Norway's Jarl Magnus Riiber celebrates his third place during the cross country portion of the Men's individual Gundersen normal hill, at the Nordic Combined World Cup event in Seefeld, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)
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Nordic combined star Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway has tested positive for COVID-19.
The 24-year-old Riiber is No. 2 in the World Cup rankings after a three-year run of being the top-ranked athlete in the sport that combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing. He fell just short of a medal twice at the 2018 Olympics, finishing fourth in the large and normal hill competitions.
Riiber said on Instagram “the (gold) is yours guys.”
The first Nordic combined event at the Beijing Games is Wednesday.
