Freund in sight of record number of wins

Severin Freund won his fourth straight World Cup event, and ninth of the season, as the German world champion claimed victory on Oslo's famous Holmenkollen hill on Sunday to cap a perfect weekend.
Just 24 hours after jumping to his eighth win, Freund produced jumps of 132 and 128m for a total of 258.9pts to relegate Japan's Noriaki Kasai to second spot on 254.9.
Slovenian Peter Prevc, who finished second on Saturday, enjoyed a share of third spot with Poland's Olympic champion Kamil Stoch, with both men on 251.5pts.
In the overall rankings, Freund is 94pts ahead of Prevc with two events remaining and a maximum of 200 points on offer (100 for victory).
Freund, 27, has finished on the podium 15 times this season and is in reach of the record number of victories, which is 11, and set by compatriot Martin Schmitt during the 1999-2000 campaign.
Result
1. Severin Freund (GER) 258.9 pts (132.0 + 128.0 m)
2. Noriaki Kasai (JPN) 254.9 (128.5 + 128.5m)
3=. Peter Prevc (SLO) 251.5 (121.5 + 134.5m)
3=. Kamil Stoch (POL) 251.5 (124.0 + 134.0m)
5. Stefan Kraft (AUT) 250.8 (130.0 + 126.5m)
Overall standings (after 30 of 32 events)
1. Severin Freund (GER) 1643 pts
2. Peter Prevc (SLO) 1549
3. Stefan Kraft (AUT) 1468
4. Anders Fannemel (NOR) 1124
5. Roman Koubelka (CZE) 1104
Source: AFP