L-R: Second place Eva Pinkelnig of Austria, first place Chiara Hoelzl of Austria and third place Lara Malsiner of Italy stand on the podium of the FIS Ski Jumping Women's World Cup in Eferding, Austria, February 9, 2020. /VCG Photo
L-R: Second place Eva Pinkelnig of Austria, first place Chiara Hoelzl of Austria and third place Lara Malsiner of Italy stand on the podium of the FIS Ski Jumping Women's World Cup in Eferding, Austria, February 9, 2020. /VCG Photo
Chiara Hoelzl of Austria took four straight women's World Cup wins on home soil in Hinzenbach on Sunday, extending her lead in the World Cup overall rankings to 90 points.
Following her double victory in Germany last week, the 23-year-old Austrian jumper continued her unbeaten run, offering back-to-back victories in front of 6,000 home fans.
In the competition, Hoelzl posted two jumps of 87.5 meters in the final for a total of 251.0 points, while her teammate Eva Pinkelnig finished second with 247.8 points and landed the longest jump of 88 meters in the first round.
Young Italian Lara Malsiner got a surprising third, and first-ever podium finish, with 241.5 points as the 19-year-old's previous best result in the competition was sixth place.
Chiara Hoelzl of Austria competes during the FIS Ski Jumping Women's World Cup in Hokkaido, Japan, January 14, 2018. /VCG Photo
Chiara Hoelzl of Austria competes during the FIS Ski Jumping Women's World Cup in Hokkaido, Japan, January 14, 2018. /VCG Photo
The four consecutive victories sees Hoelzl remain top in World Cup overall ranking with 1,030 points, 90 points ahead of Maren Lundby from Norway. Pinkelnig ranks third with 859 points.
Austria also extended their huge lead in the Nations Cup with 3,563 points ahead of Japan (1,740 points) and Norway (1,729 points).
Chinese jumper Li Xueyao failed to qualify for the final on Sunday, finishing 36th in qualifiers.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency