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Nogo: The Ritcheck Myth of Podest-Sans
At the Nordic Combined in Otepää, Johannes Rydzek is in a good starting position after the jump. In eighth place he is just 34 seconds behind the leaders.
Podestchance: Johannes Rydzek
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Collaborator Johannes Rytschek has his sights set on his first podium finish in more than three years. In the second event of the World Cup weekend in Odepa, Estonia, PyeongChang Olympic champion Oberstorf is eighth with a jump of 94.0m from the normal hill and starts cross-country skiing 10km 34s ahead of Estonia. Kristjan Ilves 2:45 p.m
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Rydzek's gap to third place was 24 seconds; The 32-year-old has shown strong running performances recently, so he could command a good contract going forward. Rydzek last reached the podium in January 2022 in Val di Fiemme in third place.
After a jump of 97.0m, Ailves is five seconds ahead of Austrian Johannes Lamparder. Jarl Magnus Rieber (+10), Norway's leading star in third, set a World Cup record with his eighth win on Friday.
Terence Weber (Geir) moves from ninth place (+42) to become the second best German, followed by Manuel Feist (Bayersbronn) in tenth place (+50). Foys has secured two German podium finishes so far this winter.
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Beijing Olympic champion Vinzenz Geiger was 1:50 minutes behind in 27th place with a jump of 86.5m. Deputy world champion Julian Schmidt (both Obersdorf) was back in 32nd place (+1:57).
