Ski-jumper Malysz wins Innsbruck, currently leads Four Hill Tournament

Leading the Four Hill Tournament, Polish ski-jumper Adam Malysz has surpassed Noriaki Kasai of Japan by winning the third of four tournament events in Innsbruck on Thursday with two extremely long jumps of 111.5 and 118.5 meters. On Wednesday during a practice round, Malysz broke the hill record with a 120.5-meter-long jump. Former German ski jumper Dieter Thoma, who held the record prior to Malysz, said "Everyone else jumps, but Malysz flies." On Saturday the last event of the Four Hill Tournament will take place in Bischofshofen, where Malysz has a good chance to win the entire tournament, a feat no Pole has ever accomplished. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 2, 31) M.M.