Lamparter impressed! Second place behind Riiber in Otepää!

Lamparter impressed! Second place behind Riiber in Otepää!

Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber demonstrated his outstanding form in the Nordic Combined World Cup in Otepää, Estonia. Johannes Lamparter from Austria secured an impressive second place, but was 10.1 points behind leader Riiber after a thrilling competition. The five-time world champion Riiber showed an outstanding performance in the ski jumping discipline and finished with a maximum distance of 102.5 meters, which made him the clear favorite. The competition couldn't hold a candle to him, as did Vinzenz Geiger, who was recently successful at the Seefeld Triple and finished third, reported crown.

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For Lamparter it was a “very hectic” race, but he mastered it. After this competition, he sits in fifth place in the overall standings, while Riiber extended his lead over Geiger in the overall standings to 81 points. Lukas Greiderer achieved a solid sixth place as the second best Austrian. In the women's competition, Annalena Slamik was finally able to celebrate her top ten debut with tenth place, which, according to the 21-year-old, was "a goal for a long time". She is determined to achieve her goal for the rest of the weekend by improving on both the hill and cross country skiing.

Riiber, who said he was “super happy” despite the challenge of getting closer to Geiger, plans to take part in three more competitions in Otepää next week before the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships begin in Trondheim. He summarized his performance and emphasized that the most important thing for him was not the placing, but rather the joy of this sport. How FIS skis reported that he is working on continuously improving himself and will look forward to the next competitions to further improve his performance.