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(L-R) Finland's second placed Ilkka Herola, Austria's winner Johannes Lamparter and Germany's third placed Julian Schmid celebrate after the men's Nordic combined cross-country skiing Gundersen 10km competition at the FIS Nordic World Cup in Lahti. Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/dpa
Austrian Johannes Lamparter won the first Nordic combined World Cup race on Friday since the retirement of Norwegian icon Jarl Magnus Riiber.
Lamparter, who split Riiber's five World Cup season triumphs with glory in 2022-23, prevailed in the Finnish resort of Lahti ahead of the final day of the men's Nordic combined World Cup on Saturday.
Finland's Ilkka Herola (+27.4 seconds) was second and German Julian Schmid third after the 10 kilometre cross-country ski section. The morning jumping portion was cancelled due to high winds and Thursday's qualification points used instead.
Germany's Vinzenz Geiger, fourth on the day, will pick up the overall trophy on Saturday after Riiber decided to quit a round early on home snow in Oslo last weekend.
He has retired at just 27 because he suffers from a chronic intestinal illness.
German Nathalie Armbruster previously won the women's Nordic combined World Cup title, with the season already completed.
The cross-country skiing World Cup titles are also already decided in favour of Jessica Diggins and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, but racing in Lahti goes on until Sunday. Friday sees men's and women's sprints.
Slovenia's Nika Prevc has also wrapped up the women's ski-jumping World Cup globe ahead of time and goes for a 12th straight victory later in Lahti as the season concludes.
The men's ski-jumping World Cup is still up for grabs ahead of jumps in Finland on Saturday and Sunday, followed by competition on the Planica flying hill in Slovenia next weekend.
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Austria's Johannes Lamparter celebrates winning the men's Nordic combined cross-country skiing Gundersen 10km competition at the FIS Nordic World Cup in Lahti. Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/dpa
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