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The Norwegian got the 7th and 8th win of the season and is firmly in command of the overall, where he has 357 points ahead of Rydzek.
Monday 28 January 2019 3 minutes reading time
In Race 1 the highest score in the jump segment was that of Wilhelm Denifl. The Austrian, with a jump of 135.5 m, has separated the Russian Yahin by 2.2 points, at the exchange rate 9 ". The Norwegians Espen Bjoernstad and Jarl Magnus Riiber paid more than half a minute. The third norge, Magnus Krog, finished 5th at 45 "from the provisional leader.
In the first kilometers of the fraction of the bottom Krog reached Riiber and so the two countrymen went on the hunt for the tread, reached during the third round. Everything was therefore decided in the final. On the last climb the leader of the general classification launched an attack, which put on the ropes at first Denifl, third on the finish line and later Krog, 2nd. The Japanese Akito Watabe finished at the foot of the podium, behind Geiger 5th and Bjoernstad 6th.
The complete result.
The jump segment of Race 2 was dominated by the Polish Kupczak, decidedly lucky with the wind. In fact, during the series the weather conditions worsened and the pectoral highs were penalized. Kupczak arrived at 134m, a measure that allowed him to start at the bottom with a 34 "lead over Franz-Josef Rehrl and 47" over Yoshito Watabe. All the others have instead accused over a minute of delay.
The Polish tried to defend himself on tight skis but eventually slipped into 12th place. Impressive proof of Riiber, who after finishing 11th at 1'42 "the first part of the race, made a sensational recovery in the fund, which allowed him to get the second victory in two days. In the sprint the Norwegian beat German Geiger 2nd and compatriot Graabak 3rd. Rehrl instead closed 4th, just ahead of Akito Watabe.
The complete result.
Next week the World Cup will move to Klingenthal in Germany, where two Gundersen HS 140/10 km are scheduled.
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