For just the second time in a major competition, Slovenia held all three podium spots as Prevc, younger brother Domen Prevc and Robert Kranjec finished first, second and third respectively in Japan.

And there was more for Peter Prevc to celebrate as the victory was his eight of the current World Cup season, a new record for a Slovenian ski jumper in a single campaign, beating the previous record of seven wins held by Primoz Peterka back in 1996/97.

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Peter Prevc and Kranjec shared the lead after the first jumps as both men scored 131.5 points, but while the later could only muster 141.4 second time around, there was no such trouble for the former who scored 147.0 to take the win.

The victory extended Peter Prevc' lead atop the World Cup standings as he moved on to 1184 points, with nearest rival Severin Freund of Germany now on 805 after finishing tenth in Japan.

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