LEAD: Nordic skiing wins for Schlierenzauer, Kowalczyk, Cologna

Jan 21, 2012, 17:21 GMT

Zakopane, Poland - Four Hills champion Gregor Schlierenzauer was unstoppable in World Cup ski-jumping on Saturday, and the day's cross-country action saw the Tour de Ski winners Justyna Kowalczyk and Dario Cologna on top in classic style sprints.

The Austrian Schlierenzauer soared 131.5 and 132 metres under the Zakopane floodlights to get his 39th career victory with 300.3 points.

Richard Freitag of Germany was second with 296.8 points while first-round leader Anders Bardal of Norway dropped to third with 193.1 points.

Schlierenzauer closed in on compatriot leader Andreas Kofler in the World Cup standings, with Kofler on 905 and Schlierenzauer on 866 points.

In the cross-country races in Otepaa, Estonia, Kowalczyk of Poland edged Norwegian World Cup leader Marit Bjoergen by one 10th of a second with her third season victory and 18th overall in 3 minutes 18.4 seconds. Natalia Matveeva of Russia placed third.

The men's race saw the Swiss World Cup leader Cologna on top in 3:29.8 ahead of Norwegians Ola Vigen Hattestad and Eirik Brandsdal. Cologna now also has three wins this season, and seven overall.

The cross-country World Cup continues on Sunday in Otepaa with women's 10km and men's 15km races. The ski-jumpers move to Japan for two events in Sapporo next weekend.