Nordic Combined World Cup Winners: Felix Gottwald, Bjarte Engen Vik, Kenji Ogiwara, Samppa Lajunen, Fred Borre Lundberg, Tom Sandberg

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Chapters: Felix Gottwald, Bjarte Engen Vik, Kenji Ogiwara, Samppa Lajunen, Fred Borre Lundberg, Tom Sandberg, Klaus Sulzenbacher, Hermann Weinbuch, Torbjorn Lokken, Fabrice Guy, Knut Tore Apeland, Trond-Arne Bredesen, Geir Andersen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Felix Gottwald (born January 13, 1976 in Zell am See, Austria, now resides in Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete who competed from 1994 to 2007 and then returned to compete in 2009. He is 5 ft 10 in (178cm), weighing 150 lb (10st 10 lb 68 kg). Gottwald made his Olympic debut as an 18 year old in the 15 km individual event at the 1994 Winter Olympics, then competed in the 4 x 5 km team and 15 km individual events at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Gottwald won bronze medals in the 7.5 km sprint, 15 km individual and 4 x 5 km team Nordic combined events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Coming into the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he had regularly ranked among the top three in the world. He won golds in the 7.5 km sprint and 4 x 5 km team competitions, and took silver in the 15 km individual. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Gottwald won gold in the 4 x 5 km team event. He is the most decorated Nordic combined skier at the Winter Olympics with seven medals. Gottwald topped the World Cup standings in 2001, and was a member of the Austrian team that won gold at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also has two silvers (4 x 5 km team: 2001, 15 km individual: 2003) and five bronzes (15 km individual: 2001, 2005, 7.5 km sprint: 2003, 4 x 5 km team: 1997, 2005) from the World Championships. Gottwald also has won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival in the Nordic combined (2001, 2003 individual). He also won the Holmenkollen medal in 2003 (shared with Ronny Ackermann). ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=403903

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Published September 15, 2010