The Combiners engaged on the historic Schattenbergschanze [Presentation Oberstdorf]

After the races of Schohach, played just before Christmas, the World Cup Nordic Combined back to make a stop in Germany. This weekend will be competing in Oberstdorf and Combiners'' will have the opportunity to jump on the prestigious "Schattenbergschanze", the scene of one of the four stages of Vierschanzentournee.

Friday 24 January 2014 3 minutes reading time

Unlike the jump, where Oberstdorf is a historic town, the town'' s OberallgÃ¤u rarely has hosted Nordic Combined competitions of the first level in spite of these snows have played two editions of the World Championships (1987 and 2005). The World Championship race held over the years'' 80 had value even for the World Cup and saw the triumph of Norway TorbjÃ¸rn LÃ¸kken'' gold medal and Trond-Arne Bredesen silver. The bronze went to the German'' s West Hermann Weinbuch. The maximum circuit returned to Oberstdorf only in February 2004 when he imposed the Finn Hannu Manninen in front of the Japanese Daito Takahashi and the American Todd Lodwick. In January 2007 it was conquered by the success of'' Austrian Felix Gottwald in front of the aforementioned Manninen and German Sebastien Haseney. Finally, in January 2012 the Norwegian Mikko Kokslien excelled in front of compatriot Magnus Moan and German Bjoern Kircheisen. As a result they only played 4 races counting towards the World Cup Nordic Combined, to which must be added the two World Cup 2005. Quell'' edition rainbow in Ronny Ackermann was the protagonist. The German won the gold medal in the sprint'' in front of compatriot Kircheisen and Gottwald. Nine days after Ackermann won the world title in gundersen surpassing even the Norwegians Moan and Kristian Hammer. In 2014, this program provides a forgettable team sprint on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 gundersen.

Francesco Paone

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