Germany's Nordic combined star Fabian Rießle, who won team Olympic gold and three world championship titles, will hang up his skis after the home World Cup event in Schonach on January 28. "I'm looking forward to celebrating my retirement with you all," the 33-year-old wrote on Instagram. He made his World Cup debut at the same venue in January 2009. Rießle won team gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2018 along with Eric Frenzel, Vinzenz Geiger and Johannes Rydzek. He has struggled for form
Jarl Magnus Riiber continued his fine run of form as he won the first
of two men’s large hill competitions at the International Ski and
Snowboard Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in Lahti,
Finland.
Jarl Magnus Riiber continued his fine form since returning to
competition with another victory at his home International Ski and
Snowboard Federation Nordic Combined World Cup in Oslo.
Norway claimed a clean sweep in the men’s 15 kilometres individual
free cross-country skiing event at the Nordic Skiing World
Championships in Planica.
Johannes Lamparter and Gyda Westvold Hansen claimed victories on the
second day of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Nordic
Combined World Cup in Seefeld.