12/01/2008
Finland earns 1-2 finish in Nordic combined (Concord Monitor)
KUUSAMO, Finland - Anssi Koivuranta and Janne Ryynanen gave Finland a 1-2 finish in a World Cup Nordic combined meet.
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11/30/2008
Finland earns 1-2 finish in World Cup Nordic Combined meet (Slam! Sports)
KUUSAMO, Finland - Anssi Koivuranta and Janne Ryynanen gave Finland a 1-2 finish in a World Cup Nordic Combined meet on Sunday. Koivuranta finished the 10-kilometre freestyle cross-country ski race 48.6 seconds ahead of Ryynanen. Ski jump winner Daito Takahashi of Japan was third.
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11/29/2008
Ackermann wins first world cup event of the Nordic Combined. (Deutsche Welle)
Germany's Ronny Ackermann has won the first world cup event of the Nordic Combined Season, an event which combines cross-country skiing and ski jumping. 31-year-old Ackermann finished ahead of his two Finnish rivals after a jump and a 10 kilometer cross-country leg.
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11/27/2008
PREVIEW: Nordic combined looks to new format in post-Manninen era (EARTHtimes.org)
Hamburg - Nordic combined skiing has undergone a complete overhaul to raise its popularity but has lost its superstar Hannu Manninen when the World Cup season starts on Saturday. Manninen, 30, announced his retirement in May, quitting after a poor 20...
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12/01/2008
Takahashi claims third in Finland (The Japan Times)
KUUSAMO, Finland (Kyodo) Daito Takahashi hung on to claim third place at a Nordic combined World Cup competition in Finland on Sunday for his first podium finish in four seasons. Takahashi landed the day's longest jump of 133.5 meters before finishing behind Finland's Anssi Koivuranta and Janne Ryynanen in the 10-km cross-country race. Read the full story
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12/01/2008
Demong 13th In Windy Kuusamo (FasterSkier.com)
KUUSAMO, Finland (Nov. 30) - Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) put the hammer down in the cross country portion of their competition, finishing first and third in the race, and 13th and 14th for the day in a nordic combined World Cup Sunday in Kuusamo.
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12/01/2008
U.S. duo skis fast, but jumps fall short (Deseret Morning News)
Anssi Koivuranta and Janne Ryynanen gave Finland a 1-2 finish in a World Cup Nordic Combined meet on Sunday.
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12/01/2008
JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
Daito Takahashi hung on to claim third place at a Nordic combined World Cup competition in Finland on Sunday for his first podium finish in four seasons.
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11/27/2008
CALENDAR: Nordic combined skiing World Cup calendar (EARTHtimes.org)
Hamburg - Calendar for the Nordic combined skiing World Cup season 2008-09....
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11/30/2008
Tough Jumps Hamper U.S. in Opener (FasterSkier.com)
KUUSAMO, Finland - Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) led the way for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team as they finished 27th and 28th in the first World Cup competition of the season.
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