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”Throughout Norway in the 1800s, skiers gathered each winter for a series of ski carnivals consisting of small athletic competitions combined with some entertainment.

Considered the best of all the carnival athletes, a small group specialized in both cross-country skiing, demanding endurance and strength, and ski jumping, requiring physical strength and technical control.

Men have competed in Nordic combined individual events since the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The team event was introduced at the Calgary 1988 Winter Games, while the sprint event joined the Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games in 2002.”

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-nordic-combined/

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  Matthew Brown created the group Nordic Combined Skiing – 2010 Winter Olympics   1 month, 1 week ago

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  Matthew Brown

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