Poland's Malysz wins ski jumping World Cup with a hill record

Adam Malysz of Poland equalled the hill record on his second leap Saturday to win a World Cup event at Titisee-Neustadt, Germany.

Malysz took his second World Cup victory in eight days and 31st of his career with the 145.0-metre jump, matching the mark held by Germany's Sven Hannavald.

Combined with a first jump of 138.5, the Pole finished with 293.8 points.

Andreas Kofler of Austria was second with 285.3, followed by World Cup leader Anders Jacobsen of Norway with 278.9.

Jacobsen built out his lead in the World Cup standings with 937 points after 14 of 23 events this season, with Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer at 715 after a 10th-place finish. Malysz is third with 657.

Source:metronews.ca