Graaback wins gold in combined large hill

Norway have scored a gold and silver in the Nordic combined large hill event, with Joergen Graabak edging over the line ahead of Magnus Moan.

Joergen Graabak broke away from a five-man group with about 100 metres left in the cross-country race to give Norway a one-two finish in the Nordic combined large hill event at the Sochi Olympics.

Graabak finished six-tenths of a second ahead of silver medallist Magnus Moan.

Fabian Riessle of Germany was 1.6 second behind and took the bronze.

Normal hill gold medal winner Eric Frenzel of Germany was an uncertain starter due to a virus, but led after the ski jumping.

He faded badly in the 10km cross-country ski race to finish 10th.

Graabcak finished sixth in the ski jumping portion and started 42 seconds after Frenzel, but quickly made up the deficit with the German unable to hold his lead for long.


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