Ski jumping news - Germany storm to team ski jumping gold

BySportsbeat

Updated 25/01/2020 at 22:49 GMT

Constantin Schmid, Markus Eisenbichler, Stephan Leyhe and Karl Geiger were at the top of their game as Germany stormed to men's team ski jumping gold in Zakopane.

Constantin Schmid een in action during the team competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopane

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The quartet scored a total of 1182.2 points with their eight jumps, with Geiger's 142m effort the pick of the bunch.

For Schmid it marked a first World Cup win and the 20-year-old believes they can only get better.

He said: "I'm really happy about the result. It's always nice when you stand on top of the podium. I didn't take part in many team competitions yet, so I'm happy about the result and my jumps."

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