Malacinski Leads Americans With Top 20 Finish in Men's Large Hill 10k
Niklas Malacinski led the American men in the Olympic large hill 10K on February 17th, finishing 13th in just his second Olympic appearance. His five-place improvement from the normal hill event on the 11th reflected a stronger, more complete performance against a deep international field.
Norway dominated once again, with two-time gold medalist (of just these games) Jens Luraas Oftebro winning the gold medal with a time of 24 minutes and 45 seconds. Austria's Johannes Lamparter earned his second silver medal of these games coming in 5.9 seconds behind the Norwegian with Ilkka Herola of Finland rounding out the podium with a bronze medal and time of 24 minutes and 59.8 seconds.
Team USA’s Benjamin Loomis placed 27th in his second start of these Games, competing in his second Olympic Winter Games after previously appearing in 2018.
Up next is the Team sprint large hill/2 x 7.5 km race.
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