Saturday's competition in Ruka was not successful for the Poles. Only two compatriots advanced to the second series. We are talking about Aleksander Zniszczola and Kamil Stoch. They took 13th and 27th place, respectively. The competition was won by Pius Paschke, who strengthened his lead in the general classification. Fans so they believed that the White and Reds would perform much better on Sunday afternoon.
The wind hindered the competitors. Despite this, Poles recorded the best results. Promotion in the general classification for three of them
Unfortunately, the conditions were very difficult from the very beginning and the wind was quite strong. Despite everything, he found himself in this situation well David Kubackiwho achieved 130.5 m. Kamil also did well Stochbecause he reached 127.5 m. Paweł jumped three meters closer Wąsekbut he also qualified for the second series. After the first part of the competition, the Poles took 10th, 14th and 15th place.
Aleksander Zniszczoł did not cope with the difficult conditions at all, because he landed on… 104 m, which was a result far below expectations. He was only 35.
Ultimately, the second series was not completed. 15 competitors took part in the tests, but the wind was blowing too strongly and the jury decided to end the competition after the first part of the competition. Thus, Andreas Wellinger triumphed. Stefan Kraft took second place and Karl Geiger was third.
Such decisions resulted in quite significant changes in the general classification. Zniszczał dropped in the table from 20th to 23rd position. However, the remaining Poles were promoted. Wąsek is 21st and is the best of the White and Reds. Stoch ranks 27th, slightly lower than Kubacki's 24th. Pius Paschke remained the leader.
World Cup general classification after Sunday's competition in Ruka:
- 1. Pius Paschke – 316 points
- 2. Stefan Kraft – 240 points
- 3. Jan Hoerl – 236 points
- 4. Daniel Tschofenig – 230 points
- 5. Andreas Wellinger – 203 points
- 6. Maximilian Ortner – 143 points
- 7. Gregor Deschwanden – 141 points
- 8. Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal – 130 points
- 9. Karl Geiger – 99 points
- 10. Marius Lindvik – 92 points
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- 21. Paweł Wąsek – 42 points
- 23. Aleksander Zniszczoł – 34 points
- 24. Dawid Kubacki – 31 points
- 27. Kamil Stoch – 25 points.
The players will have a chance to improve their points tally next week. Then Poles will jump on their own soil, specifically in Vistula. The competitions will take place on December 7-8. We invite you to follow the text coverage of these competitions on the Sport.pl home page and in our mobile application.