FIS Nordic Combined News

TT - Paolo Bernardi: "My experience was built in Nordic Combined!"

In order to also look across discipline boarders a bit in this week's TUESDAY TALK, we took the chance to sit down with the US head coach of ladies ski jumping, Paolo Bernardi, at the TD seminar in Oberstdorf this past weekend. The father of Sarah Hendrickson's success happens to be a former Nordic Combined athlete and Nordic Combined Technical Delegate and took the time to chat about the strong ties to "his" discipline.

The "last Vikings" meet: Nordic Combined TD Seminar in Oberstdorf

For two days filled with informative presentations, group work and hands-on inspections in the Erdinger Arena, Nordic Combined's Technical Delegates came together in Oberstdorf this past weekend.

Young & Wild: Manuel Faißt (GER)

As another athlete coming from a Nordic Combined family, Manuel Faißt also started out early with the sport, going down the outrun of a hill aged 4, making his first jump at 5 years of age - a moment captured in the picture below!