Peter Prevc delights home crowds in Planica on final weekend before retirement to beat Daniel Huber
BySportsbeat
Updated 22/03/2024 at 17:46 GMT
Slovenian legend Peter Prevc took ski flying victory on home snow in Planica after finishing 3.6 points ahead of Daniel Huber. This was Prevc's first World Cup win since claiming victory in Lillehammer back in 2020. The 31-year-old will now turn his attention to Saturday's team event before taking part in the final race of his career on Sunday. Prevc is retiring at the end of the season.
‘That is how to send a message!’ – Prev delights home crowd with stunning jump to win in Planica
Peter Prevc kicked off his final weekend as an elite ski jumper with a stunning victory in the ski flying on his home snow in Planica.
The 31-year-old is calling time on his career at the end of this season, having previously won the overall crystal globe in ski jumping in 2015-16.
He last won a World Cup event in 2020 in Lillehammer, but Prevc rolled back the years in style in Planica.
Sitting second after the first jump, he leapt a mammoth 231 metres second time around to overhaul Daniel Huber and take the win by 3.6 points.
Norway's Johann Andre Forfang moved from fourth into bronze on the second jump, denying Timi Zajc a second Slovenian on the podium.
The action in Planica continues on Saturday with the team event before the final competition of Prevc's career on Sunday.
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