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Updated at 4:46 a.m., Thursday, January 1, 2009

Skiing: Loitzl wins classic Garmisch-Partenkirchen meet

Associated Press

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Wolfgang Loitzl, center, from Austria celebrates with teammates Thomas Morgenstern, left, and Gregor Schlierenzauer, right, after winning the second station of the four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on Thursday.

MATTHIAS SCHRADER | Associated Press

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria captured his first World Cup victory by winning the second leg of the prestigious Four Hills ski jumping tournament on Thursday.

Loitzl, who finished second in the first leg in Oberstdorf on Monday, had jumps of 134.5 and 136.5 meters in the annual New Year's Day meet for a total of 276.3 points. Overall World Cup leader Simon Ammann of Switzerland was second with 274.6 points after jumps of 140 and 134.5 meters.

Harri Olli of Finland was third.

The Four Hills tournament wraps up with meets in Innsbruck, Austria, on Saturday and Bischofshofen, Austria, on Monday.