SCHONACH, Germany — Overall winner Akito Watabe completed the season with his second consecutive World Cup win in Sunday’s Nordic combined finale. Watabe, who started with a 9-second delay, completed the 10-kilometre course in 34 minutes, 39.1 seconds, beating Riiber by 5.1 seconds overall. Riiber, who also won Saturday’s ski jump, was runner-up for the second day in a row. Watabe, who finished with eight World Cup wins this season, ended on 1,495 points as he claimed his first crystal globe. Norway’s Jan Schmid finished second on 1,133, ahead of Riessle on 1,087, Germany’s Johannes Rydzek on 849 and Norway’s Joergen Graabak on 830.

Source: National Post March 25, 2018 15:33 UTC