Nordic Combined – Schmid’s comeback charge earns podium in Trondheim

December 07, 2025 / Sportschau

Julian Schmid climbed from ninth after the ski jump to finish third in the men’s Nordic Combined World Cup in Trondheim. Austria’s overall leader Johannes Lamparter claimed his 20th World Cup victory ahead of countryman Franz‑Josef Rehrl, while Germany’s Wendelin Tannheimer was edged to fourth and Ilkka Herola took fifth. Germany’s Johannes Rydzek impressed with a surge from 28th to seventh; head coach Eric Frenzel praised the team’s strong form, as Vinzenz Geiger used the weekend as a training return from injury.

Triumph in Trondheim: Austrian 1–2 in Nordic Combined World Cup

December 07, 2025 / Krone.at

Johannes Lamparter won the Trondheim Nordic Combined World Cup event, finishing 11.6 seconds ahead of teammate Franz‑Josef Rehrl after one jump and a 10 km cross‑country race. The victory was Lamparter’s 20th World Cup win and his third of the Olympic season, extending his overall lead. Austria placed several athletes in the points, and the team now looks ahead with confidence to the home World Cup in Ramsau after a brief break.

Lamparter wins Gundersen duel with Rehrl to extend lead

December 07, 2025 / FIS

Austria’s Johannes Lamparter won the Large Hill Gundersen in Trondheim to secure his third victory in the first four events and extend his overall World Cup lead to 43 points. He out-sprinted teammate Franz-Josef Rehrl after the pair broke away early, while Germany’s Julian Schmid surged late to take third ahead of Wendelin Thannheimer and Ilkka Herola. The event featured standout jumping, including Rehrl’s leading 137.5 m and Thannheimer’s longest leap at 139.5 m.

Nordic Combined: Thomas Rettenegger wins mass start in Trondheim

December 06, 2025 / krone.at

Austria enjoyed a banner day in the Nordic Combined World Cup mass start events in Trondheim. Seventeen‑year‑old Katharina Gruber took a historic first ever World Cup victory for the Austrian women before Thomas Rettenegger jumped from seventh after the ski to first thanks to a 100 m leap, with Franz‑Josef Rehrl third. Rettenegger edged Germany’s Wendelin Thannheimer by 4.3 points and praised Austria’s strong team performance with multiple top‑seven finishes.

Nordic combined: Nathalie Armbruster earns another podium in Trondheim

December 06, 2025 / Sportschau

Germany’s Nathalie Armbruster took third place in the women’s Nordic combined World Cup in Trondheim, backing up her runner-up finish from Friday. Austria’s 17-year-old Katharina Gruber won her first World Cup with the day’s longest jump, while Norway’s Ida Marie Hagen placed second after leading the earlier 5 km mass start. Jenny Nowak finished 10th, with Tina Göpfert 13th and Ronja Loh 15th for Germany.

Rettenegger claims first World Cup win as Austrians make history in Trondheim

December 06, 2025 / FIS

Austria’s Thomas Rettenegger earned his maiden World Cup victory in the men’s Mass Start Normal Hill at the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Trondheim. His win capped a landmark day for Austria, after 17‑year‑old Katharina Gruber became the first Austrian woman and the youngest woman to win a Nordic Combined World Cup. Germany’s Wendelin Thannheimer took second with his first podium, and Franz‑Josef Rehrl placed third after strong jumping, while race winner Johannes Rydzek led the ski portion but slipped in the jump.

Gruber leapfrogs Hagen to win Trondheim — first Austrian woman to claim a Nordic Combined World Cup

December 06, 2025 / FIS

Katharina Gruber, 17, won the Women’s Mass Start Normal Hill at the Trondheim World Cup with a 97 m jump for 111.8 points, becoming both the youngest woman and the first Austrian woman to win a Nordic Combined World Cup event. Norway’s Ida Marie Hagen dominated the mass start race but her 90 m jump (103.5 pts) left her second, with Germany’s Nathalie Armbruster third. The race featured strong Norwegian depth and a comeback appearance by American Tara Geraghty‑Moats, the discipline’s first World Cup winner in 2020.

Hagen edges Armbruster to win women’s World Cup opener in Trondheim

December 05, 2025 / FIS

Norway’s Ida Marie Hagen won the Viessmann FIS Nordic Combined World Cup 2025–26 women’s season opener in Trondheim by 0.1 seconds over Germany’s Nathalie Armbruster after the 5 km Individual Gundersen. Junior talent Ingrid Laate led after winning the normal hill jump, but was caught late by Hagen and Armbruster; the USA’s Alexa Brabec claimed her first World Cup podium in third. Armbruster, recovering from a pre‑season virus, said she was satisfied with second, while Hagen celebrated reclaiming the yellow bib.

Laate wins PCR in Trondheim season opener

December 04, 2025 / FIS

Ingrid Laate won the women's Provisional Competition Round (PCR) at the Viessmann FIS Nordic Combined World Cup opener in Trondheim with a 100 m jump worth 127.6 points. Austria's Katharina Gruber placed second with 96.5 m (113.6 pts) and the USA's Alexa Brabec was third with 96 m (109.9 pts). The result sets the start list advantage for tomorrow’s Individual Gundersen, officially opening the women’s season.

Hagen and Armbruster renew rivalry as women’s World Cup opens in Trondheim

December 03, 2025 / FIS

The women’s FIS Nordic Combined World Cup kicks off in Trondheim with Norway’s Ida Marie Hagen and Germany’s Nathalie Armbruster resuming their battle for the overall title. Armbruster took last season’s Crystal Globe after Hagen’s Seefeld disqualification shifted momentum, while Hagen boasts a strong home-nation record and World Championship silver from Trondheim. The weekend also features men’s events headlined by in‑form Johannes Lamparter, with Vinzenz Geiger making a quicker-than-expected return from injury.

Lamparter seals Ruka Tour title as winds prevent Mass Start jumping

November 30, 2025 / FIS

Johannes Lamparter won the Ruka Tour after high winds cancelled the ski jumping portion of the Mass Start on the final day, locking in results from earlier competitions. Stefan Rettenegger won the Mass Start 10 km cross-country, while Julian Schmid placed third in that race and second overall for the Tour. Ilkka Herola finished third overall as the World Cup now heads to Trondheim for the next events.

Nordic Combined: Too much wind! Ruka World Cup canceled

November 30, 2025 / Kronen Zeitung (krone.at)

High winds forced the cancellation of Sunday’s Nordic Combined World Cup event in Ruka, Finland. Stefan Rettenegger won the 10 km mass-start cross-country leg, but the ski jumping portion was called off due to winds of 8–10 m/s, nullifying results. Two-time winner earlier in the weekend, Johannes Lamparter, was seventh after the ski segment; the tour now moves to three individual events in Trondheim next weekend.