The Ukrainian athlete became 18th on the stage in Slovenian Planica with a flight of 213.5 m.
Ukrainian Evgeny Marusyak broke several records at the penultimate stage of the World Cup in Slovenian Planica in ski jumping.
The Ukrainian athlete showed a result of 213.5 meters, which improved his own recent national record, which he set in the qualification – 211 meters.
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This allowed Marusyak to eventually take 18th place, which is the best result in Ukraine’s World Cup history. The previous record was held by Vitaly Shumbarts, who finished 21st in 2010 in Sapporo, Japan.
Ski jumping. World Cup. Planica (Slovenia)
- Stefan Kraft (Austria) – 240.5 points (239.5 m)
- Anže Lanishek (Slovenia) – 234.7 (236.0 m)
- Piotr Zyla (Poland) – 233.3 (234 m)
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18. Evgeny Marusyak (Ukraine) – 199.1 (213.5 m)
For the Ukrainian athlete, this start is the last this season, as the final individual competitions will feature the top 30 in the overall World Cup standings.
Marusyak finished the season in 54th place in the overall World Cup standings, which was the best result in the history of Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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