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Placid Ready for U.S. Champs Saturday

FasterSkierOctober 9, 2009

LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 9) – Athletes went through final training Friday in advance of Saturday’s U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships as a part of Lake Placid’s Flaming Leaves Festival. World Champions Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) will be among the favorites. Nordic combined star Lodwick is after his 20th U.S. title, while ski jumper Van is shooting for 14. Weather has been cool in Lake Placid...

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Cycling helps Lodwick, Demong excel

Topher SabotOctober 2, 2009

John Meyer of the Denver Post writes on Nordic Combined World Champions Todd Lodwick and Bill Demong, and their cycling training. Nordic combined athletes always have been experts at cross-training, since opportunities to go ski jumping and cross country skiing are limited most of the year. But an increasing emphasis on road cycling has helped make the U.S. team the best in the world. I’m not suggesting that’s the primary reason Todd Lodwick and Bill...

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Nordic Athletes Look for Success in Placid

FasterSkierSeptember 23, 2009

PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 22) – In just two weeks jumping and nordic combined athletes from across the map will descend on Lake Placid, NY in the pursuit of becoming the nation’s best in their respective sports. The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships will kick off Oct. 10 during Lake Placid’s annual Flaming Leaves Festival. “It’s my hometown and it’s a beautiful time of year to be in Lake Placid. The Flaming Leaves...

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Nordic Combined Championships Set For Placid

FasterSkierSeptember 16, 2009

LAKE PLACID, New York – For the second straight season, the best nordic combined and jumping athletes will compete on plastic jumps and roller skis as they attempt to make their mark as America’s finest. The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships hit Lake Placid during the town’s annual Flaming Leaves Festival Oct. 10 and it will be only the second time the event is held off snow. “This has proven to be an...

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Lodwick Wins SuperSprint in Norway

FasterSkierSeptember 7, 2009

LILLEHAMMER, Norway (Sept. 5) – U.S. Nordic Combined Team athlete Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) carried on the tradition of winning he started last year right into the 2010 Olympic season as he won his 2nd consecutive Lillehammer SuperSprint title in downtown Lillehammer on Saturday. Lodwick led the U.S. team in qualifications, finishing second, followed by Nick Hendrickson (Park City, UT) in sixth, Billy Demong 14th, and Bryan Fletcher 16th. The race was in a...

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Lodwick in Car-Bike Crash at Tour de France

FasterSkierJuly 22, 2009

ALBERTVILLE, France (July 22) – World Champion skier Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) learned Wednesday that watching the Tour de France can be as dangerous as competing. The U.S. Ski Team athlete was involved in a car-bike collision while riding back from spectating at a Tour stage. Cycling back to Albertville shortly after watching the early portion of stage 17 of the Tour on the Col de Les Saisies, Lodwick rounded a corner and, in...

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A Dream Realized

FasterSkierJune 22, 20092

Rick Halling is Nordic Race Director for Atomic US. Nordic skiers love our blogs and websites where too often we dwell on the negative. Sometimes our discussions degenerate to the point of whining and always present is the claim that Nordic doesn’t get its fair share of support. A number of times it has been suggested that the US Cross Country Team and US Nordic Combined Team should break away from USSA and form a...

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USSA Names 2010 Nordic Combined Team

FasterSkierJune 5, 2009

PARK CITY, UT – Reigning World Championship gold medalists Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY), along with 2003 World Champion Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) set the bar high as the newly named U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team enters the 2010 Olympic season. “The U.S. has established itself as one of the premier nordic combined nations and this team nomination displays our commitment to maintaining our tradition of winning,” U.S. Nordic...

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Demong is FasterSkier Nordic Combined Skier of the Year

FasterSkierMay 15, 20091

FasterSkier Nordic Combined Skier of the Year The FasterSkier Nordic Combined Skier of the Year is awarded to the top North American Nordic Combined performer of the season. Billy Demong (USA). Demong has established himself as one of the top Nordic Combined skiers in the World. This season he had 10 World Cup podium finishes, including five victories. He finished the season ranked third overall on the World Cup for the second consecutive season. At...

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Nordic Combined Team Trains in Whistler

FasterSkierApril 22, 20091

WHISTLER, BC – The U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team wrapped up the 2009 season on snow as athletes took to the terrain of Whistler to train on what will become their Olympic stage in less than a year. “We had an awesome camp with our group with 10 athletes up there. We got really good skiing in, really good jumping in, and it was just good to train up there,” said World Champion Billy Demong...

