Ski-jumper Adam Malysz triumphs at Zakopane in front of 100,000 fans

With 19 days to go before the opening of the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Adam Malysz won yesterday's World Cup ski-jumping competition in Zakopane in his native Poland. Malysz came in ahead of German Sven Hannawald and Matti Hautamaeki of Finland, winning by 0.6 points. It was the Pole's first victory in 2002. His success followed disappointment on Saturday, when he could only manage 7th place behind Hautamaeki and Hannawald, who were first and second respectively. Among 100,000 fans watching Malysz's triumph yesterday was President Aleksander Kwasniewski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Zycie, p. 1) M.T.K.