On Saturday in Vikersund, the 28-year-old from Salzburg had to let Slovenia’s Timi Zajc pass him in second place in the last round. Gold went to Norway’s Marius Lindvik after four rounds with a clear lead. The 23-year-old had already won the large hill Olympic gold a few weeks ago.
Lindvik celebrated his first flight medal in front of a home crowd, Kraft had also finished third in the individual six years ago at the Kulm. Gregor Schlierenzauer last won gold for Austria 14 years ago.
Michael Hayböck ended up in seventh place, already well behind the medal ranks. In 2020, the Upper Austrian, who had been injured for a long time this winter, finished fourth at the World Championships. Manuel Fettner was 16th. Daniel Huber was eliminated on Saturday as 38th of the first round. The team competition follows on the world record beacon on Sunday.
Source: Nachrichten
