Jones 9th, Alborn 19th in Continental Cup

Clint Jones was ninth and Alan Alborn 19th in a large-hill Continental Cup jumping meet to open a rare doubleheader schedule. In the second meet, Jones was 15th and Alborn 16th in a one-round meet.
IRON MOUNTAIN, Michigan — Clint Jones was ninth and Alan Alborn 19th in a large-hill Continental Cup jumping meet to open a rare doubleheader schedule. In the second meet, Jones was 15th and Alborn 16th in a one-round meet.
    Swede Isak Grimholm won the opening (two-round) event on Iron Mountain’s 133-meter hill, advancing from 13th after the first round when the leaders ran into problems. He had jumps of 121 and 132 meters for 246.9 points to 239.1 for Austrian Stefan Kaiser, who jumped 128 and 119 meters.
    Jones earned 225.8 points as he jumped 124 and 117 meters while Alborn went 126 and 103.5 meters for 202.1. Both are heading this week to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Japan, which open Thursday.
    In the second event, Continental Cup points leader Balthasar Schneider of Austria, who had been third in the opening meet, jumped 127.5 meters and won with 127.0 points. Second was Grimholm, who had 119.7 points form is 124-meter jump. Jones jumped 117 meters and Alborn went 116 on their lone jumps.
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