( CNN ) -- Defending World Cup champion Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria claimed the second leg of the famous Four Hills ski-jumping tournament at Garmisch on New Year 's Day . Schlierenzauer could only finish ninth in the first event at Oberstdorf on Tuesday , but made no mistake with leaps of 136.5 and 137.5m and good style marks for a total of 277.7 points . It gave him a comfortable advantage over fellow Austrian Wolfgang Loitzl , who twice jumped 135m for 272.5 points . Switzerland 's double Olympic champion from 2002 in Salt Lake City , Simon Ammann , showed he is running into form for Vancouver next February , after jumping 132 and 143.5m for 272.4 points and third place . Austrian Andreas Kofler , who won at Oberstdorf , maintained the overall lead in the four-event competition as he came in fourth with leaps of 136 and 137m for 271.9 points . Finland 's five-time Four Hills champion Janne Ahonen , second at Oberstdorf on his comeback from retirement , finished sixth after jumps of 129.5 and 137m gave him 259.2 points . Kofler leads the standings with a 20-point lead over Loitzl with Ahonen third ahead of the next competition at Innsbruck on Sunday . The Four Hills concludes in Austria , at Bischofshofen on January 6 . Ammann still leads the overall World Cup standings with Schlierenzauer closing up in second place and Kofler third . In other pre-Olympic news , leading U.S. snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered serious injuries in training for the halfpipe event in Utah . Reports said Pearce hit head on the halfpipe while attempting a complex move and was taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City . He was among the favorites for gold at the 2010 Vancouver games having beaten 2006 Olympic gold medallist Shaun White in recent competitions .
Gregor Schlierenzauer wins Garmisch round of Four Hills ski-jumping tournament . Austrian Andreas Kofler , who won at Oberstdorf , maintains the overall standings lead . U.S. snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffers head injuries in training accident for halfpipe event .