Nordic combined prize money
135 athletes have been paid £4,788,319 across 186 races from 2020 to 2026. Jarl Magnus Riiber has won the most, £558,177. A World Cup race now pays thirty men and fifteen women from fixed ladders, and a woman who wins is paid half what a man is. On a Triple weekend the early days pay only their first three, and the World Championships pay six places in each race.
The Nordic combined money list
The top 100 of 135 athletes by career prize money
| # | ATHLETE | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | Norway | 56 | £558,177£558k |
| 2 | Johannes Lamparter | Austria | 24 | £457,109£457k |
| 3 | Jens Luraas Oftebro | Norway | 11 | £302,326£302k |
| 4 | Vinzenz Geiger | Germany | 16 | £293,644£294k |
| 5 | Julian Schmid | Germany | 4 | £206,324£206k |
| 6 | Ida Marie Hagen | Norway | 28 | £178,018£178k |
| 7 | Ilkka Herola | Finland | 2 | £174,145£174k |
| 8 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Norway | 26 | £160,979£161k |
| 9 | Stefan Rettenegger | Austria | 0 | £146,528£147k |
| 10 | Joergen Graabak | Norway | 1 | £142,629£143k |
| 11 | Kristjan Ilves | Estonia | 0 | £133,836£134k |
| 12 | Johannes Rydzek | Germany | 1 | £111,761£112k |
| 13 | Franz-Josef Rehrl | Austria | 0 | £102,812£103k |
| 14 | Nathalie Armbruster | Germany | 3 | £80,340£80k |
| 15 | Akito Watabe | Japan | 1 | £78,040£78k |
| 16 | Thomas Rettenegger | Austria | 2 | £76,338£76k |
| 17 | Manuel Faisst | Germany | 0 | £70,216£70k |
| 18 | Eric Frenzel | Germany | 0 | £62,296£62k |
| 19 | Ryota Yamamoto | Japan | 0 | £61,559£62k |
| 20 | Einar Luraas Oftebro | Norway | 1 | £60,304£60k |
| 21 | Yuna Kasai | Japan | 2 | £57,621£58k |
| 22 | Haruka Kasai | Japan | 0 | £54,526£55k |
| 23 | Lukas Greiderer | Austria | 0 | £53,634£54k |
| 24 | Terence Weber | Germany | 1 | £50,436£50k |
| 25 | Eero Hirvonen | Finland | 0 | £49,756£50k |
| 26 | Martin Fritz | Austria | 0 | £49,288£49k |
| 27 | Laurent Muhlethaler | France | 0 | £48,024£48k |
| 28 | Fabian Riessle | Germany | 0 | £45,823£46k |
| 29 | Lisa Hirner | Austria | 0 | £45,654£46k |
| 30 | Wendelin Thannheimer | Germany | 0 | £40,564£41k |
| 31 | Espen Andersen | Norway | 0 | £38,364£38k |
| 32 | Alexa Brabec | United States | 1 | £38,115£38k |
| 33 | Mari Leinan Lund | Norway | 2 | £36,395£36k |
| 34 | Espen Bjoernstad | Norway | 0 | £36,188£36k |
| 35 | Minja Korhonen | Finland | 1 | £35,488£35k |
| 36 | Jenny Nowak | Germany | 0 | £34,400£34k |
| 37 | Mario Seidl | Austria | 0 | £32,154£32k |
| 38 | Andreas Skoglund | Norway | 0 | £30,962£31k |
| 39 | Matteo Baud | France | 0 | £29,181£29k |
| 40 | David Mach | Germany | 0 | £28,740£29k |
| 41 | Marte Leinan Lund | Norway | 0 | £28,734£29k |
| 42 | Ema Volavsek | Slovenia | 0 | £27,258£27k |
| 43 | Lena Brocard | France | 0 | £22,122£22k |
| 44 | Anju Nakamura | Japan | 1 | £19,453£19k |
| 45 | Annika Sieff | Italy | 0 | £18,756£19k |
| 46 | Niklas Malacinski | United States | 0 | £14,080£14k |
| 47 | Aaron Kostner | Italy | 0 | £13,714£14k |
| 48 | Fabio Obermeyr | Austria | 0 | £13,704£14k |
| 49 | Samuel Costa | Italy | 0 | £13,699£14k |
| 50 | Tara Geraghty-Moats | United States | 1 | £12,795£13k |
