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Engelberg (dpa) - The small spark of disappointment was quickly gone with Markus Eisenbichler.
In picturesque Engelberg, Germany's best ski jumper not only had to admit defeat to Norwegian all-time winner Halvor Egner Granerud, but also Kamil Stoch from Poland and Anze Lanisek from Slovenia by around half a meter.
The 29-year-old quarreled only briefly and then saw the positives predominate.
«You have to be fourth first.
It's tough competition.
It's not my favorite hill either.
That's pretty good, "said" Eisei "after flights at 133 and 138 meters on ARD.
In the overall World Cup, Granerud continued to pull away with his fourth success in a row.
For the Four Hills Tournament, which starts after Christmas, the Bavarian Eisenbichler looks in good shape.
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National coach Stefan Horngacher analyzed: “Actually we have to be very satisfied.
Today Markus and Pius performed well, but not the perfect jumps.
Some people have now got back into shape.
We can be satisfied with four and six. "
Pius Paschke in sixth and Martin Hamann in eleventh completed a good team result.
In the absence of ski flying world champion Karl Geiger, who is in quarantine at home after a positive corona test, Coach Horngacher still sees room for improvement.
The Austrian “got away with a black eye” on Saturday.
He called for an increase in performance for Sunday (4 p.m. / ARD and Eurosport) when the last competition is before Christmas and therefore also before the tour.
It is still unclear whether the symptom-free violinist will be allowed to start again at the event around the turn of the year.
Germany has been waiting for a tour winner for 19 years, the feat has not been successful since Sven Hannawald in 2002.
This year Eisenbichler and - if he is allowed to start - Geiger are among the closest favorites.
Eisenbichler, fourth of the day, said that they were “well positioned as a team”.
But he doesn't want to make the tour too big in advance.
«Always the eternal questions, how about the tour?
We'll see that when it starts, ”said Germany's top athlete.
The first thing to do on Sunday is to end the winning streak of yellow carrier Granerud.
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Information and results for the World Cup in Engelberg
Live result Saturday
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Fis profile Eisenbichler
F sharp profile violinist