Winter Olympics 2022 - Vinzenz Geiger wins gold in Nordic combined normal hill after thrilling sprint finish

Vinzenz Geiger won a brilliant gold in the Nordic combined individual normal hill, stealing first in a thrilling sprint finish. The German 24-year-old adds to the gold he won in the Nordic combined team relay in Pyeongchang in 2018, reeling in favourite Johannes Ryzdek and recovering from a one-minute and 26-second deficit to win Ad/> Norway's Joergen Graabak grabbed silver at the death, with Austria's Lukas Greiderer fighting back for bronze after losing an early lead.

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Greiderer, Julian Schmid, Rydzek and Yamamoto established themselves at the front of the pack after the first loop, with Rydzek leading the pack at the halfway point. Yamamoto did brilliantly to stick with the pack but struggled to maintain his efforts in the second half of the race, slipping away from the top three and into the chasing pack.

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