Johannes Lamparter is fighting for the World Cup medal in Trondheim!

Johannes Lamparter is fighting for the World Cup medal in Trondheim!

In a thrilling competition in Trondheim, former world champion Johannes Lamparter attracted all eyes on him. The Tyrolean starts the 10 km cross-country race in fifth place, but the gap to the superior Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber is already 1:36 minutes. Riiber excelled in jumping with a maximum distance of 139 meters and is the clear favorite. Lamparter, who jumped to 131.5 meters, is expected to have to fight against his competitors Jörgen Graabak and Vinzenz Geiger. Other Austrian participants such as Franz-Josef Rehrl, who only managed 129.5 meters, have already been eliminated from the medal race, reports oe24.

The bright spots for the German combined skiers can also be found in Kuusamo: Terence Weber jumped to an impressive distance of 142.5 meters and started third in cross-country skiing. He is 1:10 minutes behind Riiber, while he is only 38 seconds behind the leader Lamparter. Vice world champion Julian Schmid starts eight seconds later in eighth place and wants to fight his way forward. The other DSV starters, on the other hand, are sometimes significantly behind, including David Mach, who is 2:56 minutes behind in 14th place. The battle for medals heats up as eyes turn to the top athletes, like Sports1 reported.