Before the world Cup he had not believed himself to be able to win a medal. Now the 30-Year-old is the most successful Nordic combined world Cup history.
Nordic combined Eric Frenzel has completely retracted, surprisingly, his sixth world champion title. The 30-Year-old from Oberwiesenthal won on Friday in the title fight in Seefeld after a jump of the large hill, and the Ten-mile run with a lead of 4,3 seconds ahead of Jan Schmid of Norway and the Austrian Franz-Josef Rehrl.
Frenzel was not run since the end of November in a single on the podium, and had not even expected such a turn of events. “I realize but just that the quality is still sufficient, in order to win medals”, Frenzel said before the world Cup. He was wrong.
The German Nordic combined continue their dominance of the last two big events, so unrestrained. At the Olympic games in Pyeongchang Frenzel and Johannes Rydzek had won the individual Gold, the Team dominated in the team competition. Also in Lahti in 2017, there have been no other winner Rydzek won both single, captured with Frenzel also Gold in the team sprint and another world title in the relay.
With his new gold medal and a diamond Frenzel, provisionally, the most successful combiner of the world Cup history. The Sachse now has to fight just as many gold medals as teammate Rydzek, but more silver and bronze medals at the world title. “Thank you, thank you,” cried Frenzel after the victory in goal solved. For his Triumph, he put a jump on 130,5 meters at the Bergisel in Innsbruck, the base completely by surprise, he beat the strong Springer to the Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber. Was accompanied by the five-time overall world Cup winner of his family, wife Laura and his home-Trainer, which met on Thursday for Frenzel surprisingly for the German Team.