Nordic Combined | Trondheim : Germany takes gold in the team event, France seventh

Nordic Combined: Vinzenz Geiger stronger than Fabio Obermeyr in the final

The team event at the Nordic combined world championships in Trondheim (Norway) took place this Friday afternoon.Germany came out on top in a duel againstAustria.

Second after the jump – two seconds behind the Austrians – Johannes Rydzek, Wendelin Thannheimer, Julian Schmid and Vinzenz Geiger managed to get the better of the Austrian team. However, in the first stint, Johannes Lamparter pushed the experienced Johannes Rydzek, who had fallen in a downhill, into a corner. The Austrians broke away and took a 12-second lead at the end of the first stint.

Then Wendelin Thannheimer and Julian Schmid did the work to close the gap and set up a final duel between Vinzenz Geiger and the young Fabio Obermeyr. On the final climb, Vinzenz Geiger put in a big acceleration that the Austrian was unable to follow. Germany are back on top in this event after winning the title in Lahti (Finland) in 2017.

Norway’s Jarl Magnus Riiber third, France seventh

Austria therefore climbed to second place on the podium. Bronze went to Norway under King Jarl Magnus Riiber despite Joergen Graabak ‘s mishap in the jumping competition. Finland, long in the running for the podium, finished fourth, Japan fifth and Italy sixth.

The French team – comprising Marco Heinis,Edgar Vallet, Gaël Blondeau and Laurent Muhlethaler – took seventh place, more than three minutes behind the day’s winners.

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