Magnus Moan recaptured the lead
in the World Cup standings by winning a Nordic combined
sprint Sunday.
The 23-year-old Norwegian won the 7.5-kilometer
sprint race in 16 minutes, 53.3 seconds, beating
Jason Lamy Chappuis of France by 0.7 seconds. Ronny
Ackermann of Germany finished third, 1.2 seconds
behind Moan.
Moan, who lost his World Cup lead Saturday to Christoph
Bieler of Austria, was eighth after jumping 94.0
meters earlier Sunday. Bieler won that discipline
with a jump of 98.5 meters.
Moan has 329 points, leading Bieler by 13 points.
Anssi Koivuranta of Finland is third with 279.
