Former world and World Cup champion Severin Freund of Germany said on Sunday he was ending his ski jumping career with the day’s season finale on the Slovenian flying hill of Planica. “I realised over the past weeks that the time as an active sportsman is coming to an end. I had really great years,” he said before wrapping up his career with jumps of 190.5 and 210 metres. “I am at ease with myself after my comeback with great success over the past years, and I can end this chapter in my life the way I wanted to.” A winner of 22 World Cup competitions, Freund, 33, won Olympic team event gold in…