Nordic Combined completes three successful training days

The weather gods have been smiling upon Nordic Combined for the duration of the Lahti 2017 championships so far and with three final jumps today, the training days for the first Ind. Gundersen event on the normal hill concluded.

Complemented by trainings on the different cross-country courses, the athletes were able to familiarise themselves with the sporting facilities in use for the competitions. On the jumping side, there were training rounds in dry and snowy conditions and with only moderate wind influences.

The longest distance jumped was 100 metres, a feat that was achieved by France’s Maxime Laheurte on Day 2 and Marjan Jelenko and Bernhard Gruber on Day 1. Combined with the wind and gate compensation, the top athletes of the different training rounds were as following:

Day 1
Round 1

1. Manuel Faißt (GER) 95.5 m, 84.6 p.
2. Tim Hug (SUI), 95 m, 82.8 p.
3. Maxime Laheurte (FRA), 95 m, 82.3 p.

Round 2

1. Berhard Gruber (AUT), 100 m, 74.2 p.
2. Johannes Rydzek (GER), 96.5 m, 72.6 p.
3. Manuel Faißt (GER), 95.5 m, 72.4 p.

Round 3

1. Manuel Faißt (GER), 99.5 m, 74.8. p.
2. Mario Seidl (AUT), 98 m, 72.4 p.
3. Bernhard Gruber (AU)T, 97.5 m, 71.7 p.

Day 2
Round 1

1. Maxime Laheurte (FRA), 100 m, 74.4 p.
2. Johannes Rydzek (GER), 97.5 m, 72.6 p.
3. Mario Seidl (AUT), 97 m, 70.2 p.

Round 2

1. Johannes Rydzek (GER), 94.5 m, 74.5 p.
2. Tim Hug (SUI), 93.5 m, 68.8 p.
3. Mario Seidl (AUT), 93 m, 66.9 p.

Round 3

1. Marjan Jelenko (SLO), 99.5 m, 72.1 p.
2. Bernhard Gruber (AUT), 99.5 m, 69.7 p.
3. Manuel Faißt (GER), 97 m, 67.5 p.

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Day 3
Round 1**

1. Akito Watabe (JPN), 93 m, 61.7 p.
2. Ben Berend (USA), 93 m, 59.7 p.
3. Wilhelm Denifl (AUT), 91 m, 56.6 p.

Round 2

1. Akito Watabe (JPN), 95 m, 63.8 p.
2. Tomas Portyk (CZE), 92 m, 61.7 p.
3. Wilhelm Denifl (AUT), 93.5 m, 61 p.

Round 3

1. Ilkka Herola, 95 m, 67.2 p.
2. Espen Andersen (NOR), 96.5 m, 64.1 p.
3. Magnus Krog (NOR), 95.5 m, 63.4 p.