4:50 p.m
Rettenegger and Lamparter with a good starting position
After the run, the two Austrians are in a good starting position for the jumping with fourth and seventh places. Yesterday Stefan Rettenegger won the PCR round and Johannes Lamparter took second place. However, Riiber also had to struggle with the strong wind.
4:50 p.m
It’s about to continue
At 5 p.m. the men will start from the normal hill in Ramsau. After the run, Norwegian Jens Lurås Oftebro leads ahead of Jørgen Graabak and German Vinzenz Geiger. The Austrian Johannes Lamparter, in fourth place, is still within reach of victory, as is Jarl Magnus Riiber, who is ninth after the run.
14:24
See you later!
At around 5 p.m. the Nordic combined athletes will continue from the ski jump in Ramsau. Let’s hope the wind conditions have calmed down by then.
2:19 p.m
Good starting position for the ÖSV athletes
In particular, the two best Austrians in the World Cup secured a good starting position for the later jumping with third (Johannes Lamparter) and seventh (Stefan Rettenegger) places in cross-country skiing. Lukas Greiderer ended up twelfth, Franz-Josef Rehrl took 22nd place and Martin Fritz won the finish sprint against Thomas Rettenegger for 26th place. The other ÖSV athletes can be found with Marc Luis Rainer, Paul Walcher, Kilian Guetl and Jonas Fischbacher in places 32, 33, 37 and 42.
2:15 p.m
Top team result for the German combined athletes
Manuel Faißt in particular, with his fifth place in the run, has created a very good starting position for the jumping later in the afternoon. But Vinzenz Geiger in third and Johannes Rydzek in sixth are also in the top 10 after the run. Julian Schmid (11th) and Terence Weber (12) put on a good competition. The other Germans, Wendelin Thannheimer, David Mach and Tristan Sommerfeldt, take places 21, 24 and 38.
14:12
Oftebro can’t be beat
Geiger comes into the home straight in third place and tries everything again in the sprint and tackles Gråbak and Oftebro, but the two Norwegians stay strong and Oftebro crosses the finish line ahead of his compatriot Gråbak and the German Vinzenz Geiger. Lamparter takes fourth place and Manuel Faißt secures fifth place in the finish sprint against Johannes Rydzek.
14:11
The German trio is coming
Geiger now attacks again on the last small climb, but Gråbak and Oftebor counter and take the lead. But Geiger has already passed Lamparter.
2:10 p.m
The last mountain is approaching
Oftebro attacks his compatriot Gråbak on the last climb. Geiger and Faißt as well as Lamparter are also staying tuned. Now who has the most strength?
2:09 p.m
Gråbak takes off
The Norwegians also seem to have good skis on the descent and Gråbak puts a few meters between himself and Geiger. But the German works on the descent and can approach again.
2:07 p.m
Try it on the mountain!
Faißt now replaces Geiger in the leadership position and sits in front of Geiger’s skis. Gråbak also attacks on the mountain and takes the lead in the last split before the finish. Oftebro, Rettenegger, Rydzek and Hirvonen are also there. Riiber is already 5.5 seconds behind the leaders.
2:05 p.m
Violinist further ahead
Vinzenz Geiger continues to set the pace at the 7.5 kilometer mark. He goes into the final lap ahead of Lamparter and Gråbak. Faißt in sixth, Rydzek in seventh and Riiber in eighth are also still in the group. Yesterday’s PCR winner, Stefan Rettenegger, can also keep up the pace.
2:04 p.m
Herola and Schmid have to fight
With Geiger taking over, the German Julian Schmid and the Finn Illka Herola have to work together and work their way back into the leadership group. They make it and rest in the slipstream for now. Vinzenz Geiger seems to have particularly good skis today and can pull away a bit on the descent.
2:02 p.m
Geiger pulls away a bit
On the mountain, Geiger now takes over the tempo work again and sets himself a little ahead with his short, quick steps. Gråbak and eight other athletes can follow. Riiber, Rydzek and Faißt are also in the group.
13:59
Gråbak sets the pace
On the second pass through the stadium, Gråbak continues to set the pace and goes through the timing ahead of Lamparter and Oftebro. Geiger, Rydzek, Faißt and Schmid are also among the top ten athletes.
