He crossed the line bearing the Norwegian flag 13.3 seconds ahead of Germany's Fabian Riessle, while Alessandro Pittin of Italy finished a further five seconds behind to claim the final place on the podium.

Johannes Rydzek of Germany finished fourth with Norway's Haavard Klemetsen fifth.

Eric Frenzel produced a rare below par performance in the cross country section as he proved unable to match his Norwegian rival ©Getty Images



Eric Frenzel, the German who has already won the overall World Cup series, excelled to lead after the jumping section despite being slowed down with a slight cold, only for the effects to catch up with him as he faded to 10th after the cross country.

Behind Frenze, Riessle now lies second in the overall standings with 700 points, with Akito Watabe third.

Moan has risen to ninth place overall as a result of today's performance.

The final event of the season is due to take place on Saturday (March 14) in Oslo.

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