At the World Cup jumping in Lake Placid, Philipp Raimund jumped away from everyone in the second round. Nevertheless, in the end it was only enough for shared second place.
Ski jumper Philipp Raimund surprisingly achieved his first podium finish in the World Cup in Lake Placid. The 23-year-old Oberstdorfer had to admit defeat only to the Austrian Stefan Kraft in the second round on Sunday after a dream flight at 135.0 m.
With 278.4 points, Raimund was less than two meters short of strength (281.6) and a sensational victory. Together with Raimund, Lovro Kos from Slovenia, who had tied for the previous day, also came second.
Kraft extends World Cup lead
Olympic champion Andreas Wellinger (Ruhpolding) moved up from 16th place to sixth place with a strong second jump and thus avoided a painful setback in the fight for the overall World Cup. With his seventh win of the season, Kraft extended his lead in the World Cup standings.
Stephan Leyhe (Willingen) showed improvement after missing the second round on Saturday and came in 13th place. Felix Hoffmann (Goldlauter), who celebrated his best World Cup result in eleventh place on Saturday, collected points again in 27th place.
Karl Geiger (Oberstdorf), however, had to accept a bitter disappointment on his 31st birthday and missed the second round in 37th place, as did Engelberg winner Pius Paschke (Kiefersfelden/35th).