Schmid upsets Chappuis for 1st Nordic victory

Jan Schmid of Norway defeated Olympic and world champion Jason Lamy Chappuis at a Nordic combined World Cup event Saturday for his first career victory.

Schmid, who was fourth after the jumps, posted the 19th fastest time in the 10-kilometre cross country race to finish in 22 minutes 5.8 seconds.

Chappuis had the longest jump to lead the competition, but the Frenchman trailed Schmid by 2.4 seconds in second place.

Tino Edelmann of Germany was another 0.6 back in third to retain his lead in the World Cup standings after five events.