Poles are running away from their rivals. This is the classification of the Nations Cup after the victory

On Saturday, the first World Cup competition in 33 years was held in Lake Placid. . The best of the Poles was Dawid Kubacki, who took 5th place. This was followed by the premiere duet competition, in which the athletes of Thomas Thurnbichler achieved a historic victory.

Żyła and Kubacki won the duet competition, they made up for some losses in the Nations Cup

Among 13 teams in Polish colors, Piotr Żyła and Dawid Kubacki performed. In the first round, the team leaders jumped 123.5 and 128 meters respectively, which gave them 2nd place at this stage, more than 11 points behind the leading Austrians. In the next attempt Żyła jumped 122.5 meters and Kubacki 127 meters. This allowed them to take the lead in the competition, with much weaker attempts by Daniel Tschofenig (115.5 m) and Stefan Kraft (117 m).

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In the decisive series, Żyła flew a distance of 127.5 meters, which was the best result in this group. Kubacki did not disappoint either, and the jump on 127 meters sealed the historic victory of the Poles. The second place was taken by the Austrians (13.2 points behind), and the podium was completed by the Japanese (24.1 points behind).

Thanks to the victory, Żyła and Kubacki also gained valuable 200 points for the Nations Cup classification. This allowed the Poles to keep the 3rd place and escape the Slovenes chasing them, but also to make up for some losses to the leaders. At the moment, Polish jumpers have won a total of 3394 points. The Austrians maintained a certain lead (4189 points), and the second place is taken by the Norwegians (3605 points).

Nations Cup standings after duo competition in Lake Placid:

• 1. Austria – 4189 points
• 2. Norway – 3605 points
• 3. Poland – 3394 points
• 4. Slovenia – 3241 points
• 5. Germany – 2700 pts
• 6. Japan – 1254 pts
• 7. Finland – 333 points
• 8. Italy – 322 points
• 9. USA – 212 pts
• 10. Switzerland – 184 pts
• 11. Bulgaria – 51 pts
• 11. Czech Republic – 51 pts
• 11. Estonia – 51 pts
• 14. Romania – 25 pts
• 15. Turkey – 16 pts
• 16. Canada – 14 pts
• 17. Kazakhstan – 12 pts
• 18. Ukraine – 5 pts