TRONDHEIM, Norway: Magnus Moan of Norway won a World
Cup Nordic combined event on his home trails Saturday
while Bill Demong of the United States finished
fourth.
Moan edged Jason Lamy Chappuis of France by 0.7
seconds in the 10-kilometer cross-country ski race,
finishing in 24 minutes, 49.6 seconds. Anssi Koivuranta
of Finland was third, 1.5 seconds back, and Demong
was 2.2 seconds behind.
"It's great to win on my home track,"
Moan said. "This is the race where I feel the
most pressure. When I'm among the leaders on the
final straightaway, I know that I have one of the
best finishing kicks."
Demong of Vermontville, N.Y., won at Trondheim last
year for his third career World Cup win. After finishing
21st in the ski jump, Demong didn't have enough
to pass Moan in the cross-country race.
"There were six of us at the end skiing together
and it was anyone's game," he said. "I
was a little tired from the climb up from 21st and
I didn't quite pull it together, but it was a good
race overall for me."
Demong led three other Americans in the competition,
with Johnny Spillane of Steamboat Springs, Colo.,
finishing 13th; Eric Camerota of Park City, Utah,
49th; and Alex Glueck of Steamboat Springs, Colo.,
52nd.
Moan was 20th in the opening ski jump, which was
won by David Zauner of Austria. Zauner finished
26th.
Koivuranta leads the overall standings with 220
points, followed by Janne Ryynanen of Finland with
174. RonnyAckermann, the three-time defending overall
champion, finished fifth and has 167 points.
