Pinkelnig extends World Cup lead with victory in Hinzenbach

Austria’s Eva Pinkelnig prolonged her World Cup lead with a sixth win of the season in Hinzenbach as teenage prodigy Nika Prevc recorded a lifetime simplest.

With closest challenger Katharina Althaus of Germany finest managing a fourth-simplest total rating of 246.5 points, Pinkelnig had the probability to transfer one step nearer to a main-ever Crystal Globe.

An incredible jump of 91.5m, the ideal of the day, capitalised on Althaus’ hotfoot up and handed the 34-365 days-worn a 2d season win on home snow, and a 189-point advantage in the total standings.

Pinkelnig also displaced Ema Klinec to 2d, the sixth time in the final nine events the Slovenian has taken silver as she continues the hunt for a maiden gold of her marketing campaign.

Plenty is anticipated of Klinec’s compatriot Prevc, whose three brothers also compete in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and whose father is an international ski jumping referee.

And the 17-365 days-worn earned a main podium of her profession, eclipsing her earlier tale finish of seventh, with a spherical-very top 129.9 points in her final jump.

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The Hinzenbach double-header continues the following day morning, the main spherical starting at 9am CET.