Bill Demong and Johnny Spillane from the notoriously under-resourced US Olympic Nordic effort delivered a one-two punch at Vancouver to win this country’s FIRST GOLD MEDAL in the Nordic Combined.
The two Americans, whose training regimen was once so under-resourced that they had to lodge at an East German loony bin, surged to gold and silver in the large hill event. Contrast this to the over-resourced princesses in the figure skating squad, who have done not quite as well.
Good work, fellas! You make us proud.
Oh, yeah– why the “Firearms” tag with this post? it’s because Todd Lodwick, the senior member of the Nordic Combined squad is sponsored by Mossy Oak, hence the camo helmet he wears during jumps. So, if you have been buying Mossy Oak gear, you have been directly aiding a great American and a member of the under-resourced but nonetheless GOLD-MEDAL-WINNING Olympic squad.
