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Nordic combined not all about the medals: All things considered, Canadian Jason Myslicki's 44th- and 45th-place finishes out of a possible 45 skiers can be accurately described as a victory, and can be no less a triumph for both his country and the Olympic spirit itself.
Americans dominate Nordic combined: Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane have given the Americans a 1-2 finish in the Nordic combined large hill competition that was marred by bad weather.
Own the Podium's forgotten little brother: It was a bad dream, only Jason Myslicki was wide awake and sobbing. Sobbing so hard he could not speak. His head was resting against his jumping skis. His heart was breaking.
Austria wins Nordic combined team gold: Austria won the gold medal in the Nordic combined team relay on Tuesday, edging the Americans.
France's Chappuis wins gold in nordic combined: France's Jason Lamy Chappuis narrowly edged out American Johnny Spillane in the 10-kilometre cross-country race to win the nordic combined Olympic gold medal on Sunday.
2 Olympians barred 5 days after hemoglobin tests: An Estonian cross-country skier and a Russian nordic combined competitor have been prohibited from competing for five days at the Vancouver Olympics after pre-games tests detected too-high hemoglobin levels.
Americans finish 1st, 2nd in World Cup: Americans Bill Demong and Todd Lodwick were first and second in a World Cup Nordic combined event Sunday that was shaped by a cancellation of the jumping portion, in Val Di Fiemma, Italy.
Spillane wins nordic combined World Cup: Johnny Spillane of the United States earned his first nordic combined World Cup victory on Sunday, beating Felix Gottwald of Austria by more than 30 seconds in Oberhof, Germany
Canada second in World Cup medal count: With the Winter Olympics around the corner, Canadian athletes are at the top of their game. And if the World Cup medal count offers any indication, Canada's dreams of Olympic glory are looking more realsitic than ever.
Russell Blog: Canada has chance at perfect 2010: It's such an easy year to make New Year's resolutions if you're a fan of Canadian sport.
Anssi Koivuranta: Nordic combined star, media darling: Finland's Anssi Koivuranta was World Cup overall champion in 2008-09, having made 16 trips to the podium, including seven first-place finishes. Known as AnZi, he competed at his first Olympic Games in 2006 at the age of 17.
Ackermann: high-profile athlete in low-profile sport: Germany's Ronny Ackermann is one of the few high-profile competitors in the low-visibility sport of nordic combined, an event that requires mastery of both ski jumping and cross-country racing.
Wind, snow force restart in Olympic nordic combined: A restart was forced in the Olympic nordic combined competition after the large hill jump was halted by snow and wind at Whistler Olympic Park.