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Obertsdorf SGP 2008

by Dave Jarrett 7/30/2008 3:15:00 PM

We are now in Einsiedeln after we competed last night in Obertsdorf. It was not the best day for USA but that is how it goes sometimes. We are testing a lot of different formats and changes during the Summer Grand Prix. One of the new changes is that we will take one jump the day before the comp... [More]

Hinterzarten-Summer 2008

by Dave Jarrett 7/26/2008 5:43:00 PM

Quick update from Hinterzarten. Bill finished second today after it started pouring rain 30 minutes before the start of the race. It was a good course when it was dry but in the rain it was brought everyone together. Bill did a great job managing the race and it ended with a sprint finish for th... [More]

Steamboat Camp 1

by Dave Jarrett 6/13/2008 3:03:00 PM

A quick update from the NC Team. We started jumping in Steamboat on Monday and have had a great week of training. We have had all types of weather from hot, dry summer weather one day to waking up to an inch of snow and a full on snowstorm the next. The jump in Steamboat has been great and hopef... [More]

World Cup Final-Oslo

by Dave Jarrett 3/9/2008 6:00:00 PM

Today was an historic day for Nordic Combined! While the results this weekend in Oslo weren't what they have been all season for either Billy or Johnny history was made in the overall World Cup. Billy secured 6th place in the overall World Cup Sprint standings and even more impressive he fin... [More]

Zakopane

by Dave Jarrett 2/25/2008 12:32:00 AM

A quick update from Zakopane. I am sitting in the passenger seat of our cargo van driving 150km/hr back to Munich from Zakopane, POL. We were supposed to have two competitions in Zakopane but yesterday's Mass Start was canceled because the XC stadium melted too much overnight. However,... [More]

Hakuba 3

by Dave Jarrett 2/19/2008 12:27:00 PM

Eric Camerota was 3rd today in the last competition in Hakuba. After jumping to 4th he managed to ski up to 3rd with the 6th fastest time. He was 19 seconds from the victory. This is Eric's second podium of the season. Alex Glueck had a better day with a ninth place finish and the 2nd fastes... [More]

Liberec/Hakuba

by Dave Jarrett 2/18/2008 2:58:00 PM

Updates from Liberec, CZE and Hakuba JPN. Beginning with Liberec, the wind played havoc on the competitions and WCA had to cancel two competitions last weekend. The WCA crew is off to Zakopane today for a Mass Start and a Sprint competition. Hopefully we will have better weather and good conditi... [More]

Liberec-Mass Start

by Dave Jarrett 2/16/2008 6:06:00 PM

Billy D. was 6th today in a Mass Start WCA in Liberec. Billy won the Mass Start race and jumped OK and ended up 6th. Billy remains 2nd in the overall World Cup standings. Johnny Spillane has been sick since arriving in Liberec and didn't compete today. This event was not scheduled but was co... [More]

Liberec/Iiyama

by Dave Jarrett 2/15/2008 10:41:00 PM

It was a great day in Japan for the WCB athletes. Bryan Fletcher was 5th overall after jumping to 14th in Iiyama, JPN. He had the fastest XC time and missed the top step of the podium by 13.9 seconds and was 2 seconds from 3rd! Eric Camerota continued his steady performance this year, jumping to... [More]

Seefeld Sprint

by Dave Jarrett 1/26/2008 10:19:00 PM

Today we had a Sprint competition in Seefeld, Austria. We have been here for almost a week and have had awesome weather. Tuesday it snowed all day but you can't complain about snow in January. Yesterday, after looking at the weather forecast, the jury decided to hold a little unorthodox comp... [More]

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