Here's the Weekend Hero in Sapporo: A Big Leap in the Standings

In the ski jumping section of Przegląd Sportowy Onet, the article details the weekend's action in Sapporo ahead of the World Championships. According to calculations made by Adam Bucholz on the X service, only three jumpers remain in the race for the Crystal Globe. Although the top of the overall World Cup standings remained unchanged, significant movements occurred lower down the table.

The standout performer this weekend was none other than Ryoyu Kobayashi. The Japanese ace triumphed in both Saturday’s and Sunday’s competitions, and his double victory earned him 200 World Cup points. Before the event at Okurayama, Kobayashi was in 15th place, but after this weekend he climbed to 11th.

Additionally, the event highlighted a promising performance by Norwegian jumper Marius Lindvik, who finished second on Sunday. This result boosted his overall ranking by three places, moving him to 13th. In the race for the Crystal Globe, only the Austrians Daniel Tschofenig, Jan Hoerl, and Stefan Kraft remain in contention.

On the Polish side, the highest ranked jumper is Paweł Wąsek in 14th place. Other Polish competitors are ranked as follows: Aleksander Zniszczoł (24th), Jakub Wolny (33rd), Dawid Kubacki (34th), Kamil Stoch (36th), Piotr Żyła (39th), and Maciej Kot (51st), with the latter making his World Cup debut in Sapporo this season.