SKI JUMPING-LEADING WORLD CUP RESULTS / STANDINGS .
KUUSAMO , Finland 1996-12-07
Leading results in a
World Cup high hill ( 120-metre ) ski jumping event on Saturday :
1. Takanobu Okabe ( Japan ) 303.4 points ( first jump
145.4 / second jump 158 )
2. Kazuyoshi Funaki ( Japan ) 295.4 ( 151.5 / 143.9 )
3. Andreas Goldberger ( Austria ) 274.4 ( 144.4 / 130 )
4. Dieter Thoma ( Germany ) 267 ( 141.6 / 124.4 )
5. Ari-Pekka Nikkola ( Finland ) 256.4 ( 126 / 130.4 )
6. Reinhard Schwarzenberger ( Austria ) 252.6 ( 119.7 / 132.9 )
7. Noriaki Kasai ( Japan ) 242 ( 124.2 / 117.8 )
8. Hiroya Saitoh ( Japan ) 234.7 ( 124.6 / 110.1 )
9. Jani Soininen ( Finland ) 231.5 ( 115 / 116.5 )
10. Kristian Brenden ( Norway ) 228.1 ( 129.4 / 98.7 )
Leading World Cup standings ( after three events ) :
1. Thoma 210 points
2. Brenden 206
3. Goldberger 160
4. Okabe 146
5. Funaki 143
6. Saitoh 121
7. Espen Bredesen ( Norway ) 112
8. Nikkola 101
9. Soininen 85
10. Primoz Peterka ( Slovakia ) 76