Teenager Sieff wins PCR at Nordic Combined World Cup in Lillehammer

By Ali Iveson
Thursday, 2 December 2021

Annika Sieff jumped 95m to win the provisional competition round ©Getty Images

Annika Sieff won the provisional competition round (PCR) at the season-opening women's International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in Lillehammer.

The 18-year-old Italian jumped 95.0 metres on the Norwegian venue's normal hill - further than any other athlete - for a score of 139.3 points.

The next two skiers were both Norwegians.

Mari Leinan Lund scored 137.0 and Gyda Westvold Hansen 123.8.

Congratulations to our first Women's PCR winner #AnnikaSieff ?? Looking forward to some exciting competitions in Lillehammer! #fisnoco #nordiccombined pic.twitter.com/279wOTOKbM
— FIS Nordic Combined (@fisnoco) December 2, 2021

Twenty-seven athletes posted a score.

Back-to-back individual competitions are scheduled tomorrow and on Saturday (December 4).

Should ski jumping not be possible tomorrow, the PCR results would be used for the start of the five-kilometre cross-country race.

This is only the second FIS Nordic Combined World Cup season.

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