Malysz's record jump yet another qualifying win in Four Hill Tournament

Polish ski-jumper Adam Malysz is continuing his phenomenal run at the Four Hill Tournament, having won the qualifying round for the third time in a row, this time in Innsbruck, where he broke the hill record. Malysz, second in the standings after two of the four hills, jumped 120.5 meters, 12 more than second-place Janne Ahonen of Finland and 0.5 more than the previous best on that hill. Retired German jumper Dieter Thoma, who held the previous record, said: "[Malysz] is jumping like he was from another planet. Everybody else is ski-jumping, but he is flying." Today Malysz will try to repeat his performance in the final event of the Innsbruck competition. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.24) T.J.