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Schlierenzauer wins 2nd straight 4 Hills Tour

The Columbian
Published: January 5, 2013, 4:00pm

BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria (AP) — Gregor Schlierenzauer won his second straight Four Hills ski jumping tour title Sunday, extending Austria’s unbeaten run in the prestigious competition to five years.

Schlierenzauer, who led the standings after the first three events, beat main challenger Anders Jacobsen of Norway to win the final stop for his 45th career World Cup victory.

Schlierenzauer finished 13.0 points ahead of Jacobsen.

In the final event, Schlierenzauer had jumps of 132.0 and 137.5 meters for a total of 272.7 points.

Jacobsen earned 270.4 points to take second. Schlierenzauer’s Austrian teammate, Stefan Kraft, took third with 261.3 points for his first podium finish.

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