The Ruka weekend starts with snow.

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What would skiing be like in autumn without Finland. Where the snow still knows the calendar. Although, if I remember correctly, there were years when the slope was also drained here. That's when you came up with snow farming. You mothball the snow in summer and put it back in the landscape and on the ski jump in autumn.

All would not be necessary. Although you are still just below the Arctic Circle, it is freezing cold in Ruka. And it looks like it too.

The combined athletes are allowed to open the official ski jumping winter season. Yes, you land on snow and not on green plastic straws. Feels completely different. Thanks Finland.

As is well known, the competition of combined athletes consists of two disciplines. Jumping and cross-country skiing, on skis. This time the boys have to jump off the large hill and later in the afternoon run another 5 km.

The Germans are known to be the favorites in this discipline. On the second position. The Norwegian Magnus Riiber always hangs up front. But this time it's different. After the jump, Riiber only came in 18th place and is already more than 2 minutes behind. Since he starts almost together with the violinist Vinsenz. The German combined skier is still two places behind him.

Not unexpectedly, a Japanese is at the top after jumping. Ryota Yamamoto jumped 143.5 meters and is one meter ahead of Germany's Julian Schmid. The other better German combined athletes are not far away either.

Result after jumping <<<<<

Julian Scmid catches up with Yamamoto from Japan shortly after the start of the 5 km cross-country race. The two form a duo up to the last climb and can keep the Norwegian Oftebrö at a distance. He's getting closer, but in the end he runs out of distance. Yamamotot the 5 km also come in handy. Can keep up to a certain extent over such a short distance. But only up to the last small but difficult climb before the finish. The combined athletes usually do not show a staccato like the sprinters. Nevertheless, Julian Schmid can make the decisive meters there and get the victory in front of Yamaoto. Third we the Norwegian Oftebro. The other combined athletes have nothing to do with the outcome of the race. Nevertheless, it should be noted that four Germans are among the top ten athletes. Magnus Riiber,

Result <<<<

A curious thing happened in ski jumping. The material of the German jumpers did not arrive by plane. So their qualification was postponed to tomorrow.

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