Nordic history still reigns — but hold that thought, guys
Four guys named Todd, Billy, Johnny and Matt came close to doing something that four guys named Todd, Billy, Johnny and Matt — or with names anything close — have never done.

Nordic combined: Painfully close
Todd Lodwick collapsed after finishing his opening relay leg of Sunday's nordic combined cross country race. Sure, Team USA's leader was exhausted from the grueling, quick paced five kilometer race — but the weight of heavy hopes may have ultimately leveled Lodwick.

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Nordic combined One of the "old men" of winter sports, Nordic combined is often overlooked by American Olympic audiences - yet embraced in Europe and the Far East. Nordic combined is sometimes called "the decathlon of skiing", blending two ancient ski sports - jumping and cross country - into one competition.

Nordic combined primer This discipline blends two nordic sports — jumping and cross country — into one event.

Up close: Nordic combined A nordic combined athlete must have the explosive power of a ski jumper and the endurance of a cross-country racer.

Olympic schedules: Nordic combined

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Nordic combined medalists in Nagano