Combined Jenny Nowak surprisingly celebrated her first podium of winter in Otepää. Novak also benefited from the fall of Norwegian Ida Marie Hagen on Friday evening (07.02.2025).
The former junior world champion Nowak jumped in the mass start competition – first it is run, then jumped – behind the Japanese Yuna and Haruka Kasa. Toptockin Hagen, who won the cross -country skiing, fell on the landing and fell back to the 15th place.
“Very difficult conditions on the ski jump, when Jenny left out a bomb today“Coach Florian Aichinger was pleased with Novak’s sentence on the podium. His thanks also went to the technician team:”Had super ski. “
Natalie crossbowers also missed the podium as fourth, but remains World Cup leader. With her triple victory in Seefeld, she had slipped into the yellow jersey of the World Cups. After the first World Cup victories of her career, the third in Estonian Otepää should follow for the 19-year-old.
But the competition wrote a different story. Behind the Japanese Yuna and Haruka Kasai, Saxon Nowak (SC Sohland/BSP Klingenthal) was happy about the first podium of the winter and the cracked World Cup standard.
Armbruster is strong on a podium course
The foundation stone for the victory was laid in the cross-country skiing race over the five kilometers. There, crossbowers fought for second place behind Fitevoritin Hagen. The distance to the Norwegian and thus an excellent starting position for jumping in the evening. Third after the run, Japanese was Haruka Kasai.
Kasai sisters pass by
Haruka Kasai had to let her sister Yuna pass. Armbruster did not get along well with the ski jump and not over 89 meters. A podium could not be fetched. It was fourth. The top favorite was unlucky: Hagen fell after 89 meters when landing and slipped to 15th place.
Nowak surprisingly on the podium
After the mass start, Nowak was 11th in front of teammate Cindy Haasch. Maria Gerboth had positioned herself in 17th, Sophia Maurus (76.5 m) as 19th.
With a jump to 91 meters, Nowak surprisingly pushed himself up to third place, Haasch (87.5 m) placed fifth behind armbrother. Gerboth landed at 87 meters and 12th place while Maurus collected World Cup points.