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Show Nordic Champioii' Walter "Malmquist, 23, Post Mills, Vermont, captured captur-ed the National Nordic Combined Championships at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The competition was held on the 70 meter jump, with Malm-quist Malm-quist earning 226 points. On January 24 at Tele-mark, Tele-mark, the men competed in a 1 5km cross country race. The first four placings in these combined competitions are the four men who make up - the U.S. Olympic Nordic Combined Team. Jim Page, Head Nordic Combined Coach, comment' ed, 'Walter's cross country skiing .has excelled. We're very happy about his results and are confident he will place in the top ten at the Olympics. Lynch and Crawford Craw-ford had the best jumping competition of their careers. We are all looking forward to February 13th." |
