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Jarl Magnus Riiber wins in Seefeld to break Nordic Combined World Cup record
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Published 02/02/2024 at 23:30 GMT
Jarl Magnus Riiber and Ida Marie Hagen completed a double Norwegian podium in Austria. Riiber's victory saw him break a Nordic Combined record and asserted his dominance over the event. Hagen was equally dominant in the women's event to cement her overall advantage. Stream the winter sports season live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com
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Jarl Magnus Riiber broke the record for the most World Cup podium finishes in the history of Nordic Combined after a win Seefeld, Austria.
The Norwegian and overall leader celebrated his 66th World Cup victory and 91st podium finish following an unchallenged 7.5km race from the front.
Joergen Graabak was 38.1 seconds behind in second after Ryota Yamamoto slipped behind in the cross-country.
Johannes Lamparter caught up to third, 48.5 seconds behind Riiber to complete the men's podium.
In the women's individual, fellow Norwegian Ida Marie Hagen was crowned the winner.
Hagen claimed her fourth World Cup victory and maintained her overall lead with the fastest skiing time despite starting 26 seconds behind Mari Leinan Lund in the 5km ski.
Lund jumped 103 metres to pick up 114.5 points, giving her the advantage over Hagen's 108.1 points.
But her team-mate held strong, leaving Lund 59.4 seconds behind while Nathalie Armbruster claimed third.
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