The previous Norwegian overall victory in the German-Austrian jump-off came in the 2006/07 season. Then it was Anders Jacobsen who went all the way to the top. Since 2010, six Norwegian jumpers have accounted for eight podium places in the summary, but the victory has not been forthcoming. Until now. Granerud himself finished third overall last season, but this time there was nothing that could stop the Norwegian. In the end, the victory was of the supreme kind. Granerud was best in seven of eight jumps and won three of the four races. It was all crowned in Bischofshofen, where he was best in both rounds and won the race. Even before the final race in Bischofshofen, Dawid Kubacki had a lead of 23.3 points. It was a lead that was increased to 28.2 points after the first half, where Granerud was the best of all with a jump of 139.5 metres. – He is doing his job and it is a fantastic jump again by Halvor Egner Granerud, under rather difficult conditions, said news’s jumping expert Anders Bardal after the first round. – We felt the jump week victory was in our pocket before the start and now it is even further down our pocket, said Bardal. See the jump here: In the second half, Dawid Kubacki put a little pressure on Granerud with a jump of 140 metres, but it didn’t last. Granerud himself jumped 143.5 meters and thus won the race in superior style, 7.9 points ahead of Anze Lanisek and 9.7 points ahead of Kubacki. Thus, Granerud finally won the hoppuka with a total of 33 points ahead of Kubacki. Eleventh Norwegian overall victory During the first 20 editions of the hoppuka, which was organized for the first time in 1953, there were a total of seven Norwegian overall victories. Since then, the Norwegian victories have been far between, with “only” three Norwegian overall victories in the next 50 editions. In the 71st edition, however, it was clear for a new Norwegian victory, signed by Halvor Egner Granerud. It is also the 51st race victory for a Norwegian jumper in the show jumping. Norwegian winners in the show jumping Olaf Bjørnstad (1953/54) Toralf Engan (1962/63) Torgeir Brandtzæg (1964/65) Bjørn Wirkola (1966/67, 1967/68 and 1968/69) Ingolf Mork (1971/72) Espen Bredesen ( 1993/94) Sigurd Pettersen (2003/04) Anders Jacobsen (2006/07) Halvor Egner Granerud (2022/23) Big lead before the last race Granerud had laid a good foundation for victory in the show jumping in the first three races. After victory in Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, as well as a second place in Innsbruck, he was 23.3 points down to Kubacki. For Kubacki it was also a very special charge. He became a father for the second time earlier Friday. THE PARENTS IN PLACE: Father Svein Granerud and mother Marit Egner were there to cheer their son on in Bischofshofen. Photo: Frode Søreide / news The lead of 23.3 points was also a strong signal that it would be an overall victory for Granerud. The biggest wins in the show jumping season’s final race in the past were Helmut Recknagel in 1958 and Espen Bredesen in 1994. Recknagel was in fifth place, 15.7 points behind Nikolaj Kamenskij before the final race. Recknagel won there and jumped right up to overall victory. Bredesen is the runner-up who has gained the biggest lead. He was 12.2 points behind Jens Weissflog before the final race in Bischofshofen in 1994, but won there in superior style and eventually finished eight points ahead of Weissflog in the summary. It was never as exciting on Friday and thus Halvor Egner Granerud could celebrate the biggest victory of his career.
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