SKI: 4 Hills: Ahonen Wins, Takes Points Lead

January 05, 2008

BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria (Jan. 5) - Finland's Janne Ahonen won the third stop of the 56th Four Hills Tournee Saturday, making it the 32nd win of his ski jumping career. He also took over first place in the tournee points competition with one meet left. He had jumps of 139.5 and 138 meters, good for 282.5 points, more than 11 points ahead of Austrian Thomas Morgenstern, the World Cup leader. No U.S. skiers competed in the event, moved from Innsbruck a day earlier because of high winds. The tournee ends Sunday night, also in Bischofshofen. For more on this story visit http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php'pJ=4,dId=4,aId=3276

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