Nordic Combined


VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Jump off a hill in the morning, do some cross-country skiing in the afternoon.

WHISTLER, British Columbia - The Americans broke through the Nordic combined barrier Sunday, winning their first Olympic medal in the sport dominated since its inception by the Europeans.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Here's a comforting thought for Americans Tim Burke and Jay Hakkinen as they deal with their also-ran status in the men's biathlon 10-kilometer sprint, an event they were hoping to win medals in: Norwegian great Ole Einar Bjorndalen stunk it up, too.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - An Estonian cross-country skier and a Russian Nordic combined competitor have been barred from competing for five days at the Vancouver Olympics after pre-games tests detected too-high hemoglobin levels.

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