Winter sports ticker | Slovenia celebrates as a team

SKI JUMPING: Slovenia's ski jumpers ensured a crowning conclusion to the Nordic World Championships in Planica. Lovro Kos, Ziga Jelar, Timi Zajc and Anze Lanisek beat Norway (Johann Andre Forfang, Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal, Marius Lindivk, Halvor Egner Granerud) and Austria (Daniel Tschofenig, Michael Hayböck, Jan Hörl, Stefan Kraft) in an extremely exciting team competition ) through. Italy's ski jumping aces around Alex Insam did not compete. NORDIC COMBINATION: Jarl Magnus Riiber won his fourth gold medal at the end of the Nordic Combined World Championships. Riiber won confidently in Planica, Slovenia, after a dream jump of 147 meters and a strong running performance, ahead of compatriot Jens Luuras Oftebro and the Austrian Johannes Lamparter. With now eight titles, Riiber is the record world champion in combination. Samuel Costa was the best Azzurro in 19th place, Aaron Kostner was 30th. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Ebba Andersson is the new world champion over 30 kilometers classic. Silver and bronze went to Anne Kjersti Kalvaa (NOR/+53,0 seconds) and Frida Karlsson (SWE/+54,2). Andersson broke away from a leading group around kilometer mark 13 and from then on took the top position in solo style, almost in the style of the Norwegian Therese Johaug, who had retired the previous year. It is the 25-year-old's fourth World Championship medal in Planica after winning the title in the skiathlon as well as bronze in the 10 km and relay. Since the sprint and team sprint also went to Swedes, apart from the relay won by Norway, only the 10 km competition did not go to Sweden. Jessie Diggins (USA), who had already left, won. ALPINE SKIING: While Sofia Goggia is in the World Cup Departure crystal ball secured, a women's giant slalom took place in the European Cup in Gällivare (Sweden). The winner was local hero Hilma Lövblom (1.33,91:0,26 minutes), who beat the Austrian Elisabeth Kappaurer (+0,55 seconds) to second place. Doriane Escane from France came third (+5). The best Azzurra was Ambra Pomare in 0,63th place (+14). The South Tyrolean Elisa Platino had to settle for 1.39th place (+5), after she was still in XNUMXth place after the first run. BIATHLON: Germany won the gold medal in the mixed relay at the World Junior Championships. In Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan, the German selection (Johanna Puff, Selina Grotian, Benjamin Menz, Hans Köllner) finished the competition in 1.06,19:25,8 hours, beating France by 36,8 seconds and Norway by 3.12 seconds. The Scandinavians made a sensational comeback after being completely behind in the first two periods. Italy (Sara Scattolo, Linda Zingerle, Marco Barale, Nicolò Betemps) came seventh, XNUMX minutes behind.

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Winter sports ticker | Slovenia celebrates as a team

You can find out what else is happening in winter sports apart from the big decisions in alpine skiing and biathlon here in the ticker. World Cup decisions in cross-country skiing, the Alpine Skiing European Cup and more are on the program.

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