The difficult choice of Gull-Riiber gave a new success in the World Cup – VG

Jarl Magnus Riiber claimed the third world gold of his career in Oberstdorf and took the world rookie Jens Lurås Oftebro (20) on the podium.

On the way to a new success in the World Cup, Riiber has taken some steps. When he was a kid from Oslo, he was very far away, but he moved to Lillehammer. The apartment has been replaced by a single family home.

– Now I have to put the family in front of me and think that if everyday life is going to improve, and I will continue to do so, then it was easier with Lillehammer at this point. We have a little more fun for the money, we also get good relief from his family. It was an important decision for this winter, Riiber tells VG.

Together with his parents, he still has the apartment in Pellestova. So you can “sneak around”, train and think for yourself.

Has signed a three-year contract

Represents the West Rim club Heming IL in the capital. The gold winner thinks it was difficult to move from Oslo.

– It was definitely a difficult choice. But when we started to calculate how many days in the winter I was in Lillehammer to ensure good snow conditions, it was seven months from Oslo, then there are quite a few months of the year that I am in the apartment in Oslo, so it is natural to choose Lillehammer, says Riiber .

But you have come to terms with your partner.

– I’m a boy from Oslo, I have fun in Oslo. “We have set ourselves a three-year perspective in the first place, so we’ll see what we do after that,” says Riiber, who was relieved and radiantly happy at the Oberstdorf ski stadium when he met with journalists in the area. press at 5 in the afternoon.

And with children, partner, single-family home and third world gold medal, he feels like an adult.

– Now adult life has really begun, says Riiber and laughs.

Combined hero Jarl Magnus Riiber returned home from Seefeld two years ago as World Cup king with two golds and one silver and also started this year’s World Cup in a brilliant fashion.

Density group with bronze-Oftebro

On the last lap, Riiber and Jens Lurås Oftebro were in a small group of eight riders and together with Ilkka Herola they walked away from the competitors in the last kilometer. Within the race, Finnish Herola came first, but Riiber passed easily and took the gold.

Riiber further says that his self-confidence was at its peak entering the championship, but that he has felt his nerves growing more and more towards the first day of competition. The 23-year-old even had a “nightmare” in which he moved to fifth place, and then his girlfriend Sunna Tryggvadottir has been important from home.

– I try to get him to send me a lot of photos from home and to distract me a bit from the focus of the jump, because it can rob a lot of energy. You think in many details and go through many scenarios. Last night I had nightmares in which I moved to fifth place, far behind the Germans, says Riiber.

The groom knew the nerves

Tryggvadottir sat on the couch during Friday’s race, but got on his nerves when the combined star went to ask for gold.

– It was exciting, but hey he won. He’s been a bit nervous, so I was nervous too. He had a very high resting heart rate, he tells VG.

Various sport profiles have followed a strict corona regimen, in which even contact with close family members has been degraded to reduce the likelihood of illness. At Riiber’s home, it has never been more social.

– We’ve seen each other more than ever. In that way, it has been the easiest season to be with him. He has had more time with me and Ronja, says the partner.

Lurås Oftebro, 20, came in for the bronze just behind Riiber.

– It’s unbelievably fun. I did not expect that. It’s fun to start like this. Then the rest of the exercises will be a bonus, but I’m hungry for more, Lurås Oftebro tells VG, continuing to say that he’s impressed with Riiber:

– Deliver over and over again. It is the favorite in everything that appears and it is not only to meet the favorite stamp every time. He has a level that no one else has and he needs a really bad day for the rest of us to win. It’s consistently good and clearly the best in the world, says Lurås Oftebro.

With the gold, Riiber now has three World Cup golds during his career. Riiber is already the most victorious Norwegian in the World Cup with 34 World Cup victories, but he still has a long way to go against Bjarte Engen Vik in the WC. Engen Vik took home five World Cup gold medals during his career, something Riiber has a chance to overcome with a full flap at this year’s World Cup.

Jarl Magnus Riiber was “a bit disappointed” after this morning’s jump race, where Riiber was third and started 22 seconds behind Ryota Yamamoto.

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