Nordic Combined
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.
No jumping, no result – bitter end for Nordic combined in Ruka
November 30, 2025 / Sportschau
High winds in Ruka forced the cancellation of the ski jumping portion of Sunday’s Nordic Combined men’s World Cup mass start, and because no Provisional Competition Round (PCR) had been held, the entire event was voided. Germany’s Julian Schmid had finished third-fastest over 10 km and was poised for a third straight podium after two runner-up results earlier in the weekend, but accepted the decision as correct. Strong cross-country efforts from the German team (including Wendelin Thannheimer, David Mach, Tristan Sommerfeldt, Johannes Rydzek and Terence Weber) ultimately counted only as training with no World Cup points awarded.
Second race, second podium: Combined skier Julian Schmid starts the season in style
November 29, 2025 / Sportschau
Germany’s Julian Schmid finished second again in the Nordic Combined World Cup opener in Ruka, once more behind Austria’s Johannes Lamparter, securing his Olympic qualifying norm with back-to-back podiums. High winds forced cancellation of the day’s ski jumping round, so the provisional competition round set the start order; Schmid then out-sprinted Thomas Rettenegger for P2, while Wendelin Thannheimer’s fall cost him a top result. World Cup champion Vinzenz Geiger was absent due to a foot injury but hopes to return in Ramsau in December.
Lamparter doubles up in Ruka with dominant Gundersen win
November 29, 2025 / FIS
Austria’s Johannes Lamparter won a wind-affected Gundersen event in Ruka to claim his fourth consecutive Nordic Combined World Cup victory, extending a streak that began with the final two races of last season. With ski jumping canceled due to strong crosswinds, the Provisional Competition Round stood, giving Lamparter a head start that he converted into a comfortable cross-country win ahead of Germany’s Julian Schmid and Austria’s Thomas Rettenegger. The result underscores Lamparter’s early bid for the overall title as defending champion Vinzenz Geiger sits out with a foot injury.
Lamparter wins Nordic Combined opener in Ruka
November 28, 2025 / FIS
Austria’s Johannes Lamparter won the season-opening Compact event of the Viessmann FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ruka, Finland, building on a strong 134.5 m jump and controlling the 7.5 km cross-country to finish in 17:38.2. Germany’s Julian Schmid took second and Finland’s Ilkka Herola delighted home fans with third, while Thomas Rettenegger led after jumping but faded to seventh. The win, Lamparter’s 18th World Cup victory, comes with defending champion Vinzenz Geiger sidelined by injury and after the retirement of Jarl Magnus Riiber.
Ilkka Herola takes 3rd as wind cancels ski jumping qualification — all from Friday at Ruka
November 28, 2025 / Yle Urheilu
Yle Urheilu live‑blogged the World Cup opening day in Ruka. Finland’s Ilkka Herola finished third in the Nordic combined, with Austria’s Johannes Lamparter winning and Germany’s Julian Schmid second, while Eero Hirvonen placed eighth. Cross‑country winners were Frida Karlsson (women’s 10 km classic) and Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget (men’s 10 km classic), and the men’s ski jumping qualification was cancelled due to strong, gusty winds.
Opportunity knocks in Ruka for Nordic Combined rivals
November 25, 2025 / FIS
With defending overall champion Vinzenz Geiger sidelined by a foot injury and five-time Crystal Globe winner Jarl Magnus Riiber retired, contenders see a major opening at the Ruka World Cup opener. The preview highlights Johannes Lamparter, Jens Luraas Oftebro, Ilkka Herola, Johannes Rydzek, Julian Schmid, Terence Weber and Akito Watabe, and lists a three‑event schedule (Compact, Gundersen, Mass Start) across 28–30 November in Ruka.