Winter sports news - Stefan Kraft steals top spot in Sapporo despite Kamil Stoch’s new record

Published 26/01/2019 at 13:53 GMT

Stefan Kraft bagged another win in Sapporo on Saturday as he made jumps of 132 and 137m.

Stefan Kraft

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Meanwhile three-times Olympic champion Kamil Stoch of Poland, set a new record with a jump of 148.5m in the second round to claim second place, despite only recently recovering from flu.

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Austrian Kraft, who had previously held the record, took his 14th World Cup win and his second of the season.

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