Nordic Ski World Cup: combiner Geiger fetches World Cup bronze at Riiber’s farewell show

With the last strength, Vinzenz Geiger dragged himself to bronze. At the finish, super combinator Jarl Magnus Riiber had long celebrated his third World Cup title from Trondheim with Norwegian flag.

Geiger won his fourth medal at the World Championships in the Nordic combination. The 27-year-old was happy after a strong cross-country performance via bronze. In the final competition, Geiger only had to give up the sovereign Norwegian winner Riiber and his compatriot Jörgen Graabak.

“Four starts, four medals: that’s crazy,” said Geiger. “It was a special week.” He had already won gold with the team on Friday. In addition, Geiger takes silver from the mixed team and bronze from the first individual from Norway. He was involved in all four medals of the German team. At the past World Cup there were four silver for Germany.

Triumphs – and will soon stop

The fight for gold was decided by the Großchanze after ski jumping. Riiber started in the ten -kilometer cross -country race after a set to 139 meters with a lead of 1:14 minutes. So it was all about the other podium places.

Six athletes fought a gripping race – also because the violinist famos, which went into the race as ninth, opened up. Among other things, he prevailed against his Oberstdorf teammate Julian Schmid, who became sixth.

While Geiger got everything out of himself up to the last few meters, Riiber enjoyed the last show of his World Cup departure tour. Even before the departure into the plump stadium in the granases Skienter, he took the flag of his homeland and let himself be celebrated.

The 27-year-old ended his career after this season due to a chronic bowel disease. The Nordic combination thus loses its most formative athletes in recent years. “There are no discussions, it is the best of all time,” said Olympic champion Geiger.