Hagen and Riiber win German Trophy 2024

The WIRmachenDRUCK German Trophy took place in January 2024 with a total of four Individual events in Oberstdorf and Schonach.

For the first time also the Nordic Combined women could fight for the trophy and extra prize money.

Jarl Magnus Riiber from Norway took the lead in the men’s ranking with his victory at the Individual Gundersen in Oberstdorf, on January 13th. 
With a jump on 105 meters (146.4 pts) on the Schattenbergschanze HS106 he placed second at the Ski Jumping competition but skied all the way to the top at the 10 km cross-country race. He won with an exciting finish sprint, only 1 second ahead of Johannes Lamparter from Austria.

In the women’s Individual Gundersen, Mari Leinan Lund celebrated her first World Cup victory in Oberstdorf, after already being in the lead after jumping. With 102.5 meters (140.5 pts) the Norwegian went into the 5 km race first and defended her position until the end. She won ahead of Ida Marie Hagen (+13.5 sec), taking over the German Trophy lead.

On the second competition day, an Individual Compact was on the schedule for both genders. 
Riiber secured the lead after jumping with a new hill record of 112.5 meters (143.4 pts) and secured his second victory in a row at the 7.5 km cross-country race, 2.2 seconds ahead of Stefan Rettenegger from Austria. Due to medical reasons, Johannes Lamparter was not on start that day.

In the women’s Compact event, Lund lead the field after the Ski Jumping part with 97.5 meters (133.8 pts), but couldn’t defend the positions against her strong skiing team mate Ida Marie Hagen. 
The 23-year-old secured her second World Cup victory and took over the lead in the German Trophy ranking.

The next and final stop of the tour was Schonach, who welcomed the athletes with bright sunshine and summerly temperatures two weeks later. 
On the Langenwaldschanze HS100 Riiber was once again unbeatable and jumped 108 meters (157.9 pts) at the first Individual Gundersen event of the weekend. 
The Norwegian kept the lead also through the 10km cross-country race and took his third victory in a row, ahead of Stefan Rettenegger from Austria and his team mate Joergen Graabak.

History also repeated itself in the women’s Gundersen event, with another victory of Mari Leinan Lund, who jumped 96 meters (134.2 pts) in the morning and also defended her position until the finish line of the 4 km race. Second place went to Ida Marie Hagen, who had a 15 second lead over Lund in the German Trophy ranking before the last event on Sunday.

On January 28th, the final of the WIRmachenDRUCK German Trophy took place, with two more Gundersen events for the world’s best Nordic Combiners.

Jarl Magnus Riiber went into the last competition with a 1:20 min lead over Stefan Rettenegger on rank 2 and the Norwegian proofed his strength one more time. 
With 103.5 meters (148.2 pts) on the hill in the morning and another incredible skiing performance at the 10km race, Riiber also took the victory in the fourth German Trophy event. 
Joergen Graabak placed second, while Stefan Rettenegger finished the race on third place.

With a perfect score of four victories, Jarl Magnus Riiber is the winner of the German Trophy 2024, while Stefan Rettenegger (+2:14 min) took the second place, ahead of Graabak (+3:26 min).

Ida Marie Hagen went into the women’s final German Trophy event as 4th after jumping, but was unbeatble at the 8km cross-country race. The Norwegian secured her third World Cup victory ahead of Mari Leinan Lund and Gyda Westvold Hansen.

Like in the men’s race, also the three winners of the day took the Overall top 3 positions. 
With two victories and two second places, Ida Marie Hagen is the first woman to win the WIRmachenDRUCK German Trophy, ahead of Mari Leinan Lund (+53 sec) and Gyda Westvold Hansen (+3:08 min).

Overall Result: WirmachenDruck German Trophy Women 2024
Overall Result: WirmachenDruck German Trophy Men 2024