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US Nordic Combined team faces injuries
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Steamboat Springs — The U.S. Nordic Combined team is finally starting to see its depth at the lower levels rise to the upper levels. It's just too bad the injury bug keeps biting.
Todd Lodwick was involved in an accident last month in which his bike hit a car in Albertville, France. Then Olympic hopeful Eric Camerota tore his ACL while competing in late July in Park City, Utah. Camerota won't be on skis until early January.
Team member Johnny Spillane had knee surgery Thursday to repair a torn meniscus he suffered during the Fourth of July Ski Jumping Extravaganza in Steamboat. Spillane will be out a month, jumping coach Chris Gilbertson said.
"The good thing is the younger guys are all working really hard," Gilbertson said. "That fourth spot is still open."
The team will head to Norway next week to train with the Norwegian Nordic Combined team, before returning for the Oct. 10 and 11 Flaming Leaves Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Gilbertson said the summer training has been good, aside from the injuries.
"The summer has gone really well for us," he said. "We're just waiting for the winter more than anything."
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