Nordic combined, 2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
America's top Nordic combined athletes gathered in Steamboat Springs on Dec. 23 to compete for a berth on the U.S. Winter Olympic team.
Steamboat Springs' Johnny Spillane steps onto the podium at Howelsen Hill after winning the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Nordic combined race Wednesday.
Johnny Spillane, middle, stands on the podium after winning the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Nordic combined race at Howelsen Hill today. Second-place finisher Todd Lodwick, left, and third-place finisher Bill Demong, right, join him.
Johnny Spillane waves to the crowd at Howelsen Hill after winning the Nodic combined event Wednesday. Spillane is a Steamboat Springs native.
Team Trials Nordic combined race at Howelsen Hill on Wednesday. Spillane's victory clinched his spot on the U.S. team.
Steamboat Springs Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick soars off the ski jump at Steamboat Springs' Howelsen Hill on Wednesday. Lodwick had the longest jump of the day but finished second to teammate Johnny Spillane in the final results.
Todd Lodwick landed a jump of 123 meters Wednesday — the longest of the day at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Nordic combined event at Howelsen Hill.
U.S. Ski Team member Bill Demong jumps through falling snow during the U.S. Olympic Team Trial's Nordic combined race Wednesday in Steamboat Springs. Demong posted the best points-based jump of the morning and finished third in the final results.
Johnny Spillane finished third in the jumping portion of the Nordic combined competition but overcame his 9-second deficit in the 10km cross-country ski race to win the event and clinch an Olympic berth.
