After reaching the World Cup podium and helping his team land a historic bronze at World Championships, Taylor Fletcher is FasterSkier’s Nordic Combined Skier of the Year at the age of 22.
Taylor Fletcher Rises to the Top, Achieves Nordic Combined Skier of the Year
April 27, 2013 By Alex Matthews
Spillane Calls It a Career, Explains Decision Before 2014 Olympics
April 23, 2013 By Alex Matthews
Last week, Johnny Spillane announced his retirement after well over a decade on the U.S. Nordic Combined Team. The four-time Olympian explains why he decided to call it a career before the 2014 Winter Games.
Weekly Roundup: Norway, Khanty-Mansiysk, Toblach and Fairbanks
March 18, 2013
From Drammen to nearby Oslo, to a frigid and snowy biathlon weekend in Siberia, and Norwegian dominance and U.S. junior nationals – a lot of exciting racing this weekend, much of it with extra significance as the end of the season draws near.
Fletcher Flies at Holmenkollen with Fifth-Place Finish
March 15, 2013 By Audrey Mangan
When Taylor Fletcher jumps just a bit farther on the hill it will be a frightening day for nordic combined world. In the penultimate World Cup of the season on Friday in Oslo, Norway, the 22-year-old skied the fastest 10 k time of the day by 17 seconds to move from 23rd after the jumping competition to fifth at the end of the cross-country race. Fletcher led three Americans in the top 15.
Weekly Roundup: A Crystal Globe, NCAAs and More from Sochi
March 11, 2013
With only a few weeks left of racing across the nordic sports at each competitive level, the season is beginning to show distinct signs of drawing to a close. Most notably, Kikkan Randall (USA) won her one and only shot at [...]
Weekly Roundup: World Championships, Oslo, Vasaloppet
March 5, 2013
The classic races of World Championships took place in Val di Fiemme: interval start, relay, marathon. Biathletes competed in Oslo, Americans held their own in Slavic Cup action, and Swedes (and everyone else) gave it their all in the Vasaloppet. Summaries of the action, along with links to reporting and results.
Weekly Race Roundup: Golden Americans, Historic Bronze for Harvey and NoCo, Another Birkie in the Books
February 25, 2013
Marit Bjørgen of Norway and Nikita Kriukov of Russia both have two gold medals to their names so far this Championships, and Dario Cologna finally got the title he’s been search for; but Americans made a splash too, in every discipline, with Sarah Hendrickson winning jumping, Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins the team sprint, and the nordic combined team bronze in the team event. Alex Harvey also made history when he took bronze in the classic sprint, the first individual World Champs medal for Canada.
Led by Fletcher in 14th, U.S. NoCo Shakes Off Cobwebs at World Champs
February 22, 2013 By Alex Matthews
After a not-so-hot day on the normal hill in Predazzo, the U.S. Nordic Combined Team relied on Bryan Fletcher to capture a top 15, which he did in 14th, while Demong settled for 23rd, Taylor Fletcher was 25th and Todd Lodwick placed 35th.
U.S. Nordic Combined Team Enters Another World Championships with Big Expectations
February 22, 2013 By Alex Matthews
With at least six World Championships under their belts, the U.S. Nordic Combined veterans know what to expect in Val di Fiemme, and jumping coach Chris GIlbertson said it’s going to take big performances to reach three medals in four events.
Fletchers Form Growing on the Final Stretch to World Championships
February 2, 2013 By Matti Rowe
Be grateful it wasn’t you weren’t crouched on top of the ski jump in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday fighting for a starting place in the 10 kilometer skate race to follow. Chances are, your nerve would have abandoned you. Brothers [...]
Weekly Roundup: Juniors Week
January 28, 2013
Sixteen youth, junior, and U23 World Championship races, SuperTour Tours, NorAms that served as the last selection races for Canada’s World Champs team, nordic combined in Germany, two college series – it was another busy weekend in the nordic world. Here’s everything you need to know.
Fletcher Continues Ascent with Podium Finish in Seefeld
January 20, 2013 By Audrey Mangan
Taylor Fletcher kept on rolling in Seefeld, Austria, on Sunday with a third place in the Gundersen normal hill competition. It was his first career World Cup podium finish.
Fletcher Finishes Just Shy of Podium with Career-Best Fifth in Seefeld
January 19, 2013 By Audrey Mangan
The top American result to come out of Europe on Saturday? Taylor Fletcher’s career-best fifth-place finish in Seefeld, Austria. With a jump that put him in 28th going onto the cross-country course, Fletcher skied within two seconds of the podium, posting the fastest course time by 18 seconds in the process.
Weekend Roundup: Dénouement
January 14, 2013
After the Tour de Ski, cross country skiers took a rest while the sprinters returned to the fore, with perennial favorites Teodor Peterson (sprint) and Maiken Caspersen Falla (team sprint) taking wins in Liberec; new faces also rose to the top, like Mona-Liisa Mahlvaleto of Finland in the women’s sprint. In biathlon, Martin Fourcade is back to himself and Tora Berger won the mass start on the same course she took her World Championship title last year. Domestic racing was on pause.
Weekly Roundup: Happy New Year!
January 7, 2013 By Chelsea Little
It’s no exaggeration to say that this might have been the busiest week of the year to be a North American ski fan. With the Tour de Ski practically every day, U.S. Nationals, and some big NorAms used to determine junior and U23 trip rosters, plus biathlon and nordic combined, here are the highlights.
Weekend Roundup: Period One and Done
December 17, 2012
Performances from the final World Cups of 2012 provided plenty of fodder for speculation over the holiday break. With a lot going on this weekend, here’s our recap of racing from around the world.
Weekend Roundup: More History, Norwegian Dominance, and World Cup Starts
December 3, 2012
Norway’s Petter Northug and Marit Bjørgen won World Cup mini-tours, while Tora Berger swept three biathlon races; JP Le Guellec made history for Canada by winning a biathlon World Cup. In North America, exciting racing in Bozeman and Canmore helped national teams decide which athletes to send to the upcoming Quebec and Canmore World Cups.
On Trip Home, Bryan Fletcher Reflects on Kuusamo World Cup
December 3, 2012 By Alex Matthews
The most successful member the US Nordic Combined Team so far this season, Bryan Fletcher shares some insight on Kuusamo, Finland, and what went down on the second weekend of World Cup competition.
Weekend Race Roundup: Wow.
November 26, 2012 By Chelsea Little
SuperTour racing kicked off on the West Yellowstone plateau with point-to-point 9k’s and sprint prologues; the FIS and IBU World Cups started in Scandinavia, where the U.S. women made history and the Canadian men had a strong relay. Recap, reporting, photos, and results.
U.S. Nordic Combined Preview: Three Medals and More Quota Spots (Updated)
Note: This preview has been updated to include comments from Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane. The way U.S. Nordic Combined Head Coach Dave Jarrett sees it, why tweak something that works? Last year was a success by many measures with [...]
