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Bill Demong made it two podiums for the weekend, finishing third Saturday in a Nordic combined World Cup event in Finland.

"I had another really good day on the jump hill. I felt pretty good physically, and I thought it was going to be a little bit easier, but I made the mistake of going out a little too hard and struggled in the second half of the race," Demong said.

Steamboat Springs' Bryan Fletcher finished 35th, and Johnny Spillane finished 40th.

According to Demong, fatigue set in near the very end of the course, where he was out-paced by winner Magnus Moan, of Norway and Anssi Koivuranta, of Finland, who took second.

"I just went dead trying to stay the last lap and a half. It wasn't as good a tactical race as it was yesterday, but I'm still happy with third place," Demong said.

Nordic combined coach Dave Jarrett was happy to have Demong, who remains third in the World Cup overall standings, on the podium regardless of the place.

"It was a good race. Billy jumped really well again. I feel like he opened the race a little bit too fast, but it was an exciting finish for sure," Jarrett said. "Third is third. You don't want to get greedy and have to win every competition. So, we're happy with third and ready to move forward to Vikersund and the competitions out there."

The team now is focused on the final stop of the Nordic combined World Cup season, which takes place March 14 and 15 in Vikersund, Norway.

Pat Deneen wins Freestyle Ski World Championships

Mike Morse finished 18th and Eliza Outtrim finished 17th on Friday at the 2009 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in Japan.

American Pat Deneen won the men's event while Japan's Aiko Uemura won the women's event.

The moguls squad competes once more at World Championships on Sunday during the dual moguls event before the 2009 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships concludes.