After turning 40 in January, two weeks before the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen was about to conclude an Olympic career that had spanned two decades. As a 20-year-old in Lillehammer, he finished 36th place in the 20km individual race, 28th in the 10km sprint, and was...
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Four years ago, there was a furor as the IOC continued to deny female ski jumpers the opportunity to compete for Olympic medals despite the demand. In Sochi the long struggle has finally paid off, as women will finally take to the launch pad and fly for a shot at history.
Unfortunately for...
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Now that women have finally earned the right to participate at the Olympics in ski jumping, the quirky hybrid event of Nordic combined is the last of the Olympic disciplines to offer medals only to men. Combining ski jumping and cross-country skiing, the sport dates back to the inaugural...
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In general, Americans have been global afterthoughts in all of the Nordic disciplines -- but especially when it comes to cross-country skiing. No American woman has ever medaled at any distance at the Olympics, and the only U.S. podium finish remains Bill Koch's silver medal in the 30-kilometer...
