Rydzek Leads German Sweep in Nordic Combined Fourcade Pyeongchang Bronze, in a Thrilling Sprint Finish
SPORTS Wednesday, February 21, 2018 21 Rydzek leads German sweep in Nordic combined Fourcade Pyeongchang bronze, in a thrilling sprint finish. ermany won the nordic combined The top three were separated large hill title for the first time as by just 0.8 seconds. JohannesG Rydzek led home a clean sweep It was the first time a of the medals. country had claimed a clean Rydzek beat team-mates Fabian sweep in a nordic combined Riessle, who won silver, and normal hill event since Norway in 1936. claims gold gold medallist Eric Frenzel, who took Rydzek started the cross- country section in fifth - with Frenzel fourth and Riessle sixth - after a jump of 133.5 metres in the ski jump. That left Rydzek a deficit of 31 forPyeongchang Francegold medallist Johannes Thingnes Bo. seconds to make up over the 10km artin Fourcade became Italy edged out Germany for the cross-country course in order to win France’s most successful bronze medal. gold. MOlympian of all-time by anchoring Fourcade also won gold medals in Japan’s Akito Watabe produced the his side to victory in the biathlon the individual and pursuit events in best performance in the ski jump with mixed relay. 2014, as well as claiming mass start a leap of 134 metres, but could only Fourcade erased a deficit silver medals in 2010 and 2014. mange fifth overall, behind Norway’s of more than 30 seconds Team-mates Marie Dorin Habert, Johannes Rydzek (C), second-placed Jarl Magnus Riiber in fourth. on the final leg to add to Anais Bescond and Simon Fabian Riessle (L) and third-placed Watabe started the cross-country his earlier Pyeongchang gold Desthieux had laid the foundations Eric Frenzel, all from Germany, section with an advantage of 0.3 seconds, medals in the pursuit and mass for Fourcade.
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