Poland's Zyla takes third place in ski jumping World Cup event

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Poland's Piotr Zyla finished third in the men's ski-jumping event in Ruka, Finland, on Saturday, claiming his 20th career individual World Cup podium.

The event was won by Slovenian Anze Lanisek. 

The second-highest placed Pole, Kamil Stoch, was 18th while Pawel Wasek was 26th.

The 35-year-old Zyla has won twice World Cup ski jumping events, in Oslo in 2013 and in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria, in 2020.

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