Eva Pinkelnig storms to ski jumping victory after storming from fifth to first in Oberstdorf, Abigail Strate second

BySportsbeat

Published 01/01/2024 at 19:32 GMT

Eva Pinkelnig soared from fifth to first to claim the World Cup win as compatriot Seifriedsberger finished joint-third and Canada's Abigail Strate sealed second place. Josephine Pagnier is still out in front in the overall standings despite an underwhelming 12th-place finish, and has 388 points. Attention now turns to the next World Cup meeting in Villach, Austria on Wednesday.

'Two enormous jumps' - Pinkelnig leaps to victory in Oberstdorf

Eva Pinkelnig stormed from fifth to first to seal a thrilling FIS Ski Jumping World Cup victory in Oberstdorf, Germany.

The Austrian won with 272.1 points after scoring a respectable 133.3 in the first round, before soaring to first with 138.8 in the second following a 129m jump.

Canada's Abigail Strate was 2.7 points behind in second after she jumped from fourth with 128.5m in the second round to finish on 269.4 points.

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Norway's Eirin Maria Kvandal and Pinkelnig's compatriot Jacqueline Seifriedsberger placed joint third on 261.6 points each after Seifriedsberger led the standings on 137.4 points in the first round.

France's Josephine Pagnier still leads the overall standings on 388 points despite finishing 12th in Oberstdorf, followed by Nika Prevc, who has won two World Cups so far this season,after she finished fifth on 260.3 points.

The World Cup moves to Villach, Austria on Wednesday where Pagnier will look to improve on Oberstdorf and maintain her overall position.

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