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The first race of the Olympic Games, without the Riiber lighthouse (still positive at Covid), sees the Japanese make a void but with many chances of recovery for Rydzek, Lamparter, Herola and up to Geiger, who pays almost a minute and a half. At 12.00 the decisive Gundersen, Pittin is very far away.
Wednesday 9 February 2022 3 minutes reading time
A challenge open to at least 7-8 athletes, even for the gold medal.
For the Nordic combined, Beijing 2022 began with a jump from the Normal Hill of Zhangjiakou which saw Ryota Yamamoto make the void, but which in key cross-country test, scheduled from 12.00 along 10 km, never as on this occasion could happen to everything.
Without Jarl Magnus Riiber, but also Frenzel, Weber and Ilves, all affected by Covid, the prediction is very uncertain with the Japanese who makes an entire nation dream of a title that would be historic, even if for Yamamoto the management of the race will be very complicated. since behind it will form groups with higher level cross-country skiers.
The Japanese, with his 108m jump, gained 38 seconds on the first pursuer, the Austrian Lukas Greiderer, who will form the first train with Julian Schmid and the other German Johannes Rydzek, while about twenty seconds behind Cup leader Johannes Lamparter will start at 1''04 ”from the leader. It is likely that the Austrian champion will be waiting for Herola, just 5 "behind, and that will be the key group with Graabak, Akito Watabe and Vinzenz Geiger (at 1 '' 26", he will have to hook up immediately) able to break the bank.
Italy defended itself with Raffaele Buzzi, author of a good 22nd score that makes it possible to play for the top 20 and the best of his career: 2''12 "the gap, with the young Iacopo Bortolas 26th to 2 '' 24 ”while for Alessandro Pittin the jump was the usual Achilles' heel, with the 2010 Vancouver medalist 40th with only 75.5 meters and a delay of more than 4 minutes.
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