EXTRA Germans complete Nordic combined sweep for record 13th gold

Pyeongchang, South Korea (dpa) - Germany complete a sweep of the Nordic combined golds in the team event to give the nation a Winter Games record 13th gold in Pyeongchang.Vinzenz Geiger, Fabian Riessle, Eric Frenzel and Johannes Rydzek cruised to an undisputed victory in the 4x5-kilometres cross-country pursuit they had started in second place behind Austria, clocking 46 minutes 9.8 secondsThe 2014 winners Norway took silver 52.7 seconds back and Austria bronze, 1:07.8 behind the winners.Germany‘s previous best gold haul at one Games was 12, in 1998 and 2002. Frenzel got his second gold of the Games and third overall, and Rydzek a second Pyeongchang top spot. It is the second time that all three golds in the sport went to one nation, following 2002 when Samppa Lajunen and his Finnish team got the hat-trick.dpa bag mlm