Akito Watabe of Japan won his fourth straight Nordic combined World Cup event on Saturday in Hakuba, Japan, to enhance his position as a gold medal contender at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Nordic Combined World Cup from Hakuba, Japan. He has surged to the top of the World Cup standings with the results from Japan and Austria, adding to a win earlier this season in Finland. Nordic Combined World Cup from Hakuba, Japan. 54:43Watabe has 845 points in the overall standings, 60 ahead of Schmid heading into Sunday's final World Cup event before the Olympics.

Source: CBC News February 03, 2018 15:30 UTC