German triumph: Rydzek leads to the winning road in Ruka!

German triumph: Rydzek leads to the winning road in Ruka!

Ruka, Finnland - giant sensation in Ruka, Finland! In today's Gundersen competition of the Nordic combination, the German Johannes Rydzek secured his first World Cup victory in over five years with a masterful appearance. The 32-year-old triumphed with an impressive lead and led a German trio on the podium. Julian Schmid confirmed his strength and secured second place (+59.8 seconds), while Vinzenz Geiger (+1: 00.8) got third place. The Norwegian top star Jarl Magnus Riiber had to be satisfied with fourth place after he could not keep up in a group with other competitors, such as Laola1 reported.

strong performance despite wind problems

The weather conditions were anything but optimal, because gusty wind made jumping significantly. In a tactical move, the International Ski Association started two provisional scores to ensure security. Jarl Magnus Riiber still found the courage to win the compact race with the longest jump of the day and an excellent mileage. He showed all his skills when he settled in the first round and finally made the preliminary decision on the home stretch. Julian Schmid, who settled out of a chasing group and won the fastest term, was able to celebrate with his third place on the podium, like xc-ski

Another prominent athlete, Johannes Lamparter, had extremely unfortunate moments in jumping when he only struggled to fall and started the race as 51st, which led to a disappointing 43th place. Nevertheless, other Austrians and Germans also made remarkable placements, including Franz-Josef Rehrl as 13th and Martin Fritz as 12th, contrary to all the adversities, both the DSV and the ÖSV gather in the top 15 and collect valuable global transactions for the season.