Kircheisen Storms to First Victory of Season at Almaty World Cup
No stranger to the podium, German Björn Kircheisen made it back on top for the first time this season on Saturday, winning the large-hill/10-kilometer Individual Gundersen World Cup competition in...
View ArticleBieler Back on Top in Almaty World Cup
After making the podium for the first time in four years on Saturday, Austrian Christoph Bieler left no question he’s in top form, winning Sunday’s World Cup competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The...
View ArticleLamy Chappuis Picks Off the Places to Win World Championships Opener
France’s Jason Lamy Chappuis (c) outlunges Austria’s Mario Stecher (l) for gold and Bjorn Kircheisen of Germany, who was third in the individual normal hill/10 k on Friday at the 2013 Nordic Combined...
View ArticleDemong Anchors U.S. to Historic World Championships Bronze in Team Event
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — After placing fourth in the past two World Championships, the Americans made a point to land on the podium on Sunday in the normal hill/4 x 5 k team event and make history for...
View ArticleFrenzel Takes Victory in Individual Large Hill
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — Germany’s Eric Frenzel exchanged a wooden medal for gold on Thursday in the Large Hill Individaul competition at World Championships. He was fourth in the opening competition of...
View ArticleLamy Chappuis Anchors France to Team Sprint Gold
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — With Austria’s Bernhard Gruber hot on his tail, Jason Lamy Chappuis of France broke away on the final leg of Saturdays 2 x 7.5 k team sprint to win by 16.6 seconds and bring home...
View ArticleAfter Frenzel, Japan Sweeps Second Through Fourth in Lahti
Less than a week after the Nordic World Ski Championships ended in Italy, the Nordic Combined World Cup circuit resumed on Friday with a individual large hill/10 k in Lahti, Finland. German World...
View ArticleGermans dominate podium; US Men Finish 7th in Lahti, Finland
Johannes Rydzek (GER) and Eric Frenzel (GER) claimed the Team Sprint HS 130/2×7.5km victory today in Lahti, Finland. The German duo began the sprint course in first position after a commanding jumping...
View ArticleFrenzel Takes Victory at Holmenkollen; Fletcher Fifth
Eric Frenzel (GER) took his seventh victory of the season on Friday in Oslo, Norway, for the opening competition of the weekend at the fabled Holmenkollen venue. He bested Japan’s Akito Watabe by 5.0...
View ArticleLamy Chappuis Edges Frenzel in Oslo 15 k; Taylor Fletcher 11th
Heading into the finish of Saturday’s 15 k at the individual World Cup in Oslo, Norway, one man stood between Germany’s Eric Frenzel and his second-straight victory of the weekend: Jason Lamy Chappuis....
View ArticleAfter Three Olympic Silvers, Spillane Retires Before 2014 Games
A longtime staple and accomplished veteran on the U.S. Nordic Combined Team, Johnny Spillane announced Thursday that he was retiring from the sport. In a letter to Steamboat Today, Spillane, of...
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