Kraft work halts Prevc ski jumping run

Austria's Stefan Kraft claimed his first win of the ski jumping season on Sunday on the large hill at Zakopane in Poland to put the brakes on Peter Prevc's World Cup charge.

Kraft, the Four Hills champion last year, put in two leaps of 133m for 307.3 points and a fifth career win.

Slovenian star Prevc was third behind Austria's Michael Haybock but he remains more than 300 points ahead in the title race after main rival Severin Freund of Germany skipped the Poland event.

Results:

1. Stefan Kraft (AUT) 307,.3 pts (133.0 + 133.0), 2. Michael Haybock (AUT) 299.8 (130.5 + 138.0), 3. Peter Prevc (SLO) 296.7 (140.0 + 125.0 m), 4. Kenneth Gangnes (NOR) 288.4 (130.5 + 131.5 m), 5. Johann Andre Forfang (NOR) 281.9 (128.5 + 133.0 m)

World Cup standings (after 15 of 32 rounds):

1. Peter Prevc (SLO) 1084 pts, 2. Severin Freund (GER) 779, 3. Kenneth Gangnes (NOR) 725, 4. Michael Hayböck (AUT) 567, 5. Johann Andre Forfang (NOR) 526, 6. Stefan Kraft (AUT) 478
Source: AFP