Slovenia's Prevc wins Four Hills ski jumping title

Slovenia's Peter Prevc won the 64th edition of the Four Hills tournament on Wednesday when he captured the final leg at Bischohshofen.

Prevc had also won the second and third legs at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany on New Year's Day and at Innsbruck on Sunday.

On Wednesday he took victory with 297.3 points with Germany's Severin Freund, who won the Four Hills opener in Obertsdorf last week, claiming second spot on 290.5 points.

Austria's Michael Hayboeck was third with 282.6

Prevc, 23, added the Four Hills title to his silver medal finishes at the 2013 world championships and 2014 Olympics.

He also maintained his comfortable lead in the overall World Cup standings with 924 points.

Defending World Cup champion Freund is second on 719 points.

On Wednesday, Prevc set up victory with an enormous leap of 142.5m on the large hill at Bischohshofen.

Results:

1. Peter Prevc (SLO) 297.3 pts (139.0 + 142.5 m), 2. Severin Freund (GER) 290.5 pts (136.0 + 141.0 m), 3. Michael Hayboeck (AUT) 282.6 pts (134.0 + 139.0 m)

Four Hills final standings:

1. Peter Prevc (SLO) 1139.4 pts, 2. Severin Freund (GER) 1112.9, 3. Michael Hayboeck (AUT) 1081.6

World Cup standings (after 11 rounds):

1. Peter Prevc (SLO) 924 pts, 2. Severin Freund (GER) 719, 3. Kenneth Gangnes (NOR) 595, 4. Michael Hayboeck (AUT) 487, 5. Johann Andre Forfang (NOR) 452
Source: AFP