Fifi Leigh
At noon, I watched the Men’s Ski Jump, which is a Nordic Combined race involving 125 K and 10 X of the Individual Large Hill. The weather appeared to be windy and cold. The highest score is by Japan’s Watabe with 138.9, followed by Norway’s Rilber with 138.6, Austria’s Denifl with 135.0, Germany’s Riessle with 133.3, Germany’s Frenzel with 132.9, and Germany’s Rydzek with 131.2; Austria’s Klapfer received 123.0 and USA’s Loomis received 121.7; lagging behind are USA’s Good with 109.5, Norway’s Schmid with 107.9, USA’s Fletcher with 107.8, and USA’s Berend with 105.8.
Then, they started their cross country race for medals. Watabe, Rilber Denifl, Frenzel, Rydzel, Riessle, Hirvonen, and Gieger are skiing in the lead. Riessle appears to be in the 3rd, Denifl is currently in 4th place, and Rilber has now moved into 1st place position for the time being. But the sequence often changes fast, as each skier struggles to remain in the top 3 but still striving for the Gold at the end of the white-colored rainbow long and winding trail. During the last lap, three Germans appear to be in the lead, each going for the Gold. Germany’s Rydzel wins Gold, and it is the first Gold Medal for Germany. Germany’s Riessle wins Silver and Germany’s Frenzel wins Bronze.
