Koudelka wins in Engelberg for 4 Hills boost

Roman Koudelka moved to within two points of ski jump World Cup leader Anders Fannemel with victory at Engelberg on Sunday for a timely boost ahead of the prestigious Four Hills tournament.
The Czech posted jumps of 135.5m and 138.5m for a total of 289.6 points and a second win of the season.
Four-time Olympic champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland was second with 284.4 points and Austria's Michael Hayboeck claimed third on 282.4.
“My jumps were better than yesterday. I'm satisfied with my performance and with the result, although I was still a bit late at the take-off, my jumps were at 90 percent," said Koudelka, who was second to Richard Freitag on Saturday.
Freitag came in fifth on Sunday while Fannemel kept his overall World Cup lead with eighth place.
The Four Hills starts on Saturday with qualification in Oberstdorf.
Results:
1. Roman Koudelka (CZE) 289.6 pts (135.5 m + 138.5 m), 2. Simon Ammann (SUI) 284.4 pts (134.0 m + 136.5 m), 3. Michael Hayboeck (AUT) 282.4 pts (135.5 m + 134.5 m), 4. Jernej Damjan (SLO) 266.9 pts (129.5 m + 133.0 m), 5. Richard Freitag (GER) 266.8 pts (131.0 m + 130.5 m)
Selected:
8. Anders Fannemel (NOR) 264.1 pts (135.5 m + 130.0 m), 11. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 259.8 pts (128.5 m + 130.0 m)
Overall World Cup standings (after nine races):
1. Anders Fannemel (NOR) 472 pts, 2. Roman Koudelka (CZE) 470, 3. Michael Hayboeck (AUT) 433, 4. Severin Freund (GER) 423, 5. Simon Ammann (SUI) 390, . Peter Prevc (SLO) 390
Selected:
8. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 327
Source: AFP