Olli finishes season with third career World Cup win

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Posted: Sunday 22nd March 2009 | 16:59

FINLAND'S Harri Olli won the final World Cup of the season in Planica - his third career victory.

NEW CHAMPION:Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer finished fifth in Planica but was already secured the World Cup title (Getty Images)
NEW CHAMPION: Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer finished fifth in Planica but was already secured the World Cup title (Getty Images)

Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer, who won a record 13 events this season, was already assured of the overall title and finished outside the podium in fifth.

Olli recorded jumps of 211 and 219.5 metres on the 215m Latalnica, the world's largest ski-flying hill.

Poland's Adam Malysz was second while Simon Ammann and Robert Kranjec sharing third. Olli had jumps of 211 and 219.5 meters for a total of 424.6 points on the 215-meter Letalnica, the world's largest ski flying hill.

The 19-year-old Schlierenzauer ended the season with a record 2,083 points - 307 more than Amman while Wolfgang Loitzl, winner of the Four Hills tournament in January, was third overall.

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