for joy as Semenic shines again
BySportsbeat
Updated 11/12/2016 at 15:56 GMT
Slovenia once again continued their ski jumping domination as Anze Semenic took the honours in the third and final Continental Cup race in Vikersund.
Anze Semenic
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The 23-year-old led from start to finish, with his two efforts of 115.5m and 118m the furthest in either round, his 273.2 points comfortably enough to take the spoils in Norway.
But that was not the only good news for Semenic, with compatriot Cene Prevc a further eight points behind in second place – the second one-two in a row for Slovenia.
Better still, it was also the country's third win in succession, with this an eighth Continental Cup success already for Semenic - a man who seems to be getting better and better with experience.
"We all showed a good performance this weekend, that's very good for the team spirit," he said.
"I hope that this will also be a push for the World Cup team in today's competition. My goal this season is to jump well and it would be nice to come back to Vikersund for the World Cup in March"
After placing second on Friday, home favourite Tom Hilde once again got a chance to stand on the podium, coming within 0.2 points of matching his runner-up spot in third place.
And there was plenty to celebrate for Austria too, with Daniel Huber coming fourth, admirably flanked by Florian Altenburger and Elias Tollinger who finished sixth and seventh respectively.
The ski jumping competition now heads to Finland, with Ruka the next hosts on December 17 and 18.
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