Schmid storms to successive Nordic Combined World Cup wins

BySportsbeat

Updated 20/01/2018 at 13:38 GMT

Norway's Jan Schmid strengthened his grip at the top of the Nordic Combined World Cup standings with victory in Chaux Neuve.

Schmid

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Schmid produced a storming cross-country ski to make up the 27 seconds on Japan's Akito Watabe who led the way after the ski jumping.

Watabe had to settle for second in the end after the 10km ski while third on the day was Finland's Ikka Herola.

Schmid's victory was his second in a row this season after topping the pile last week in Val di Fiemme and mean he now tops the overall standings on 583 points.

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