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After the race in the Temple of Holmenkollen, the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup remains in Norway with the midweek round of Trondheim.
Tuesday 14 March 2017 4 minutes reading time
NEWS 'The struggle for the Crystal Ball is getting hotter. In Oslo, in fact, Eric Frenzel has recovered as many as 30 of the 36 points behind Johannes Rydzek. The Bavarian so it is always yellow bib, but the margin on the Saxon is only 6 lengths when still three races to go. The uncertainty is greatest, therefore, because in Rydzek Norwegian capital has not seemed as dominant as in late January and the World Championships in Lahti.
Akito Watabe also reopened the race for third place overall, rising to -63 from Fabian Rießle. Whatever happens it will make history. He was to dull the German, for the first time a nation will monopolize the podium of the World Cup; He was to replace the Japanese, would become the first man to conclude six seasons in a row in the top-three (though never having won).
HISTORY The capital hosted the maximum circuit Sør-Trøndelag for the first time in 1990, but has never found a fixed place in the calendar, enter and uscendovi continuously. In this 2017, the World Cup will make a stop in the ancient capital of Norway for the fifteenth winter.
Altogether in Trondheim they were held 19 individual races valid for the Crystal Ball to which must be added the competition standings of the World Cup in 1997, an event that also could return in 2023.
Are 15 athletes to boast at least one success representing 7 different countries. Most are ever victorious German Ronny Ackermann and Bjoern Kircheisen, both able to impose itself 3 times. Moreover, the thirty-three-Saxon he succeeded to stand out three times nell''arco than three days in December 2002.
Realizing Kircheisen, are five men in business to boast un''affermazione within these shores. The Teutonic addition Magnus Moan (two wins, dated 2008 and 2015), Johannes Rydzek (2014), Jørgen Graabak (2016) and Eric Frenzel (2016).
Among nations dominated Germany with 8 wins followed at 5 Norway hostess. Are then Finland and Japan (2); Austria, United States and France (1).
Italy, albeit fast success, boasts a podium two years ago by Alessandro Pittin third in the test won by Moan front of Fabian Rießle.
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