Nordic combination: Riiber crowns the World Cup winner again!

Nordic combination: Riiber crowns the World Cup winner again!

Ramsau am Dachstein, Österreich - An exciting weekend for the Nordic combiners in Ramsau am Dachstein! On December 20, 2024, none other than the Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber triumphed at the mass start competition and thus sensationally secures his 76th World Cup victory. Despite a difficult starting point after the cross -country skiing, where he was only in fifth place, Riiber was able to fall back on his jump from the previous day, since the necessary jumping was canceled due to considerable snowfall. His compatriot Jens Luraas was close to his heels, who achieved the fastest cross -country skiing of the day, while Kristjan Ilves from Estonia completed the podium. Austria's hopes rest on Stefan Rettenegger and Johannes Lamparter, who took the seventh and eighth place, only a few points from the podium.

strong services of the Austrians

The Austrian combiners show a solid team performance, but could not make the big jumps. Thomas Rettenegger and Martin Fritz landed in the places eleven and twelve, while Paul Walcher and Fabio Obermeyr also collected World Cup points. The Norwegian Ida Marie Hagen prevailed on the women's side, while the Austrian athletes who had to compete without the sick Lisa Hirner achieved some good individual placements. Claudia Pirker was 14th, while the 16-year-old debutants Anna-Sophia Gredler and Katharina Gruber put on a promising start in places 18 and 19

However, the competition should not be underestimated, because the German combiners are well prepared. As Sportschau.de , return after a relaxing competition break. Just a week after two successful World Cup races, you can expect great achievements in Ramsau. Johannes Rydzek recently marked his first victory in almost six years and Vinzenz Geiger also scored the next success. Team boss Eric Frenzel is optimistic and believes in their chances in the last World Cup of the year, while they continue to work on their jumping performance to assert themselves against the strong competition.

The exciting weekend will continue on Saturday with further competitions where women compete in the individual compact and men in the classic Gundersen competition.