Lamparter impressed! Second place behind Riiber in Otepää!

Lamparter impressed! Second place behind Riiber in Otepää!

In the World Cup of the Nordic combination in Otepää, Estonia, Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber has demonstrated his outstanding form. Johannes Lamparter from Austria secured the impressive second place, but was 10.1 points behind the leading riiber after an exciting competition. The five -time world champion Riiber showed outstanding performance in the ski jumping discipline and said goodbye with a maximum of 102.5 meters, which made him a clear favorite. The competition could not be enough for him, as well as the recently successful Vinzenz Geiger, who was in third place in the Seefeld triple, reported the crown.

Emerging talents and historical placements

For lamparter it was a "very hectic" race, which he mastered. In the overall ranking, he sits in fifth place after this competition, while Riiber expanded his lead over violinist to 81 points in the overall ranking. 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 premiere with tenth place, which, according to the 21-year-old, was "a goal in a long time". It is determined to achieve its goal for the rest of the weekend by adding both on the ski jump and in cross -country skiing.

Riiber, who, despite the challenge of getting closer to the challenge, “super happy” plans to take part in three other competitions in Otepää next week before the FIS Nordic World Ski World Championships in Trondheim begin. He summed up his performance and emphasized that the placement was not the most important thing for him, but the joy in this sport. How Fis ski reported, he is working on continuously improving and will expect the next competitions to further increase his performance.