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Koivuranta wins combined to increase World Cup lead
Dec 7, 2008, 12:57 GMT
Trondheim, Norway - World Cup leader Anssi Koivuranta of Finland was in command to win the Nordic combined over 10 kilometres in Trondhein, Norway on Sunday.
Koivuranta enjoyed a 25.9-second advantage over second-placed Bjoern Kircheisen of Germany, with France's Jason Lamy Chappuis third, 34.6 seconds behind the Finn.
It was the second win of the season for Koivuranta, who led after the jump and finished in 24 minutes 41.9 seconds (138.0 points/24:41.9)
After four events, he has garnered 320 in the overall standings, and leads ahead of Magnus Moan of Norway (196) and Ronny Ackermann of Germany (193).
Two Nordic combined World Cup events scheduled for next weekend in Liberec, Czech Republic have been called off because of warm weather. The international ski federation FIS will decide on Monday whether the event can be rescheduled at another venue.
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