Jarl Magnus Riiber finishes Nordic Combined season with thrilling success in Lahti

BySportsbeat

Updated 26/03/2023 at 19:14 GMT

Norwegian makes a statement with victory in Jarl Magnus Riiber despite crystal globe streak ending at the hands of Johannes Lamparter. He signed off the season in style with victory. The Norwegian had won the crystal globe in the last four seasons, but missed six World Cup events this year due to illness and the death of his two of his grandparents.

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Jarl Magnus Riiber saw his reign as the world's best Nordic Combined skier ended by Johannes Lamparter but reminded everyone of his talent with a final win of the season in Lahti.

The Norwegian had won the Crystal Globe in the last four seasons, but missed six World Cup events this year due to illness and the death of his two of his grandparents.

That proved too big a hurdle to overcome in the overall standings, with 21-year-old Austrian Lamparter clinching the Crystal Globe on Saturday in Finland.

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However Riiber has finished the season in sensational fashion, with two individual golds at the World Championships, before winning the last four World Cup events of the season.

Riiber led the way after the ski jumping, his score of 152.9 points earning him a 21-second lead over Laurent Muhlethaler of France, with Saturday's runner-up Kristjan Ilves seven seconds further back.

The cross-country race then saw Jens Luraas Oftebro ski back into contention, even catching Riiber in the latter stages, only for the four-time overall winner to take it at the finish by 1.8 seconds, with Ilves rounding out the podium in third.

That second spot was enough for Oftebro to cement second place overall behind Lamparter, with Riiber fourth, denied a podium by Julian Schmid of Germany who came 13th on the day, one spot clear of Lamparter.

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