{"id":56469,"date":"2025-11-29T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rukanordic.com\/?p=56469"},"modified":"2025-11-29T11:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:16:40","slug":"nordic-combined-day-two-wind-plays-a-big-part-in-the-competition-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rukanordic.com\/en\/nordic-combined-day-two-wind-plays-a-big-part-in-the-competition-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordic Combined Day Two \u2013 Wind Plays a Big Part In The Competition Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second competition day of the Nordic combined is scheduled to begin, just like on Friday, with ski jumping at 11:15 AM. Friday\u2019s strong performances in the hill give a good indication of what to expect on Saturday, but due to the weather conditions, it\u2019s best not to count anyone out. We will be watching closely to see whether the results from Friday\u2019s provisional competition round will remain in effect for Saturday\u2019s Gundersen event if the winds at Ruka\u2019s hill do not calm down during the morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weather conditions can indeed vary both between the competition days and even between individual jumps in Ruka\u2019s windy environment, and it\u2019s clear that luck also plays a role when setting the stage for the evening\u2019s 10 km Gundersen start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday\u2019s jumping portion and its conditions caused difficulties for the Norwegian jumpers, particularly for <\/span><b>Jens Luraas Oftebro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who surely had hoped for a more favourable starting position for the cross-country leg. From a Finnish perspective, Ilkka Herola\u2019s jump looked promising, considering how much he has criticised the Ruka hill in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germany\u2019s <\/span><b>Julian Schmid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showed his danger on the cross-country course yesterday, and <\/span><b>Johannes Lamparter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will certainly feel the German breathing down his neck if <\/span><b>Schmid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> manages to put together a strong jump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the provisional results from Friday remain in force, <\/span><b>Eemeli Kurttila<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would surprisingly be the first Finn to head out onto the track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text: Miko K\u00f6ykk\u00e4<br \/>\n<\/span>Photo: Sanni Pirttikoski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second competition day of the Nordic combined is scheduled to begin, just like on Friday, with ski jumping at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":56468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[70,94],"class_list":["post-56469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nordic-combined","tag-fis-world-cup-ruka-nordic-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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