FIS | Geiger to be crowned overall champion as Herola targets more success in Lahti

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The finale to the Viessmann FIS World Cup Nordic Combined season in Lahti (FIN) will see Vinzenz Geiger (GER) officially crowned as the new overall champion this weekend and Finnish hero Ilkka Herola target more success on home snow.

Geiger had previously worn the leader’s yellow bib after the first weekend of competition in Ruka (FIN) on 1 December, when he won his first World Cup event in two years and first of seven this season.

But five-time champion Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR) reclaimed it in Lillehammer the following weekend and had worn it ever since until last Sunday, when the Norwegian superstar... decided to end his career a week earlier than expected.

That left Geiger, who finished second behind first-time winner Herola in Sunday’s Compact, with an unexpected 19-point lead over Riiber in the standings.

Geiger, consistent throughout the season, has won four of the last six World Cup events and will be recognized as the best overall performer for the year. Herola, after his impressive victory, will seek to capture more victories in front of his home crowd in the Lahti Ski Games, where he previously achieved a fourth-place finish.

FACTS AND FIGURES * Vinzenz Geiger will be officially crowned as the new men’s overall champion. * Geiger leads Jarl Magnus Riiber by 19 points in the standings. * Geiger leads Johannes Lamparter by 287 points with only 200 points remaining. * Geiger has finished on the podium in 13 of his 17 competitions this season. * Ilkka Herola won his first individual World Cup competition last Sunday in Oslo. * The event will conclude with the traditional fireworks display after the competitions.

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