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Demong Wins King’s Cup

FasterSkierMarch 15, 20091

VIKERSUND, Norway (March 15) – World Champion Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) ended the season Sunday with a strong win in the final DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Norway, winning the prestigious King’s Cup, one of the sport’s top honors. It was his fifth win of the season and eighth of his career. Demong was presented with the King’s Cup in the private viewing box of Norway’s King Harald V, who attended all of Sunday’s events in Vikersund, west of Oslo. The...

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Demong Third in Finland World Cup

FasterSkierMarch 7, 2009

LAHTI, Finland (March 7) – Billy Demong made it two podiums for the weekend, finishing third Saturday in a nordic combined World Cup in Finland. Demong jumped fourth to get things going, but a fast paced start may have kept the World Champion from hitting the top of the podium Saturday. “I had another really good day on the jump hill. I felt pretty good physically and I thought it was going to be a...

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Demong on The Podium Again – Slideshow

FasterSkierMarch 7, 2009

Billy Demong made his second podium appearance in two days, finishing third in Nodic Combined World Cup action. Phil Bowen was there to capture it. Phil Bowen began skiing at an early age in Grand Marais, MN and spent six years on the Continental Cup circuit and racing marathons with the Factory Team. He is currently a freelance photographer while living with his wife and seven month old son in Kampala, Uganda.

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Slideshow of Billy Demong’s World Cup Victory

FasterSkierMarch 6, 2009

Photographer Phil Bowen is in Lahti covering the World Cup races. He was onsite for Billy Demong’s victory today in the Nordic Combined! To read captions, mouse over the image. Phil Bowen began skiing at an early age in Grand Marais, MN and spent six years on the Continental Cup circuit and racing marathons with the Factory Team. He is currently a freelance photographer while living with his wife and seven month old son in...

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Demong Wins Lahti World Cup

FasterSkierMarch 6, 2009

LAHTI, Finland (March 6) – Fresh from his World Championship win in Liberec, Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) showed he’s still on fire Friday, earning his fourth World Cup win of the season in Finland. “It was for sure a big goal to keep the momentum going from World Championships. I felt a little tired this week, but all things considered, it was a really good competition,” Demong said. Demong headed in to the cross country...

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Demong Takes Gold at Worlds

FasterSkierFebruary 28, 2009

LIBEREC, Czech Republic – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) upgraded his bronze medal performance with a gold Saturday, winning the final nordic combined event of the 2009 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. Demong’s gold marks the fourth for the USA at this year’s Championships. Demong started the cross country race in seventh, but quickly pulled into third and then second around the 3.5K mark. At 6K, he took over first, but was neck and neck with...

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USA Out of Nordic Combined Team Event

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2009

LIBEREC, Czech Republic – The USA suffered a blow in the nordic combined team event at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships when Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) was disqualified for not having a starting bib. In a surprise, Japan won the event in a photo finish over Germany, as Norway faded in the final 500 meters. Demong was disqualified by officials at the top of the jump as he prepared for his single competition jump....

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Lodwick Gold, Demong Bronze

FasterSkierFebruary 22, 2009

LIBEREC, Czech Republic – In an historic day for the USA, Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) took his second World Championship gold and teammate Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) took the bronze during the 2009 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec. The USA is leading the medals count with three gold and a silver after eight of 20 events. Lodwick and Demong’s performance marks the first time two U.S. nordic combined athletes have made the...

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US Ski Team Leads Medals Count At Nordic Ski World Championships

FasterSkierFebruary 22, 2009

LIBEREC, Czech Republic – A pair of medals Sunday at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec has boosted the U.S. Ski Team back into the medals count lead with four, including three gold, after eight of 20 Championship events. American Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) won his second gold in three days in nordic combined Sunday, with teammate Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) taking silver. The World Championships continue through March 1. There are...

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Lodwick Wins Historic Gold

FasterSkierFebruary 20, 2009

LIBEREC, Czech Republic – American Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) laid down two lengthy jumps and led the cross country to win the gold during a mass start at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec Friday. Lodwick’s first career major event medal comes on the heels of teammate Johnny Spillane’s (Steamboat Springs, CO) gold in 2003 and Billy Demong’s (Vermontville, NY) silver in 2007. “Words cannot describe it. The biggest thing about my...

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