The ski Nordic combined World Cup, the 9th individual round was held in Italy, and ace Akito Watabe was late in the jump, but in the latter half of the cross-country skiing, he overtook 11 people to finish in 7th place, which is the highest line of the season. rice field.
The 9th round, which was the first individual round of the Nordic combined Olympic year, was held in Italy on the 8th, and 6 Japanese players participated.
Of these, Ace Watanabe finished in 18th place, staying at 95 meters without increasing the flight distance in the first half of the jump performed on a normal hill with a hill size of 106 meters.
In the latter half of the 10km cross-country skiing, I started with a one minute and one second difference from the top players, but I gradually moved up in the ranking with a group of about 15 people.
Watanabe, who showed a tenacious slip toward the end of the game, suddenly escaped when there was about 1 kilometer left.
Watanabe overtook 11 people to finish in 7th place, the highest line of the season.
Watanabe has never been on the podium because he couldn't extend the distance with his favorite jump this season, but the cross-country skiing, which has greatly improved his position, showed good performance.
In addition, Watanabe's younger brother Zento was 17th, Hideaki Nagai was 19th, Kodai Kimura was 23rd, Yuya Yamamoto was 34th, and Sora Taniji was 38th.
The winner is Austrian Johannes Ramparter, who won the World Cup for the first time.