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Sunday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x6)

FasterSkierDecember 4, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. (Note: This Rundown has been updated to include comments from U.S. Nordic Combined’s Bryan Fletcher, who placed ninth on Sunday at the World...

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Sunday Rundown: Ruka, Östersund, Pontresina & Beitostølen (Updated x6)

FasterSkierNovember 27, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** IBU Cup in Beitostølen: 7.5/10 k sprints [UPDATE] With the second set of men’s and women’s sprints IBU Cup sprint on Friday.) In the women’s...

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U.S. Nordic Combined’s Bryan Fletcher: New Dad, New Jumper, Same Goals: Podiums

Jason AlbertNovember 17, 2016

Thirty-year-old Bryan Fletcher has a full plate. College classes, a new baby, a big training load, and refining his jumping technique were all part of the Park City based athlete's offseason. After perhaps a bit less sleep than usual, the 2013 World Champs bronze medalist is fired up for this season.

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17 Questions for 2017: Adam Loomis

BrainspiralNovember 16, 2016

Adam Loomis on the benefits of doing nordic combined: "Cooking (and eating) are honestly some one of my favorite activities. Fortunately, I’m not a special jumper." He's been training with his younger brother Ben and focusing on speed in cross-country skiing.

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17 Questions for 2017: Jasper Good

BrainspiralNovember 11, 2016

After finishes of 11th and 12th at last year's World Junior Championships, nordic combined athlete Jasper Good is focusing on the jumps while he transitions to more senior competition categories. And - "I started taking classes at the University of Utah, got to start sometime!"

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17 Questions for 2017: Ben Loomis

BrainspiralNovember 3, 2016

A silver medalist at 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, 18-year-old Ben Loomis was named this year to the U.S. National Team for nordic combined.

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17 Questions for 2017: Ben Berend

BrainspiralOctober 26, 2016

Between a rafting trip on the Snake River and working on his jumps with a new coach from Austria, Ben Berend also got in lots of nordic combined competition this summer: he podiumed at U.S. Nationals and competed in Europe in the Grand Prix. Bernend will start the season on the World Cup for the first time this year.

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Nordic Nation: Jumping Explained, A Podcast with Bryan Fletcher and Clint Jones

Jason AlbertSeptember 26, 2016

In this FS podcast, it's time to learn about jumping, the other half of nordic combined many might lack an understanding of. To help guide us through the sport, we spoke with U.S. Nordic Combined Team leader Bryan Fletcher and jumping coach Clint Jones. Get ready to fly.

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Summer Grand Prix: Fletcher 15th Overall, Berend and Loomis Jump into Contention (Updated)

Jason AlbertSeptember 9, 2016

On the final days of the FIS Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix, Taylor Fletcher raced to 15th overall for the U.S. while teammates Ben Berend and Ben Loomis proved they can fly. "Throughout the two-week Grand Prix Tour I had some of the furthest jumps on the hill," Berend told FS. “By the time we got to Oberstdorf my confidence was through the roof."

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Taylor Fletcher Seventh on Day 2 of Summer Grand Prix

Jason AlbertSeptember 1, 2016

It's a full three weeks until the end of summer, a perfect time for the FIS Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix. Last Sunday, Taylor Fletcher scorched in the 90-degree heat to ski the fastest time on the day and place seventh overall for the U.S. Racing wrapped up in Austria on Wednesday.

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Demong Back Leading U.S. NoCo as Executive Director of USA Nordic Sport

Jason AlbertJuly 12, 2016

Two years ago, the U.S. nordic combined community suffered a moment of letdown as its major source of funding, USSA, changed course with regard to its sport. Now, the newly formed USA Nordic Sport is spearheading efforts to rejuvenate interest in jumping and nordic combined. Its leader is Olympic gold medalist and former team veteran Billy Demong.

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Dad Knows Best: A Father’s Day Photo Gallery

BrainspiralJune 19, 2016

Happy Father's Day to all the pat-on-the-back, "go get 'em kid!" dads out there. We asked U.S. and Canadian national-team skiers to share the best advice or lessons they learned from their dad. As Ian Torchia's dad told him: "You know what happens to hot dogs, Ian? They get eaten!"

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Wednesday Workout: Brotherly Bonding with Adam and Ben Loomis

Alex KochonMay 25, 2016

Adam Loomis moved from Wisconsin to Utah when he was 17. His brother Ben was 11 at the time. Together again in Park City, the two U.S. Nordic Combined B-team members try to sync schedules on the weekends whenever possible. "There’s definitely a special competition that provides extra motivation between brothers!" Adam explains.

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The Woman Behind the Athlete: A Photo Gallery for Mom

BrainspiralMay 8, 2016

"What role did you mom play in your development as a skier?" was the single question we raised to North American cross-country, biathlon and nordic combined national-team members. Many of them had a hard time holding back in their responses.

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FasterSkier’s Nordic Combined Skiers of 2016: Bryan Fletcher and Jasper Good

BrainspiralApril 14, 2016

This year's nordic-combined award winners are Bryan Fletcher, who led the U.S. in 20th overall on the World Cup, and U.S. development-team member Jasper Good, who notched 11th and 12th at Junior World Championships in Romania.

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Fletcher Brothers 6th for Best Team Sprint in Three Years; Frenzel Locks Up Overall Title

Jason AlbertFebruary 29, 2016

For the fourth year in a row, Germany's Eric Frenzel was crowned the Nordic Combined World Cup overall champion after three days of competitions in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The long weekend started off with Americans Bryan and Taylor Fletcher racing to sixth in the team sprint for the best U.S. result in the event since 2013.

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Riiber’s Bad Luck in Lahti; Frenzel Keeps NoCo World Cup Lead; Fletchers in Top 30 Overall

Jason AlbertFebruary 22, 2016

Last Friday through Sunday, three days of Nordic Combined World Cup competitions took place in Lahti, Finland, with Germany's Eric Frenzel retaining the overall World Cup lead. Norwegian wünderkind, Jarl Magnus Riiber, missed out on his second World Cup win, as he made a wrong turn at the finish.

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Bryan Fletcher Comes into Form at Seefeld Triple; Germany’s Eric Frenzel Wins Out

Jason AlbertFebruary 1, 2016

During three days of competition at the Seefeld Triple, Germany's Eric Frenzel proved he's Mr. Consistency, winning all three days for his third-straight Triple crown. In seventh overall, Bryan Fletcher led the U.S. for the third year in a row landing in the top 10 in Seefeld.

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For U.S. Nordic Combined, Quota Spots and More on the Line as World Cup Restarts

Jason AlbertJanuary 20, 2016

U.S. Nordic Combined coach Dave Jarrett talks about the cause and effect of a string of World Cup cancellations this season. "Every race that we have had the ability to start five guys on the World Cup has been canceled so far, and we are not going to get those chances back," he explains.

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Taylor Fletcher’s Three Podiums Lift U.S. World Cup Quota to Five

Jason AlbertDecember 15, 2015

Jump, ski, repeat. That was the mantra in Park City and Midway, Utah, last weekend as some of the world’s best nordic combined skiers converged for a series of three Continental Cup races. Taylor Fletcher placed third, second and finally first to secure a fifth quota spot for the U.S. team at the World Cup.

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