Thuringian athletes in the Summer Grand Prix: Gerboth and Stenzel at the start!

Thuringian athletes in the Summer Grand Prix: Gerboth and Stenzel at the start!

On August 25, 2025, Nordic combined fans can look forward to the Thuringian athletes Maria Gerboth and Richard Stenzel taking part in the Summer Grand Prix. Gerboth is a member of WSV Schmiedefeld, while Stenzel competes for SC Motor Zella-Mehlis. Both athletes are real hopefuls and will be competing in both Oberstdorf and Chaux Neuve, France, where the competitions promise exciting flights of fancy and thrilling competition. Loud insuedthueringen.de The competitions in Oberstdorf on Wednesday have an individual compact format in which both women and men compete in their categories.

The schedule in Oberstdorf is set: The women start at 6 p.m. with the jump from the HS 137 m ski jump, followed by a 5 km roller ski run at 8:15 p.m. The men can look forward to the jump at 6:45 p.m. and a 7.5 km run at 8:45 p.m. Interestingly, athletes such as Vinzenz Geiger and Terence Weber are specifically scheduled to compete in Oberstdorf, while Stenzel and Gerboth will compete in both cities.

An exciting weekend in Chaux Neuve

After Oberstdorf, the participants continue to Chaux Neuve, where jumps from the normal hill and Gundersen competitions are on the program on August 30th. A week later the Grand Prix continues with team competitions. These events are an excellent opportunity for athletes to demonstrate their form for the upcoming winter season. The series ends in Val di Fiemme, Italy between September 18th and 21st, making for a spectacular conclusion.

The last highlight of the previous year, the Summer Grand Prix 2024, brought great performances for the German Nordic combined athletes: Johannes Rydzek was happy about winning gold in Chaux-Neuve, while other athletes such as Jenny Nowak and Nathalie Armbruster also achieved excellent results in the mixed and team competitions skideutschland.de reported.

The history of the Grand Prix

The Nordic Combined Grand Prix has a long tradition and has produced many exciting competitions in recent years. Since it was first held in 1998, there have always been exciting duels. Previous winners include greats like Matthias Looß and Felix Gottwald. With every year the competition grows and the athletes show more and more impressive performances, which makes the sport more and more exciting. The history is well documented and the details can be found in the comprehensive Wikipedia page.

Now it's time for the spectators to keep their fingers crossed for Maria Gerboth and Richard Stenzel, while the world elite of Nordic combined prepare for exciting competitions in the picturesque setting of Oberstdorf.