| 51 | Simen Tiller | Norway | 0 | £12,641£13k |
| 52 | Katharina Gruber | Austria | 1 | £12,636£13k |
| 53 | Yoshito Watabe | Japan | 0 | £12,513£13k |
| 54 | Maria Gerboth | Germany | 0 | £12,397£12k |
| 55 | Ben Loomis | United States | 0 | £12,299£12k |
| 56 | Paul Walcher | Austria | 0 | £11,165£11k |
| 57 | Aleksander Skoglund | Norway | 0 | £10,794£11k |
| 58 | Ingrid Laate | Norway | 0 | £9,767£10k |
| 59 | Richard Stenzel | Germany | 0 | £9,749£10k |
| 60 | Annika Malacinski | United States | 0 | £9,458£9k |
| 61 | Jakob Lange | Germany | 0 | £9,366£9k |
| 62 | Kasper Moen Flatla | Norway | 0 | £7,938£8k |
| 63 | Cindy Haasch | Germany | 0 | £7,599£8k |
| 64 | Simon Mach | Germany | 0 | £7,109£7k |
| 65 | Otto Niittykoski | Finland | 0 | £6,717£7k |
| 66 | Veronica Gianmoena | Italy | 0 | £6,713£7k |
| 67 | Marco Heinis | France | 0 | £6,697£7k |
| 68 | Jan Vytrval | Czechia | 0 | £6,584£7k |
| 69 | Svenja Wuerth | Germany | 0 | £6,546£7k |
| 70 | Claudia Purker | Austria | 0 | £6,482£6k |
| 71 | Yuzuki Kainuma | Japan | 0 | £6,327£6k |
| 72 | Sora Yachi | Japan | 0 | £5,928£6k |
| 73 | Raffaele Buzzi | Italy | 0 | £5,637£6k |
| 74 | Lukas Klapfer | Austria | 0 | £5,433£5k |
| 75 | Daniela Dejori | Italy | 0 | £5,396£5k |
| 76 | Florian Kolb | Austria | 0 | £5,351£5k |
| 77 | Alessandro Pittin | Italy | 0 | £5,265£5k |
| 78 | Annalena Slamik | Austria | 0 | £5,157£5k |
| 79 | Heta Hirvonen | Finland | 0 | £5,029£5k |
| 80 | Vid Vrhovnik | Slovenia | 0 | £4,800£5k |
| 81 | Philipp Orter | Austria | 0 | £3,855£4k |
| 82 | Eidar Johan Stroem | Norway | 0 | £3,679£4k |
| 83 | Antoine Gerard | France | 0 | £3,579£4k |
| 84 | Stephen Schumann | United States | 0 | £3,229£3k |
| 85 | Wille Karhumaa | Finland | 0 | £2,783£3k |
| 86 | Gael Blondeau | France | 0 | £2,414£2k |
| 87 | Jiri Konvalinka | Czechia | 0 | £2,321£2k |
| 88 | Perttu Reponen | Finland | 0 | £2,318£2k |
| 89 | Jens Dahlseide Kvamme | Norway | 0 | £2,007£2k |
| 90 | Tomas Portyk | Czechia | 0 | £1,978£2k |
| 91 | Hideaki Nagai | Japan | 0 | £1,960£2k |
| 92 | Hanna Midtsundstad | Norway | 0 | £1,897£2k |
| 93 | Marius Solvik | Norway | 0 | £1,812£2k |
| 94 | Andreas Gfrerer | Austria | 0 | £1,808£2k |
| 95 | Thomas Joebstl | Austria | 0 | £1,799£2k |
| 96 | Edgar Vallet | France | 0 | £1,738£2k |
| 97 | Lars Ivar Skaarset | Norway | 0 | £1,720£2k |
| 98 | Joanna Kil | Poland | 0 | £1,712£2k |
| 99 | Kodai Kimura | Japan | 0 | £1,523£2k |
| 100 | Teja Pavec | Slovenia | 0 | £1,500£2k |
The top fifteen
Every venue
15 venues, by the prize money each has paid
| VENUE | EDITIONS | LATEST WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seefeld | 28 | Ida Marie Hagen | £754,173£754k |
| Otepää | 25 | Ida Marie Hagen | £631,699£632k |
| Ramsau | 22 | Ida Marie Hagen | £547,783£548k |
| Oslo | 14 | Ida Marie Hagen | £384,103£384k |
| Schonach | 16 | Ida Marie Hagen | £381,818£382k |
| Lillehammer | 15 | Vinzenz Geiger | £351,624£352k |
| World Championships | 10 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | £296,534£297k |
| Ruka | 17 | Johannes Lamparter | £292,481£292k |
| Lahti | 9 | Minja Korhonen | £291,293£291k |
