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The Norwegian has won three victories in three days, proving to be dominant in both the jump and the bottom. Positive weekend also for the Azzurri.
Sunday 2 December 2018 6 minutes reading time
Friday the first race of the weekend was disputed with a jump from Normal Hill and a cross-country segment over a distance of 5 km. The first fraction was strongly influenced by the adverse wind conditions that have put in difficulty several athletes. In the end the best jump was that of Franz-Josef Rehrl who preceded the compatriot Seidl of 6.8 points, at the change 27 ". Behind them were the Norwegian Bjoernstad 3rd, the Polish Krupczak 4th, Frenzel 5th and Jarl Magnus Riiber 6th, all with a gap between 34 "and 47".
In the bottom segment Rehrl tried to contain the comeback of the pursuers, led by a wild Frenzel. At 800 meters from the finish line the German and Riiber have reached and passed the tread, playing for the victory in the sprint. The best idea was that of the young Norwegian who beat his rival by gluing. Third final place for Rehrl. Behind him are Espen Bjoernstad 4th, Mario Seidl 5th and Espen Andersen 6th.
Excellent test of Italy that has placed two athletes in the top 15. Samuel Costa, 12th after the jump, has confirmed to be fit even on the narrow skis, closing in the same position. Instead, Pittin reassembled from the 31st to the 15th square.
In the second competition, played in a format, the Mass Start, which in the World Cup had not been seen for a decade, the Italian team did even better, placing three athletes in the points. The fraction on the narrow skies saw the Norwegian Krog prevail, which preceded the Germans Riessle and Frenzel, while Alessandro Pittin closed in 4th position.
Jarl Magnus Riiber, 5th after the fund, presented himself in the starting line as the winner announced and did not betray the expectations. The young Norwegian has indeed imposed with more than 8 points on the frenzel Frenzel, capable of surpassing the compatriot Riessle by only one tenth. At the foot of the podium he closed a revived Akito Watabe, competitive even on narrow skis. Behind the Japanese finished Johannes Rydzek 5th, Magnus Krog, dropped from 1st to 6th place, Vinzenz Geiger 7th and Mario Seidl 8th.
The Azzurri, all competitive in the fund, have defended themselves well on the trampoline. Pittin finished 16th, just ahead of Samuel Costa 20th. Instead he closed 27th Raffaele Buzzi.
The third race was disputed with a jump from Large Hill and bottom segment on the classic distance of 10 km. The result, however, was the same as the previous days, to win was in fact Jarl Magnus Riiber, who dug a furrow in the jump and then gave a test of strength in the bottom, closing with 35 "ahead of the second classified. Joergen Graabak, 10th in the middle of the race, with a comeback on the narrow skis, completed the Norwegian double, putting behind him Johannes Rydzek 3rd and Akito Watabe 4th.
Excellent performance as a team from Norway who placed three other athletes in the top 10: Espen Bjoernstad 6th, Jan Schmid 8th and Magnus Krog 9th. Among them were the Austrians Martin Fritz 5th and Franz-Josef Rehrl 7th and the Japanese Go Yamamoto 10th. The Blues once again proved to be competitive: Alessandro Pittin finished 25th, Samuel Costa 29th.
After four races Jarl Magnus Riiber dominates the overall standings of the World Cup with 380 points. Behind him the first pursuers are Eric Frenzel and Mario Seidl, respectively at 196 and 189 points. To underline the good start of Samuel Costa, who after a year of stop due to an injury, this season has not yet missed the points area.
Here the overall World Cup standings!
Here the complete result of the first race!
Here the complete result of the second race!
Here the complete result of the third race!
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