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OSLO, Norway (AP) Double Olympic ski jump champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland recorded his first World Cup victory of the season Sunday, edging Germany's Sven Hannawald on Holmenkollen's large hill. Ammann took the first-round lead with 128.5 meters - the biggest jump of the day - and then leaped 117 meters in the second round for 260.4 points. Hannawald, winner of the World Ski Flying Championships last week, collected 259.7 points. Adam Malysz of Poland, who captured his second straight World Cup title this week at Trondheim, finished third with 255 points. The season's last event is next week at Planica, Slovenia.
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