Jarl Magnus Riiber won four golds out of a possible four in the WC in Planica, and caused a stir when in the last race he stopped, looked around and scouted for the competitors on their way to victory. The gesture did not go down well with everyone. Including teammate Jørgen Graabak. He thought that Riiber “enough pisses us off on the sports field” and should therefore save himself from such celebrations. – It is the limit of hovering. I think he can hold his own too well for that. He should rather get to the finish line properly, then we can enjoy his sporting performance, Graabak told news. Now Riiber reveals that the two teammates still haven’t spoken out: – He’s been cold, he’s still angry, says the 25-year-old with a twinkle in his eye about the atmosphere between the two in the last week. – Has he talked to you about it? – No, he doesn’t have it. But he gives me a little hint here and there, so I think we’re “good”, answers the combined team. – What do you think of his criticism? – He likes to be politically correct, he, so the fact that he thinks that the celebration was looming, that’s perfectly fine. Among other things, Riiber received support from Espen Andersen after the celebration in the WC. – I agree with Espen Andersen, I should have done it every round, grins Riiber, who leads the ongoing combined competition superbly after the jumping part in Holmenkollen. DISAPPROVED OF THE CELEBRATION: Jørgen Graabak thought that Riiber should avoid hoovering up against the competitors. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Norwegian rage It did not go as well for several of the other Norwegian national team athletes, and they are not saving their money after failing in the ski jump at home. – It’s tragic, the whole thing, thunders Simen Tiller to news. He landed at 109 metres, over 20 meters behind the best, and is already without a chance of a good position after the cross-country. Tiller blames the conditions in Holmenkollen, and rants about the quality of the jumping ground. He never got up to speed in the overrun, and the jump was then. FAILED: Simen Tiller. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – It’s a race to see who drives the best in the upper race. It is completely hopeless. I can jump as much as I want, I have no chance. There’s no point in standing up, really. – What are you thinking about then? – It’s raining in the upper gutter, then. I don’t know what’s with the edges there, if it’s a groove, or what it is. It was the same thing last year. I’m getting bored, says a very disappointed 27-year-old. – Mørkt Tiller explains that the key to success in Holmenkollen is to drive the overrun without being over the edges. The sun is shining in Oslo on Saturday, and news’s jumping expert explains that this is the reason why some people were able to do the really big jumps. – It is a problem on all slopes when the sun takes hold and roasts throughout the day. With the plastic edges on the track we have here, it will be softer, explains news’s jumping expert, Johan Remen Evensen. Tiller believes that it has been like this for the past three or four years. – It’s really annoying. – Half the field lands on the ball, he rages. He is number 32 after the show jumping. In the place behind is Kasper Moen Flatla, he too cursed and disappointed. – It was downright embarrassing. There is not much more to say. We land shorter than is possible up here, it’s not fun. It kills all the motivation I had before the weekend. – What do you put in it? – Dark, says Flatla, who jumped 107 metres. FIS race director Lasse Ottesen explains that the average speed on the hill has been consistent throughout, and that he has not heard similar criticism from other athletes. – It has been the same track for a few years now. We also have this track in other ski jumps around the world. It is possible that some of them struggle, but then they have to practice, he replies. Riiber hopes for a royal meeting However, everything does not look bleak for the Norwegian combined stars. Jarl Magnus Riiber succeeded as usual very well in Holmenkollen and soared 134.5 metres. It is for leadership before the cross-country skiing. – If everything goes according to plan, then I get to greet the King. Austrian Franz-Josef Rehrl is closest and starts 1.19 minutes behind the Norwegian. Ryota Yamamoto from Japan goes out in third place. Jens Lurås Oftebro is the second best Norwegian in 10th place.
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