2015–16 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup

The 2015/16 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the 33rd World Cup season, organized by the International Ski Federation. It started on 4 December 2015 in Lillehammer, Norway and ended on 6 March 2016 in Schonach, Germany.

Nordic Combined World Cup 2015/16
Winners
OverallGermany Eric Frenzel
Nations Cup Germany
Triple trophyGermany Eric Frenzel
Competitions
Venues10
Individual19
Team3
Cancelled7
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Calendar

Men

NumSeasonDatePlaceHillDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bibRef.
28 November 2015 RukaRukatunturiHS142 / 10 kmstrong wind; rescheduled to Trondheim[1]
29 November 2015 RukaRukatunturiHS142 / 10 kmstrong wind; rescheduled to Lahti[2]
44214–5 December 2015[nb 1] LillehammerLysgårdsbakkenHS138 / 10 km Fabian Rießle Akito Watabe Ilkka Herola Fabian Rießle[3][4]
44326 December 2015[nb 2] LillehammerLysgårdsbakkenHS100 / 10 km Magnus Krog Fabian Rießle Lukas Klapfer[5]
444319 December 2015 RamsauW90-MattensprunganlageHS98 / 10 km Magnus Moan Magnus Krog Jarl Magnus Riiber Magnus Krog[6]
445420 December 2015 RamsauW90-MattensprunganlageHS98 / 10 km Eric Frenzel Jarl Magnus Riiber Manuel Faißt[7]
2 January 2016 KlingenthalVogtland ArenaHS140 / 10 kmlack of snow and warm temperatures; rescheduled to Schonach[8][9]
3 January 2016 KlingenthalVogtland ArenaHS140 / 10 kmlack of snow and warm temperatures[10]
9 January 2016 SchonachLangenwaldschanzeHS106 / 10 kmlack of snow and warm temperatures; rescheduled to March[11][12]
446523 January 2016 Chaux-NeuveLa Côté FeuilléeHS118 / 10 km Eric Frenzel Bernhard Gruber Akito Watabe Fabian Rießle[13]
447624 January 2016 Chaux-NeuveLa Côté FeuilléeHS118 / 10 km Fabian Rießle Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe[14]
3rd Nordic Combined Triple Overall (29–31 Jan)
448729 January 2016 SeefeldToni-Seelos-OlympiaschanzeHS109 / 5 km Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe Fabian Rießle Fabian Rießle[15]
449830 January 2016 SeefeldToni-Seelos-OlympiaschanzeHS109 / 10 km Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe Fabian Rießle Eric Frenzel[16]
450931 January 2016 SeefeldToni-Seelos-OlympiaschanzeHS109 / 10 km Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe Fabian Rießle[17]
451106 February 2016 OsloHolmenkollbakkenHS134 / 10 km Jarl Magnus Riiber Akito Watabe Eric Frenzel Eric Frenzel[18]
452119 February 2016[nb 3] TrondheimGranåsenHS140 / 10 km Jørgen Graabak Eric Frenzel Jarl Magnus Riiber[19]
4531210 February 2016 TrondheimGranåsenHS140 / 10 km Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe Jørgen Graabak[20]
4541319 February 2016 LahtiSalpausselkäHS130 / 10 km Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe Jan Schmid[21]
4551421 February 2016[nb 4] LahtiSalpausselkäHS130 / 10 km Fabian Rießle Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe[22]
4561523 February 2016 KuopioPuijoHS127 / 10 km Johannes Rydzek Akito Watabe Wilhelm Denifl[23]
4571627 February 2016 Val di FiemmeTrampolino dal BenHS134 / 10 km Bernhard Gruber Eric Frenzel Jørgen Graabak[24]
4581728 February 2016[nb 5] Val di FiemmeTrampolino dal BenHS134 / 10 km Magnus Krog Jørgen Graabak Fabian Rießle[25]
459185 March 2016[nb 6] SchonachLangenwaldschanzeHS106 / 10 km Eric Frenzel Jan Schmid Akito Watabe[26]
460196 March 2016[nb 7] SchonachLangenwaldschanzeHS106 / 15 km Jørgen Graabak Fabian Rießle Lukas Klapfer[27]

Team

NumSeasonDatePlaceHillDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bibRef.
5 December 2015 LillehammerLysgårdsbakkenHS138 / 4x5 kmstrong wind; replaced with an individual Gundersen[28]
10 January 2016 SchonachLangenwaldschanzeHS106 / 4x5 kmlack of snow and warm temperatures; rescheduled to March[11][12]
31120 February 2016 LahtiSalpausselkäHS130 / 2x7.5 km
Sprint
 Germany I
Johannes Rydzek
Fabian Rießle
 Austria I
Lukas Klapfer
Bernhard Gruber
 Austria II
Franz-Josef Rehrl
Philipp Orter
 Germany[29]
32226 February 2016 Val di FiemmeTrampolino dal BenHS134 / 2x7.5 km
Sprint
 Norway I
Magnus Krog
Jørgen Graabak
 Germany I
Tobias Haug
Tino Edelmann
 France I
François Braud
Maxime Laheurte
[30]
3334 March 2016[nb 8] SchonachLangenwaldschanzeHS106 / 4x5 km  Norway
Magnus Moan
Jan Schmid
Magnus Krog
Jørgen Graabak
 Germany
Manuel Faißt
Eric Frenzel
Johannes Rydzek
Fabian Rießle
 Austria
Bernhard Gruber
Bernhard Flaschberger
Lukas Klapfer
Philipp Orter
[31]

Standings

  • Final standings after 19 events.

Nations Cup

RankPoints
1  Germany4662
2  Norway4317
3  Austria3019
4  Japan1858
5  France1100
6  Finland606
7  Italy558
8  United States440
9  Czech Republic289
10   Switzerland158
  • Final standings after 22 events.

Prize money

RankCHF
1 Eric Frenzel102700
2 Fabian Rießle74840
3 Akito Watabe71720
4 Jørgen Graabak63460
5 Magnus Krog46690
6 Johannes Rydzek39610
7 Bernhard Gruber37325
8 Jan Schmid31730
9 Lukas Klapfer29550
10 Jarl Magnus Riiber24750
  • Final standings after 22 events.

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Fabian Rießle (GER), 24, in his 7th season – the WC 1 in Lillehammer; first podium was 2011–12 in Oberstdorf
  •  Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR), 18, in his 2nd season – the WC 10 in Oslo, first podium was 2014–15 in Seefeld
First World Cup podium
  •  Ilkka Herola (FIN), 20, in his 2nd season – no. 3 in the WC 1 in Lillehammer
  •  Manuel Faißt (GER), 22, in his 7th season – no. 3 in the WC 4 in Ramsau
Victories in this World Cup (in brackets victory for all time)

Retirements

Following are notable nordic combined skiers who announced their retirement:

Footnotes

References