Morgenstern fends off Malysz, wins Four Nations

Austria’s Thomas Morgenstern took his second victory in the FIS Grand Prix ski jumping in the fourth stage of the Four Nations Grand Prix in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Four thousand, four hundred spectators attended the night competition held in ideal conditions.
AUSTRIA'S THOMAS MORGENSTERN took his second victory in the FIS Grand Prix ski jumping in the fourth stage of the Four Nations Grand Prix in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Four thousand, four hundred spectators attended the night competition held in ideal conditions.
    The winner of the first competition in Hinterzarten, Germany, Morgenstern was only 13th after the first round but ensured victory both Saturday and in the special Four Nations Grand Prix tournament with a strong, 114.5-meter jump in the second round. He also now leads the overall FIS Grand Prix ski jumping rankings.
    Adam Malysz of Poland finished second, beating Slovenia’s Jernej Damjan by just 0.1 points. Malysz, too, managed to improve from eighth to second place thanks to his last jump and kept his second place in the Four Nations Grand Prix rankings.
    Austria’s Gregor Schlierenzauer, who led after the first round, fell to the sixth in the final results and also lost his chance for winning the Four Nations Grand Prix, finishing third.