LAHTI, Finland (AP) " Austria's Stefan Kraft completed a golden double in ski jumping at the Nordic world ski championships on Thursday, adding the large hill title to the normal hill honor he won last week. Kraft is the first man to win both individual events at a world championships since Poland's Adam Malysz in 2003. Already assured of going to the Pyeongchang Olympics as at least a reigning double world champion, Kraft is still due to compete in the men's team large hill event on Saturday. Third place on the large hill went to Polish jumper Piotr Zyla, who was only sixth after the first round but produced the biggest jump of the competition at 131 meters to grab the bronze medal. The relay also marked a record 17th career world championship for Norwegian veteran Marit Bjoergen, who raced the final leg.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 02, 2017 14:16 UTC