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 [...]
New to NoCo: Looser Suits, Longer Final and Fan Interaction
November 2, 2012 By Alex Matthews
This summer, U.S. Nordic Combined Head Coach Dave Jarrett expressed his frustration with zero-centimeters of leeway when it comes to form-fitting jump suits. If the new rule passed down from the International Ski Federation (FIS) last spring remained, athletes and [...]
U.S. NoCo Takes Captain America to Europe; Jarrett Speaks in Tokyo
October 25, 2012 By Alex Matthews
The U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team strives for a lot of things – medals, depth, continued improvement – but flying under the radar isn’t one of them. Anyone who followed the team and one if its racers, Taylor Fletcher, for [...]
Nordic Town USA Challenge
October 5, 2012 By Alex Matthews
Nordic Town USA Challenge Which U.S. community should lay claim to Nordic Town USA title? Is it based on the number of km of trails, number of skiers, skiers per capita, or some other criteria? We at the National Nordic [...]
U.S. Ski Jumping, NoCo Nationals This Weekend: What to Know
August 3, 2012 By Alex Matthews
U.S. NoCo Soaks Up Sochi, Takes Results in Stride (with Photo Gallery)
July 27, 2012 By Alex Matthews
At the biggest international competition of the summer, hardly anyone could blame the Americans if their heads weren’t totally in it. It’s not that they weren’t focusing on nordic combined’s International Ski Federation (FIS) Summer Grand Prix. They just had [...]
From France to Sochi, Taylor Fletcher Talks About Whirlwind Trip (with Video)
July 25, 2012 By Alex Matthews
Just over two weeks ago, the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team set foot in France and immediately hopped on their road bikes. From there, they embarked on a weeklong cycling camp and watched two stages of the Tour de France [...]
Norwegian NoCo Team Likes Taste of Park City
July 3, 2012 By Alex Matthews
In their first collective visit to Park City, Utah, several members of the Norwegian nordic combined team couldn’t get over the place. There was never a cloud in the sky, and even unseasonably cold days weren’t that bad. People were [...]
New Jump Suit Specifications Raises Concerns
June 20, 2012 By Audrey Mangan
In order to legally compete in any event sanctioned by the International Ski Federation, there are 47 pages worth of rules regarding equipment that athletes must comply with. Within these pages, collectively of the Specifications for Competition Equipment and Commercial [...]
Year in Review: United States Nordic Combined Team Video
Warning: This video was not produced by FasterSkier. The accompanying music contains language which some may find offensive. The 2011-2012 season ended on the highest possible note for the U.S. Nordic Combined team with Bryan Fletcher’s first career World Cup [...]
Fletcher Wins Final 2012 World Cup, Signals Bright Future for US
Bryan Fletcher (USA) saved his best for last, winning the final Nordic Combined World Cup of the season in Oslo, Norway on Saturday. The win marked Fletcher’s first appearance on the World Cup podium, and closed out a successful season [...]
Demong Achieves World Cup Podium for First Time in Two Years; Fletchers Tally Career Bests
When Friday didn’t go according to plan for all of the Americans on the Nordic Combined World Cup, they were happy to have Saturday to shoot for better results. When the team sprint went better on the second day of [...]
Pittin Sweeps for Italy; Demong and Spillane Notch Season Bests
January 15, 2012 By Alex Matthews
YOG Day Three Recap: Double Duty for the Double Hitters in Seefeld
January 15, 2012 By David McCahill
–SEEFELD IN TIROL, Austria It was a busy day for the double hitters today in Seefeld during the second day of competition at the Youth Olympic Games. Bluebird skies, calm winds, and perfect tracks delivered the type of conditions that [...]
Pittin Picks Up Second-Straight Win; Spillane Makes Top 10
January 14, 2012 By Alex Matthews
Video: On the Road with the US NoCo Team
Jon Schafer, from Steamboat Springs, Colorado was traveling with the US Nordic Combined Team and made a video to give us all a little insight as to what life on the road is like as a member of the US NoCo [...]
US 6th in Team Sprint, Fletcher 7th on Sunday: “Overall A Good Weekend” For NoCo
December 19, 2011 By Audrey Mangan
Weekend Recap: December 9 – 11
December 12, 2011 By Audrey Mangan
