Finland sweep Broom-toting custodians in Helsinki may be working with renewed enthusiasm these days. Sweeping has suddenly become popular in Finland following Samppa Lajunen's historic Olympic three-peat of the nordic combined events.
Nordic combined One of the "old men" of winter sports, Nordic combined is often overlooked by American Olympic audiences - yet embraced in Europe and the Far East. Nordic combined is sometimes called "the decathlon of skiing", blending two ancient ski sports - jumping and cross country - into one competition.
Nordic combined primer This discipline blends two nordic sports — jumping and cross country — into one event.
Up close: Nordic combined A nordic combined athlete must have the explosive power of a ski jumper and the endurance of a cross-country racer.
