U.S. Wins Silver In Nordic Combined Team Relay, Austria Sneaks By For Gold

The United States claimed their second silver medal of the Nordic Combined competition at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday afternoon, finishing behind Austria in the 4x5-kilometer relay at Whistler Olympic Park.

It was the second ever Nordic Combined medal won by the U.S. in the Olympics. Johnny Spillane took silver in Men’s Normal Hill 10km on the third day of the Vancouver Games.