...stadium. Among the cheerleaders was Prime Minster Stephen Harper, wearing a Canada jacket.The U.S. flagbearer was Bill Demong, a veteran of four Olympics who won a gold and silver medal in Nordic combined.There were plenty of reasons for Canada...

...before 4 a.m. with 15 dogs in harness. Winter Sports American skier gets win in season finale In Vikersund, Norway, Bill Demong of the United States won the final Nordic combined event of the season and Anssi Koivuranta has clinched the overall...

...sealed the win with a brilliant shot . Skiing Demong wins first world title of career In Liberec, Czech Republic, Bill Demong, of the United States, earned his first world title, winning gold in the Nordic combined large hill event. Demong...

...a day after also placing second on his return to the World Cup circuit following nearly three years of retirement. Bill Demong , of Vermontville, N.Y., finished eighth and Johnny Spillane , of Steamboat Springs, Colo., placed 10th to give...

...the comeback, winning three of the four Continental Cup events in December. The 32-year-old Lodwick will join Bill Demong and Johnny Spillane in giving the U.S. three contenders in a sport that is dominated by Europeans. "I think the...

...Germany, Magnus Moan of Norway battled snowfall and strong wind to win a Nordic Combined World Cup event, edging Bill Demong of the United States by 0.1 seconds in a photo finish. Moan finished in 40 minutes, 8.8 seconds for his first...

...third in 2:10.92 to keep his overall lead in the discipline. Bode Miller was seventh. - In Trondheim, Norway, Bill Demong, of the United States, won a World Cup Nordic combined event, outsprinting Bjorn Kircheisen, of Germany, at the...

...German Bjoern Kircheisen soon caught Lodwick. The Americans trailed by more than 37 seconds when Lodwick handed off to Bill Demong, but Demong did well on his 5K leg, cutting the Germans' advantage to just 12 seconds. Johnny Spillane couldn't...

...at Olympic Park would have made for an unfair competition. "Of course we're all let down," said U.S. athlete Bill Demong. "We wanted to jump today. We've been looking forward to this competition all season and we feel like we have something...

...in Sestriere, Italy, next weekend, saying he will return to the tour in two weeks. - In Klingenthal, Germany, Bill Demong of the United States won his third Nordic combined World Cup event of the season, getting a boost before next week's...