Riiber guides Norway to mixed team glory in Planica

Jarl Magnus Riiber extended his Slovenian weekend to savour by steering Norway to the maiden mixed team World Championship title in Planica. Riiber, 25, became just the second man to win three individual World Championship titles in a row on Saturday and followed it up 24 hours later by leading his country to glory in the normal hill mixed team event.

Ad Riiber joined forces with Jens Luraas Oftebro, Ida Marie Hagen and Gyda Westvold Hansen to beat Germany and Austria to the title. World ChampionshipsRiiber claims historic World Championship hat-trick in PlanicaA DAY AGO The Norwegians racked up a total of 461.8 points in the ski jump to seize a five second advantage heading into the race.

And the quartet held their nerve on the skiing stage to clock a time of 37:38.2 and claim an inaugural mixed team title by 47.8 seconds. Italy missed out on a medal by 53.5 seconds as Japan finished narrowly behind in fifth.

But it was all about the dominant Norwegians as Riiber grabbed his sixth overall world title in the Slovenian mountains. Nordic Combined‘What a return’ — Riiber storms to victory in Normal Hill competitionYESTERDAY AT 17:06 World Championships'This is where it matters!' — Riiber leads the way after jump in men's 10km individualYESTERDAY AT 11:16