Skoglund wins COC in Ruka
Dec 18, 2021·Nordic Combined
The FIS Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping Continental Cups are taking place in Ruka this weekend.
The victory of the first race in Northern Finland was taken by Norwegian Andreas Skoglund, who was in third position after the Ski Jumping round with the furthest jump of the day on 141 meters ((141.4 pts) and a 22 second backlog on the leader Christian Deuschl.
The Austrian won the Ski Jumping round with 138 meters and 146.8 points, being the first one on the cross-country course this afternoon.
The second place was also taken by Norway, with Sebastian Oestvold (140.5 m, 145.9 pts) and a backlog of only 4 seconds on Deuschl.
During the race, Skoglund managed to make a hard ascent on the track and took the victory, almost 38 seconds ahead of his Norwegian team mate Einar Lurås Oftebro on rank two.
Third place today went to Finland's Leevi Mutru. Mutru was on the 8th place after ski jumping but managed to make his way up all the way to the podium.
Andreas Skoglund:
“The day was good! It already started well on the hill, which is one of my favorites. The skiing section was also strong and I could end the day very well. Now I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
Leevi Mutru:
“I have been really positive for a long time. This COC was kind of a new start to the season for me and it couldn’t start better started than on the podium. My jumps are going in a better direction and the one today was my best so far. Sure, there’s still some way to go, but it gave me a good feeling.”
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