Hagen sets new World Cup record with Oberhof victory
Jan 17, 2026·Nordic Combined
Norwegian star Ida Marie Hagen set a new record for individual victories in the Viessmann FIS women’s Nordic Combined World Cup with her sixth straight win and a seventh in eight events this season in Saturday’s Compact in Oberhof.
The 25-year-old, winner of the Crystal Globe in 2023-24, claimed her 24th individual World Cup win overall to move clear of compatriot Gyda Westvold Hansen (NOR), the two-time champion who has opted to compete solely in Ski Jumping this season.
Hagen’s remarkable consistency is illustrated by the fact that she has now finished on the podium in 36 of the last 39 women’s individual World Cup events.
The only exceptions occurred last February when she was disqualified for a suit infringement in a Compact in Seefeld, Austria, which also ruled her out of the final event of the ‘Triple’ the next day, plus a 15th place in her next competition in Otepää, Estonia, following a fall.
Starting the cross-country 22 seconds back in fifth place behind Alex Brabec (USA), who took victory on the hill with a stunning 103.5-meter jump, Hagen took 15 seconds out of her deficit inside the first kilometer to move up to third.
She then caught home favourite Nathalie Armbruster (GER, below) before passing Brabec on the second kilometer to take a lead she never looked like relinquishing.
“That was so, so important, especially after last Sunday,” said Armbruster, referring to her disqualification in the Otepää Compact for a suit infringement in the jumping. “I have so much to tell but I think I have to wait a bit before I can tell the truth.
“The second place means so much to me. It was an amazing atmosphere with my family and friends here – the crowd was just amazing, even better than I expected. It was so cool…and we even had sunshine in Oberhof!”
Korhonen continued her strong recent form with a fifth podium of the season, building on three-in-a-row in Otepää last weekend.
“It’s pretty nice,” said the 18-year-old Finn. “The hill here is nothing too different but I really like it. Yesterday in training the cross-country course was so icy so I was a bit scared for today because the speed is pretty high but it was OK. We survived pretty well!”
Brabec also maintained her consistency this season in finishing in the top four for an eighth successive competition to remain second in the overall standings, albeit now 170 points behind the dominant Hagen.
Brabec soars to women's hill record
Earlier on the HS 100 Hans-Renner hill in Kanzlersgrund. Silva Verbic (SLO), the first jumper to go, set a strong early mark with 94.5 meters for 119.5 points.
Compatriot Teja Pavec (SLO) – 92.5m, 117.9 – came close to matching her before Lena Brocard (FRA), the only athlete to contest all 56 women’s World Cup competitions since December 2020, took the lead with a 93.0m jump for 124.6 points.
Ronja Loh (GER) equalled Brocard’s points tally after a 93.5m effort before before the top 10 hit the ramp.
Ingrid Laate (NOR), the leading jumper in the women’s field, duly took the lead with 95.5m for 129.8 points, but this time it wasn’t good enough for victory.
Armbruster, cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd, soared out to 97.5m for 126.9 points, before Korhonen continued her excellent form on the hill with 99.0m (128.7).
But Brabec (above), jumping second from last, soared out to an incredible 103.5m, fully 4.5m further than anyone else, to win her first ever jumping round with 132.9 points.
"It was a bit surprising but really exciting," she said.
Hagen’s 97.5m effort – the joint-third longest with Armbruster – gave her 126.5 points for fifth place on the hill, but only a deficit of 22 seconds on Brabec, 10 behind Korhonen and five on Armbruster, swiftly catching them all in the tracks before motoring away.
The women will return to the hill on Sunday morning at 08:30 CET for the jumping round of a Gundersen, with the cross-country scheduled for 14:35.
