Andreas Wellinger Tops Ski Jumping Normal Hill Qualifying Results at Olympics

Andreas Wellinger headed the standings in Thursday's men's ski jump normal hill qualifying round at the 2018 Winter Olympics, which whittled down the original group of 57 competitors to 50 for the finals.

The German logged a score of 133.5 after his jump of 103 metres, while defending champion Kamil Toch of Poland placed second with a score of 131.7.

Toch's compatriot, Dawid Kubacki, finished third as he scored 129.6, while 129.1 was enough to see Germany's Richard Freitag place fourth in Pyeongchang.

The Four Hills Tournament relayed the top 10:

For the full results, visit Pyeongchang2018.com, the Games' official website.

Other notable qualifiers included Swiss legend Simon Ammann, a four-time gold medallist at the Winter Olympics, and the host nation's Seou Choi.

The South Korean placed 39th after an 89-metre jump and a score of 94.7.

Meanwhile, Japan's Noriaki Kasai, 45, made history as he competed in his eighth Winter Games, per Gracenote Olympic:

The veteran earned a score of 117.7 to rank 20th and ease through qualifying. 

Among the athletes who failed to qualify were South Korea's Hyun-ki Kim and Czech Republic duo Vojtech Stursa and Cestmir Kozisek.

Also missing out and bringing up the rear in 57th place was Turkey's first-ever Winter Olympian, Fatih Arda Ipcioglu.