The debut Ukrainian gold medal was won by Yevhen Marusyak.
Ukrainian Evgeny Marusyak won the Continental Ski Jumping Cup stage in Klingenthal, Germany.
This victory is historic for Ukraine – the first of such competitions.
Marusyak took the lead after the first attempt, completing a jump of 138 meters and receiving 135.6 points for it. In the last round, the 22-year-old Ukrainian athlete consolidated his success, again showing the best result – a jump of 135.5 meters, estimated at 130.8 points.
As a result, the Ukrainian with a total score of 266.4 points in total confidence won the gold medal, ahead of the closest pursuer in front of the Swiss Remo Imhof by 17.2 points.
ski jumping
Continental Cup
Klingenthal (Germany)
- Evgeny Marusyak (Ukraine) 266.4
- Remo Imhof (Switzerland) 249.2 (+17.2)
- Benjamin Estvold (Norway) 247.6 (+18.8)
It will be remembered that in 2022 Marusyak made his first appearance at the Olympic Games, where his best result was 47th place on a normal hill.
Source: korrespondent
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