– He outclasses them, was the verdict of Viaplay expert Andreas Stjernen. For Halvor, Egner Granerud was in a class of his own in Oberstdorf and finished with a jump of 139 metres. It was his first victory in the show jumping – It was black. It was good. Very happy with what I can achieve yesterday and today. Best in all jumps, says Granerud to Viaplay. Now news’s jumping expert believes that he is the favorite to win the jumping event overall. – The way Granerud jumps now, he is absolutely the best. He has been the best in all the jumps here in Oberstdorf, says news’s jumping expert Anders Bardal. He leads the jump-off with 13.4 points ahead of Polish Piotr Zyla. – He reaches out to the whole world, says Viaplay commentator Kasper Wikestad. Is that correct? Also in the first half, he was supremely the best, but there was great excitement if he could deliver at a lower speed. – It is the jury who slows down. Is it right now that things are a little heavier?, asked news’s Ingrid Sørli Glomnes before Granerud sat down in a sitting position. There were very variable conditions in the German jumping hill, and there were several delays where the jury had to wait to send out the jumpers. But Granerud did not allow himself to be influenced by the variable conditions. In front of 25,000 on the plain in Oberstdorf, he was clearly the best in the first round, jumping all the way down to 142.5 metres. – He curses the ground, he curses the ground, shouted news’s commentator Ingrid Sørli Glomnes. – What a ski jump! It was very good they slowed down. Granerud makes a very, very good technical ski jump, says news’s jumping expert Anders Bardal One meter behind Sigurd Pettersen’s downhill record. – On a ledge lower than Dawid Kubacki, and in heavier conditions, he jumps two meters further. Goosebumps!, says Glomnes. MONSTER JUMP: Halvor Egner Granerud cheered wildly after 142 meters in the first half. Photo: Daniel Karmann / AP Stilkarakter made experts puzzled The big favorite to win the show jumping before today’s race was Poland’s Dawid Kubacki. He leads the World Cup overall, and has shown very good pace this season. He also had a good competition today, and in the first round he jumped 140.5 metres. But the Pole was deep and undisturbed in the landing. Still, the Swiss judge gave the Pole 19 points in style. – But what is the Swiss referee thinking when he gives 19?, asks Glomnes. – The landing is so far OK, but he becomes very unstable and there is no 19-jump. If this is a 19-jump, then I’m excited to see a 20-jump, answers Anders Bardal. In comparison, Granerud received 16.5 points from the Swiss for an equally deep landing. DEEP LANDING: Dawid Kubacki received 19 points from the Swiss judge for this jump. Loaded up with Viking audiobook Granerud said before the jump that he didn’t feel any pressure. He himself felt that he was not among the favorites to win overall. When he won qualifying yesterday he expected a little more hustle but he found a way to calm down. – I was able to put on an audio book in the car and dive a little into that story there. Then the nerves released a little from the body, so it was good, said Granerud before the race. FOLKEFEST: The stands were full in Oberstdorf tonight. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – Which audiobook? – It is a Viking tale. It’s called Kongensätt. It is a Danish book, says Granerud. And it seemed to help. Because there was a folk festival with 25,000 Germans on the ground tonight, and there Granerud performed the best of all. The next competition is on New Year’s Day in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The qualification is already tomorrow.
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