COC: Norway and Austria dominate in Eisenerz
Feb 22, 2022·Nordic Combined
From 18th to 20th February the Continental Cup for men and women in Nordic Combined took place in Eisenerz (AUT). A total of four individual Gundersen and one mixed team event were held on three days of competition.
In the first individual competition on Friday, the Austrian men showed a strong performance on home soil and were able to achieve a double-victory with Lukas Klapfer and Stefan Rettenegger (+14.2 sec). Third place went to the Norwegian Lars Baraas (+34 sec). The first nine positions were taken by Austrian and Norwegian athletes, while Jakob Lange (+1:26 min) finished the race on rank 10 for Germany.
Results: Men IG, 18.2.22 Eisenerz
The women's competition had a familiar winner. One more time Gyda Westvold Hansen proofed her strength and crossed the finish line first, 12.6 sec ahead of Annika Sieff from Italy and Slovenia Ema Volavsek (+40 sec).
On Saturday the Mixed Team event took place. Four athletes per team accomplished one jump, followed by a 2.5 km lap for the women and a 5 km race for the men.
Lars Ivar Skaarset, Ida Marie Hagen, Gyda Westvold Hansen and Lars Buraas Team Norway secured the victory superiorly for Norway.
Second place went to the hosts from Austria (+1 min), represented by Thomas Rettenegger, Lisa Hirner, Annalena Slamik and Lukas Klapfer. Germany (David Mach, Cindy Haasch, Sophia Maurus, Wendelin Thannheimer) placed third, 1:30 min behind the winners from Norway.
Results: Mixed Team, 19.2.22 Eisenerz
On the final day of the Continental Cup, Stefan Rettenegger celebrated a home triumph in the individual. The Tyrolean, who was eighth after the Ski Jumping round, prevailed against the two Norwegians Lars Buraas (+24.9 sec) and Lars Ivar Skaarset (+36.6 sec) with a strong cross-country race.
Results: Men IG, 20.2.22 Eisenerz
Gyda Westvold Hansen secured another victory in the second women’s competition, beating Italian Annika Sieff (+41.8 sec) and Ema Volavsek (+58 sec) from Slovenia one more time. Just like on Friday, the fourth rank went to German Maria Gerboth (+1:07 min).
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