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High Winds Cancel Ruka World Cup Men’s Ski Jumping; Saturday’s One-Round Result Stands

Race officials cited unsafe gusts reaching 18 m/s.

Overview

  • The jury led by FIS race director Sandro Pertile called off Sunday’s competition at 15:10 after two start delays.
  • Only one scoring round was completed on Saturday, with Anze Lanisek declared the winner ahead of Ren Nikaido and Domen Prevc.
  • Sunday’s qualification was scrapped earlier in the day, and the Nordic combined mass-start decisive jump was also canceled.
  • The FIS is exploring a rescheduled event, with Lahti discussed as a possible venue, though no replacement is confirmed.
  • Germany’s Andreas Wellinger voiced frustration after his season-best seventh on Saturday, while Karl Geiger and Philipp Raimund lost a chance to rebound, and Raimund described the conditions as a coin toss.