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US hoping to medal in Nordic combined, biathlon

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Nordic combined and biathlon are afterthoughts in the U.S. — if they're thought of at all — but that could change this year.A day after Hannah Kearney became the first U.S. gold medalist at the Vancouver Games when she won the women's moguls, Todd Lodwick and Tim Burke will try to win golds of their own in more traditional Olympic sports — Lodwick in the Nordic combined and Burke in biathlon.NBC will broadcast some of each Sunday, so viewers should have a chance to check out a group of Americans making headway in two events often dominated by Europe."We are not just medal hopefuls," Lodwick said. "We are medal contenders."The U.S. has never won a medal in biathlon or Nordic combined, but the Americans are making serious progress. Lodwick and Billy Demong combined for three titles in Nordic combined at last year's world championships, and Burke has been near the top of the World Cup standings in biathlon.If any of those three win gold, it will be q...

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