Return to the Nordic Combined Mecca Chaux-Neuve

The Nordic Combined January is packed with highlights and the next weekend is no exception. The World Cup returns to Chaux-Neuve, one of the Meccas of the discipline, located on the Swiss-French border in the Jura region.

Two Individual Gundersen event are planned and the organisers are happy to announce that the weather gods smiled upon them this year and enabled the preparation of a 2.5 kilometre cross-country track in the last couple of days due to new snowfalls. The region had been suffering from an uncommonly dry winter, so that water to produce artificial snow had been rare.

Now, the athletes can return to a snowy winter wonderland scenery and also the famous Chaux-Neuve crowd will make the weekend into a special one. The question remains: will somebody end the German winning streak when it comes to individual events or will dominator Eric Frenzel’s fabulous success story continue?

Last year’s podium athlete Akito Watabe has just returned to the podiums last weekend and also Bernhard Gruber, who claimed a second rank last year will return to competing after a forced break of two weekends due to sickness. Chaux-Neuve record winner Magnus Moan hurt his ankle during the competition last Friday but is getting better already and hungry for more honours in Chaux-Neuve. On top, Nordic Combined legend Hannu Manninen returns for his first competition out of Finland this winter. The weekend promises to be an exciting one.

**Program (local times! CET)**Friday, 20.01.

11:00 Official training HS 118
13:00 Provisional Competition Round/Qualification
15:00 Official training cross-country

Saturday, 21.01.

12:30 Trial Round HS 118
13:30 INDIVIDUAL GUNDERSEN Competition Round HS 118
15:30 INDIVIDUAL GUNDERSEN 10 km cross-country race

Sunday, 22.01.

10:45 Trial Round/Qualification HS 118
12:00 INDIVIDUAL GUNDERSEN Competition Round HS 118
14:30 INDIVIDUAL GUNDERSEN 10 km cross-country race
Timetable subject to change!

Quick Facts:
HILL

La Côté Feuilleé
HS 118

TRACK
Le Lernier

2.5 km loop
Total Climb: 347m
Maximum Climb: 86
Height Difference:

LAST YEAR’S PODIUM
IG: 1. Eric Frenzel (GER), 2. Bernhard Gruber (AUT) 3. Akito Watabe (JPN)
IG: 1. Fabian Rießle (GER), 2. Eric Frenzel (GER), 3. Akito Watabe (JPN)