Schlierenzauer secures record win

Eurosport - Fri, 20 Mar 18:23:00 2009

Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer won the final World Cup ski jump event of the season in Planica, Slovenia to become the first man in history to win 13 events on the circuit in one year.

SKI JUMPING Gregor Schlierenzauer Planica 2009 - 0

The 19-year-old, who had already secured the overall title, jumped 203 metres in swirling winds for a total of 196.1 points, just ahead of 32-year-old Polish veteran Adam Malysz (202.5m) and Russia's Dimitry Vassiliev (200.5m).

Schlierenzauer's victory takes him ahead of Finnish great Janne Ahonen's record of 12 victories in a World Cup season.

The Innsbruck teenager has also set new records for both the number of podium finishes (19) and the amount of points (1938) achieved in a single season, beating the marks set by Germany's Martin Schmitt.

Planica hosts a team event on Saturday before the ski jump season comes to a close with a ski flying event on Sunday

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  1. respect! he proves he's the best this year. lets­ wait to see how he'll manage the pressure next­ year! good luck to him:)

    From innamoramentobg, on Sun 22 Mar 9:40PM
  2. respect

    From klimaszewskipiotr, on Sun 22 Mar 1:37PM
  3. is the best

    From claus_eco16, on Sat 21 Mar 12:47PM
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