Fannemel's first round effort was 1.5m further than Slovenian Peter Prevc managed yesterday but despite the achievement, it was not enough to give him victory as a poor second jump saw him finish 42.7 points shy of winner Severin Freund of Germany.

Vikersund is seemingly conducive to record-breaking as Freund also got in on the act, smashing the German record with his second attempt of 245m.

He amassed a haul of 436.7 points to take the win ahead of Fannemel, while Norway's Johann André Forfang was third.

It proved to be a disappointing afternoon for Prevc on two fronts as he saw his record that he had held for no more than 24 hours beaten, and he then languished down in 16th following a second round attempt of just 110m.

"I thought it would not be possible to jump longer than 250," Fannemel said.

"The conditions were perfect for long flights and I made the best jump of my life."

Daniela Iraschko-Stolz shared victory with closest challenger Sara Takanashi in the women's competition in Ljubno ©Getty Images



There was also drama in the women's Ski Jumping World Cup as Austria's Daniela Iraschko-Stolz and Sara Takanashi of Japan shared the spoils in Ljubno, Slovenia.

Both athletes, who remain locked in a two-way battle for the overall World Cup title, finished on 244.9 points as the pair finished ahead of American Sarah Hendrickson.

Iraschko-Stolz was in fact just 0.1 point off sealing the overall crown, but she will ensure she finishes top of the leaderboard with 19th place or higher at the final event in the Norwegian capital Oslo, due to begin on March 13.

Takanashi, who kept her hopes of defending her title alive after she won the first event yesterday, posted jumps of 88.5m and 89.5m, while closest rival Iraschko-Stolz managed leaps of 88m and 87.5m.

"It was a pretty cool competition today, we were all so close," Iraschko-Stolz said.

"With a second and first place it was a really good weekend for me here in Ljubno and I'm confident for the World Championships.

"I don't have any expectations for Falun, I don't know the new hill.

"I'm in a good shape and I was jumping consistently this season."

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