| Klingenthal | 8 | Johannes Lamparter | £249,780£250k |
| Oberstdorf | 6 | Ida Marie Hagen | £168,691£169k |
| Trondheim | 6 | Johannes Lamparter | £158,375£158k |
| Val di Fiemme | 5 | Vinzenz Geiger | £133,952£134k |
| Oberhof | 4 | Ida Marie Hagen | £107,425£107k |
| Kulm | 1 | Ilkka Herola | £38,587£39k |
What each venue has paid
Season by season
What Nordic combined paid each year, and who earned the most
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | RACES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jens Luraas Oftebro | 21 | £575,734£576k |
| 2025 | Johannes Lamparter | 36 | £1,022,018£1.0m |
| 2024 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | 36 | £928,933£929k |
| 2023 | Johannes Lamparter | 35 | £913,459£913k |
| 2022 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | 26 | £635,313£635k |
| 2021 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | 26 | £615,066£615k |
| 2020 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | 6 | £97,796£98k |
Prize money paid per year
Nordic combined prize money by country
14 nations, by what their athletes have won
| # | NATION | ATHLETES | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 25 | £1,628,586£1.6m |
| 2 | Germany | 22 | £1,082,041£1.1m |
| 3 | Austria | 20 | £1,032,415£1.0m |
| 4 | Japan | 15 | £303,910£304k |
| 5 | Finland | 11 | £279,627£280k |
| 6 | Estonia | 1 | £133,836£134k |
| 7 | France | 8 | £114,906£115k |
| 8 | United States | 8 | £91,015£91k |
| 9 | Italy | 8 | £69,805£70k |
| 10 | Slovenia | 7 | £35,670£36k |
| 11 | Czechia | 5 | £11,651£12k |
| 12 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 3 | £2,622£3k |
| 13 | Poland | 1 | £1,712£2k |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1 | £525£525 |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in Nordic combined?
Jarl Magnus Riiber, with £558,177 and 56 titles. Johannes Lamparter is second on £457,109.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in Nordic combined?
Johannes Lamparter took £19,320 for winning the Seefeld gundersen normal hill/12.5km, men, January 2023, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in Nordic combined in 2025?
£1,022,018 across 36 races. Johannes Lamparter earned the most that year, £91,842.
Which venue pays the most?
Seefeld has paid £754,173 across 28 editions. The richest single edition was the Seefeld gundersen normal hill/12.5km, men, February 2026, at £92,482.
Which country has won the most Nordic combined prize money?
Norway, with £1,628,586 across 25 athletes.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across Nordic combined and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest venue here is Seefeld, and the latest year is 2026. The men's and women's fields are set side by side on men's vs women's Nordic combined prize money, and every sport's cases on where women earn more prize money than men. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money, and how many places each one pays on how deep prize money pays. All six sports on snow are set side by side, men against women included, on skiing and snowboarding prize money compared.