Finns fly, Americans slump entering last day of combined
Not even a phone call from John Elway could make Todd Lodwick fly far enough to join the contenders in the final Nordic combined event of the Olympics.

Nordic combiner Dayton makes up for lost time

Nordic combined: K120 sprint results

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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.

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Nordic combined medalists in Nagano