Germany's Severin Freund flies to Four Hills Tour ski jumping victory

Becomes 1st German to win event in 13 years

The Associated Press Posted: Dec 29, 2015 2:04 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 29, 2015 2:04 PM ET

Severin Freund became the first German winner on the ski jumping Four Hills Tour in 13 years when his big jump in the second round gave him the opening leg on Tuesday.

Lagging fifth after the first round, Freund soared 137.5 metres in his second effort.

Freund had a jump of 126 metres in the first round but mastered difficult wind conditions in the second to win ahead of Michael Hayboeck of Austria.

Overall World Cup leader Peter Prevc's run of three consecutive wins ended as the Slovenian landed third.

The second leg of the tour is on Friday January 1st in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

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