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While the weather in Cambridge took a turn for the warmer this weekend, members of the Harvard nordic ski team headed north to Rangeley, Maine for one last race in the snow—a 50k-freestyle race at TD Bank Rangeley Lake Loppet...
...think [there has] probably not [been a finish that high],” said nordic coach Chris City ’94. “Certainly not in my memory. It’s possible that in the late 60s or early 70s the alpine team might’ve had a result that good...I’m not sure how to express our excitement. That’s really unprecedented...
...eighth- and 10th-place finishes by the women’s and men’s nordic teams in the free events prevented the Crimson from moving up in the overall rankings...
Petach led the way in the 20k free skate, after freshman Anthony Ryerson had the team’s top finish in the classic race—his best finish of the year. The nordic team had the potential to be a family affair, but the younger Sprague, freshman Kevin, broke his pole midway through the free race before rallying to finish just behind Petach...
...this American dominance come about? "During my first Olympics, in Nagano in 1998, we felt like a fringe team," says American Nordic combined skier Billy Demong, of the U.S. attitude during those Olympics. Demong won an individual gold in Nordic combined, fellow American Johnny Spillane won two silvers, and the U.S. won another silver in the team event. Thanks to Demong and his mates, we Americans now know Nordic combined is a sport that mixed ski jumping and cross-country skiing, not a menu item at a Scandinavian restaurant. "Now, when we come to these Games, there are so many...