Nordic Ski World Cup: Geiger fetches bronze at World Cup – Riiber “The best ever”

Super combiner Jarl Magnus Riiber fought after his gold triumph with tears, bronze winner Vinzenz Geiger was delighted. After silver, Geiger gave the German combination team the second medal at the World Championships in Norway. The Olympic champion also struggled a little with the missed title.

“I am a guy who also wants to get gold. First and foremost it annoys me,” said Geiger. “But I am happy to take the bronze medal with me.” To riiber, who suffers from a chronic bowel disease and ends his career after this season, he said appreciatively: “There are no discussions, he is the best ever. I am always happy when I can annoy him.” He did not succeed today.

Geiger also had to surrender to the second -placed Norwegian Jens Luraa’s frequentebro. The German Ski Association took a protest because frequentebro had not behaved in accordance with the rules from the DSV’s point of view. However, the protest was rejected.

Geiger’s Oberstdorf teammate Schmid ran to fourth place. “I can’t accuse myself of anything,” he emphasized, also expressed very appreciative about the winner, who had already led the mixed quartet to gold the day before. “He kept his nerve – just fascinating,” he said. Riiber’s teammates celebrated the 27-year-old with a trellis and La Ola.

Riiber started in the cross -country skiing

After the ski jumping, Topfavorit had led Riiber and was cheered by thousands of fans in the granases of the ski. A lot was open due to the compact format with fixed intervals.

After a jump from the normal ski jump, Schmid started twelve seconds behind the best combinator of the past few years. Geiger, for whom it was the sixth medal at World Championships, went to the sixth 26 seconds behind the leading cross -country race. “I think it will be a great, tight race,” said Schmid after ski jumping. He should be right with his racing forecast.

Tight races with a strong top group

Schmid put a pace from the start and sat in second place early. After about half of the route, the 25-year-old concluded to Riiber. He was not the only one: it formed a larger top group, which also included Geiger. However, Riiber was by no means weak, but divided his strength well. In the final sprint, he gave the competitor no chance.

“You can be very happy about third place,” said national coach Eric Frenzel. But they had been flirted with an even “happier end”.