Riiber takes King’s Cup in Holmenkollen
Mar 05, 2022·Nordic Combined
Jarl Magnus Riiber is the winner of the first Individual Gundersen competition in Oslo (NOR) and received another King’s Cup from the Norwegian royal family.
The overall World Cup second already proofed why he’s owner of the blue bib as Best Jumper, and took the lead after the Ski Jumping competition on the Holmenkollen HS 134 in the morning
In bright sunshine, the Norwegian jumped the furthest distance of the day with 139 meters (143.3 pts) at the traditional Holmenkollen and took the lead. Therefore, he was the first one to start into the 10 km at the cross-country stadium this afternoon.
Rank 2 after jumping went to Kristjan Ilves from Estonia, who landed at 129 meters (129.2 pts) and went into the course 56 seconds after Riiber.
Overall World Cup leader Johannes Lamparter from Austria (129 mts, 125.3 pts) placed third with a 1:12 minutes backlog.
His teammate Mario Seidl (127 mts, 124.2 pts) placed 4th and started the race 1:16 minutes behind the Norwegian.
The Olympic champions and strong skiers Joergen Graabak (15th, +2:11 min) and Vinzenz Geiger (29th, +2:50 min) faced a tough race due to the big backlog on the Norwegian.
Riiber ran a lonely race at the top, keeping his pursuers at a constant distance.
Meanwhile, behind him the fight for the two other podium spots was on.
Lamparter and Faißt quickly caught up to Ilves and reduced the distance to Riiber to 1:05 min after 2.5 km. During the second lap, Faißt couldn’t keep up with the high speed and had to let the others go.
After 5 km he was caught by the second chasing group, led by Jens Luraas Oftebro (+1:27 min) and fell further back.
Oftebro broke away from the group at the 6.6km mark and was chasing the podium alone, while Kristjan Ilves couldn't hold onto his second place. The Estonian
Riiber reached the finish line with a clear gap of 57.5 seconds in front of Johannes Lamparter in 2nd place, who will keep the yellow bib. Oftebro defended the 3rd place and completed the podium by crossing the finish line 1:06 behind the winner.
With the fastest skiing time of the day (22:04.0 min) Joergen Graabak showed a strong performance on the track and managed to finish as 4th, after starting the race on rank 15.
With his victory, Riiber not only collected valuable points in the overall World Cup, but also received the glorious King's Cup, which was presented by Erik Roeste, President of the Norwegian Ski Federation, as the Royal Family was unfortunately unable to attend.
Results: IG Men HS134/10 km SJ – 5.3.22, Oslo
Overall Results: IG Men HS134/10 km – 5.3.22, Oslo
