Nordic combined
Rehrl misses out on the podium: “I’m a little bit tweaked”
Austria's Nordic combined athletes leave the first World Cup venue without a podium finish. Franz-Josef Rehrl finished fourth in the mass start competition in Ruka on Sunday, missing out on the podium by 3.3 points. "I'm a bit itchy and a bit tense," he said.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen He improved on the hill from 21st to almost reach the podium. Johannes Lamparter, who was fourth after the cross-country, slipped back to seventh place in the jumping. Martin Fritz finished eighth. The victory went to the German Vinzenz Geiger.
Geiger prevented Jarl Magnus Riiber's 75th victory, the second-placed Norwegian was 1.1 points behind in his 100th World Cup podium finish. Geiger's compatriot Manuel Faißt finished third, 1.6 points behind the winner.
"Ticks me off a bit"
Rehrl, on the other hand, finished in a thankless fourth place. "I'm a bit itchy and a bit tense, but I'm really happy with the jump, that was a conciliatory finish. In the cross-country skiing it's not yet what I would like," said Rehrl.
Lamparter spoke of a "rock solid" performance. "We have to keep working and regain our self-confidence on the hill in order to be among the front runners," said the former world champion. Stefan Rettenegger, last season's overall World Cup runner-up, finished eleventh. The next competitions are scheduled for next weekend in Lillehammer.
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