13:57
Gråbak back at the top
No athlete can break away from the front and Gråbak returns to the front of the field. The athletes at the back can approach again at the front. The young German Wendelin Thannheimer is also part of the group.
13:56
Lamparter goes forward
Johannes Lamparter now increases the pace at the front and around 20 athletes pull away. The German athletes are also still there, as are the strong Norwegians. Kasper Moen Flatla had to finish the race precisely because of a disqualification.
13:54
Geiger takes over the tempo work
Vinzenz Geiger takes the lead on the first drive through the stadium and sets the pace. He is followed by Oftebro, Riiber and Gråbak, but Schmid, Faißt and Rydzek are also at the front of the group.
13:51
Schumann is back at the front
The Norwegians are at the forefront. Oftebro and Riiber as well as their compatriot Gråbak continue to set the pace. The American Stephen Schumann, who made an attack in Ruka, is also at the forefront again. Will he try again today?
13:49
Everything is still close together
Jarl Magnus Riiber doesn’t hide either and takes second place behind his compatriot Oftebro. The Germans around Johannes Rydzek, Vinzenz Geiger and Julian Schmid are also at the forefront, as is the Finn Eero Hirvonen.
13:47
Difficult route
The route in Ramsau is one of the most difficult routes in the World Cup. There’s a lot of up and down and there are some sharp turns. At the start, Jens Lurås Oftebro takes the lead of the field.
1:45 p.m
The race is on
52 athletes are about to take on the 10 km cross-country skiing route. In addition to the strong runners around Julian Schmid, Vinzenz Geiger and Johannes Rydzek, the Norwegians Jørgen Gråbak and Jens Lurås Oftebro as well as the Finn Ilkka Herola also have a great chance of winning the cross-country skiing.
13:39
Who won the last mass start?
There was already a mass start race in the men’s Nordic combined in Ruka at the start of the World Cup in Finland. Back then, Vinzenz Geiger won the ten kilometer run ahead of Jarl Magnus Riiber and Johannes Rydzek. The two Germans then fell back after only moderate jumps and in the end only took 16th and 17th place. The Norwegian dominator of the past few years, Jarl Magnus Riiber, did better. He jumped a hill record of 153.5 meters in Ruka and won the competition ahead of Johannes Lamparter and Stefan Rettenegger. Julian Schmid was the best German in sixth place.
13:33
Ten Austrians at the home World Cup
The ÖSV has registered ten athletes for the home World Cup in Ramsau. In addition to the new athletes Jonas Fischbacher (start number 50), Maro Luis Rainer (51) and Kilian Guetl (52), who are getting a taste of World Cup air for the first time this year in Ramsau, seven other Austrian athletes are also there. Paul Walcher (41), who was still missing from Ruka due to an infection, Lukas Greiderer (28) and Thomas Rettenegger (18) were also there. The team is also completed by last year’s overall World Cup winner, Johannes Lamparter (2), Martin Fritz (16), Franz-Josef Rehrl (14) and Stefan Rettenegger. At yesterday’s PCR, Stefan Rettenegger won ahead of his brother Thomas Rettenegger and his compatriot Johannes Lamparter.
13:24
Eight Germans reported
Eight Nordic combined athletes are competing for Germany today. In addition to the two best Germans in the World Cup, Julian Schmid (start number 6) and Johannes Rydzek (8), Manuel Faißt (10), Terence Weber (11) and Vinzenz Geiger (13) are also registered for the 10 kilometer run today. The German team is completed by David Mach (15), Wendelin Thannheimer (27) and Tristan Sommerfeldt (38). Especially for Johannes Rydzek, Julian Schmid and Vinzenz Geiger, it is important to create a very good starting position in cross-country skiing so as not to lose too much to the first positions in the subsequent jump. Weber and Faißt, who mainly come from jumping, must not lose too much forward in the run.
13:13
Hello!
The Nordic combined athletes start their competition at 1:45 p.m. Today the men only have to do the 10 kilometer mass start. The decision in the jumping will be made this evening from 5 p.m.