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October 11, 2009

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US Nordic combined teams heavy on Steamboat skiers

Steamboat’s Johnny Spillane, Todd Lodwick and Bryan Fletcher were named to the A Team along with Billy Demong.

Steamboat's Lodwick, Spillane unsure about Olympic future

Despite a season in which Todd Lodwick battled illness and struggled to fully train, a fifth-place finish in the large hill individual event at the 2011 Nordic World Championships proved that he still is one of the best Nordic combined skiers in the world.

US Nordic combined skiers 6th in Norway

No medals for the Steamboat-led squad at Worlds

The U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team couldn’t overcome a 1 minute, 4 second deficit after the jumping portion of Friday’s final World Championships event in Norway, finishing sixth as a team and ending the weeklong competition without any team or individual medals.

5 American Nordic skiers in top 30 at Worlds

World Championships continue Monday with team event

All five Americans placed in the top 30 Saturday during the opening event of the 2011 Nordic Combined World Championships in Oslo, Norway. Billy Demong clocked the fastest cross-country race, finishing seventh, one spot ahead of defending champion and Steamboat Springs skier Todd Lodwick. Fellow Steamboat skiers Johnny Spillane, Bryan Fletcher and Taylor Fletcher were 19th, 22nd and 26th.

Steamboat's Nordic skiers head to World Championships

Team starts competition Saturday in Norway

Several U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team members have been preoccupied with family and injuries this year. But as the 2011 World Championships are set to begin Saturday and continue through March 4, don’t tell the Americans they don’t have a chance.

Steamboat's Lodwick 4th in World Cup in Austria

Steamboat Springs’ Todd Lodwick continued his torrid pace Saturday in Ramsau, Austria, finishing fourth on the World Cup, just one-tenth off the podium.

U.S. Nordic squad readies for new season

The secret is out. The U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team won’t sneak up on anyone this year. Fresh off banner performances at the 2009 World Championships and 2010 Olympics, the Nordic combined team opens its season Friday in Kuusamo, Finland, as one of the top teams in the world.

Lodwick 2nd at Nordic combined event in Park City, Utah

Steamboat skier makes late charge at backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships

Steamboat Springs’ Todd Lodwick charged late in Sunday’s backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at Soldier Hollow in Park City, Utah, but it wasn’t enough.

Steamboat club, coach, athletes earn honors

Winter Sports Club named Jumping/Nordic Combined Club of the Year

The Unites States Ski and Snowboard Association named the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club the 2010 Jumping/Nordic Combined Club of the Year. Coach Dave Jarrett and athletes Johnny Spillane and Todd Lodwick also earned honors.

U.S. Nordic Combined team wraps up historic season in Norway

There were no podium finishes Sunday for the Americans, but that hardly seemed to matter at the end of a season that included four Olympic medals.

Nordic team overcomes challenges

Johnny Spillane noticed a broken ski just before taking off for a training jump Friday at the rain-soaked Nordic combined facility in Whistler. Regardless, the team remained upbeat while preparing for Sunday's competition.

Demong takes 4th at event in France

Race wraps up team’s pre-Olympic competitions

By the standards of this season, it may not stand out. But the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team still recorded a strong day Sunday at the World Cup event in Chaux-Neuve, France. Billy Demong finished fourth. Todd Lodwick, fresh off a podium performance Saturday, was 13th, and Johnny Spillane 16th.

Demong, Lodwick 1-2 in World Cup event

Nordic combined athletes stand together on podium in Italy

Watch out, world. The Nordic combined skiers of the U.S. Ski Team continued their scorching hot streak in World Cup competition Sunday. It wasn’t local hero Johnny Spillane this time, but again the Steamboat Springs connections were deep, and again the accomplishment was historic.

Lodwick collects Cup win

U.S. Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick returned to action Saturday and led a strong American finish at a Continental Cup meet in Park City, Utah. The U.S. Ski Team veteran and two-time World Champion led Saturday’s jumping round and then raced to victory on the 10-kilometer ski course at Soldier Hollow.

Todd Lodwick earns 20th US Nordic title

Five Nordic skiers from Steamboat Springs finished in the top 10 of Saturday's U.S. Nordic Combined Championships at the Flaming Leaves Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y., highlighted by Todd Lodwick's 20th U.S. title. Bryan Fletcher finished third, Taylor Fletcher finished fifth, Alex Glueck finished sixth and Alex Miller finished eighth to round out the impressive performance for Steamboat skiers.

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