The 29-year-old from Salzburg, who celebrated his 30th World Cup victory on Saturday, finished third on the final day of the longest season in World Cup history behind Slovenians Timi Zajc and Anze Lanisek with 238.5 and 235 m.
For Kraft, it is the third ski flying crystal ball after 2017 and 2020. In addition, as in 2019, he finished second in the overall World Cup, in addition to the two triumphs in 2017 and 2020, he finished third in 2015. Austria had previously secured the Nations Cup for the 20th time.
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