Stefan Kraft soars to Ski Jumping World Cup comeback victory at Engelberg

BySportsbeat

Updated 17/12/2023 at 18:10 GMT

Stefan Kraft grabbed his fifth Ski Jumping World Cup win of the season with a very impressive comeback victory in Engelberg. The Austrian ace beat compatriot Jan Hoerl to be crowned king of the large hill for the first time in four events and extend his lead at the summit of the standings. Stream top winter sports action live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com

Highlights as Kraft claims fifth World Cup win of season

Stefan Kraft soared to his fifth Ski Jumping World Cup win of the season with a gutsy comeback display in Engelberg.

The Austrian ace beat compatriot Jan Hoerl to be crowned king of the large hill for the first time in four events and extend his lead at the summit of the standings.

German Pius Paschke, who triumphed in Saturday's competition, bagged bronze in Switzerland but it was all about Kraft as he recovered from a below-par first jump to return to the top of the podium for the first time in two weeks.

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The two-time overall World Cup champion was ranked fifth at the halfway stage after mustering just 135m on his first attempt.

And with Hoerl and Paschke the men to beat owing to their superior efforts, Kraft racked up a distance of 142m on his second to get back to winning ways in the final event before Christmas.