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Andreas Wellinger Secures First Ski Flying World Cup Victory in Vikersund

The 29-year-old German ends a three-month winless streak for his team with a dominant performance in Norway.

  • Andreas Wellinger claimed his first-ever ski flying World Cup victory with jumps of 228.0m and 229.5m in Vikersund, Norway.
  • The win marks Wellinger's ninth World Cup career victory and the first for a German skier in three months.
  • Slovenian competitors Timi Zajc and Anze Lanisek finished second and third, respectively, behind Wellinger.
  • Four additional German ski jumpers earned World Cup points, with Pius Paschke placing ninth and Karl Geiger eleventh.
  • The Raw Air tournament concludes on Sunday, with Wellinger and others set to compete in another ski flying event at Vikersund.
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