Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer claimed his fifth ski jumping World Cup victory of the season after producing the longest jump of the day in the first heat.

Following his impressive first jump of 142.5 meters, Schlierenzauer had a solid second effort of 138.5 to seal the victory on the large hill in Klingenthal, Germany with 289.8 points.

Former Olympic champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland had a jump of 141.5 in the second series but had to settle for second place overall after a first effort of 134.5 and a total 280.3 points.

Adam Malysz of Poland took third place at 272.1 points after jumps of 137.5 and 134.5.

Schlierenzauer cut the gap to overall World Cup leader Anders Jacobsen of Norway to 86 points. The Norwegian, who leads with 987 points, skipped the meet.