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Austria"s Gregor Schlierenzauer, Ammann"s long-time World Cup rival, was third with 262.2 points. The Austrian ski jumping star, who jumped to the Whistler hill record of 149 meters in January 2009, was behind Polish veteran Adam Malysz, who took the silver with 269.4 points.

With four Olympic victories now in his pocket, Ammann became the most successful ski jumper ever to compete at the Olympic Games. The victory also made him the most successful Swiss Olympian ever, as he beat the previous record of alpine skier Vreni Schneider, who won three gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti, Yekaterina Shakhlovich)