Poland's Adam Malysz leaps into first place in World Cup ski-jump ranking

Poland's world famous ski jumper Adam Malysz took the leading position in the World Cup ranking during the opening round of this year's competition. The Polish ski-jumper took first place on Friday at Kuopio in Finland with a second leap of 126.5 meters. On Saturday he came second, losing by 1.6 points to Finland's Risto Jussilainen. "My form is not consistent yet, but I'm very happy with my first jumps," said Malysz after the competition. The next round in the World Cup will be held in Neustadt, Germany, on December 1 and 2. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A15; Zycie, p. 15) A.K.