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    Sochi 2014

    XXII Olympic Winter Games
    Hot. Cool. Yours.
    7-23 February 2014
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    Bill DEMONG

    United States
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: United States
    • Birthday: 29 March 1980
    • Age: 34
    • Height: 1.79 m (5' 10'')
    • Weight: 66 kg / 146 lbs
    • Place of Birth: United States, SARANAC LAKE
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 12 February, 13:30 Individual Gundersen NH / 10 km, Competition Round
    • Bill DEMONG
      Time difference: +1:33
    • Rank: =31
    • 12 February, 16:30 Individual Gundersen NH / 10 km, Cross-Country
    • Bill DEMONG
      Time: 25:39.8 (+1:49.6)
    • Rank: 21
    • 18 February, 13:30 Individual Gundersen LH / 10 km, Competition Round
    • Bill DEMONG
      Time difference: +2:18
    • Rank: 38
    • 18 February, 16:00 Individual Gundersen LH / 10 km, Cross-Country
    • Bill DEMONG
      Time: 25:41.3 (+2:13.8)
    • Rank: 25
    • 20 February, 12:00 Team Gundersen LH / 4x5 km, Competition Round
    • Team: USA
      Time difference: +1:52
    • Rank: 8
    • 20 February, 15:00 Team Gundersen LH / 4x5 km, Cross-Country
    • Team: USA
      Time: 47:43.1 (+2:21.6)
    • Rank: 5

    Additional Information

    Highlights


    NORDIC COMBINED
    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Olympic Winter Games
    1Individual Gundersen LH / 10km2010Vancouver, BC, CAN25:32.9
    2Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km2010Vancouver, BC, CAN49:36.8
    4Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km2002Salt Lake City, UT, USA49:54.1
    6Individual Gundersen NH / 10km2010Vancouver, BC, CAN26:05.0
    7Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km2006Torino, ITA51:52.5
    10Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km1998Nagano, JPN58:38.6
    14Individual Sprint LH / 7.5km2002Salt Lake City, UT, USA17:56.1
    15Individual Gundersen NH / 15km2006Torino, ITA42:08.5
    19Individual Gundersen NH / 15km2002Salt Lake City, UT, USA43:18.1
    25Individual Sprint LH / 7.5km2006Torino, ITA20:03.7
    34Individual Gundersen NH / 15km1998Nagano, JPN47:18.9
    World Championships
    1Individual Gundersen LH / 10km2009Liberec, CZE23:36.6
    2Individual Gundersen NH / 15km2007Sapporo, JPN38:44.1
    3Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km2013Val di Fiemme, ITA57:38.2
    3Individual Gundersen NH / 10km2009Liberec, CZE24:55.8
    4Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km2011Oslo, NOR49:02.6
    6Team Sprint LH / 2x7.5km2013Val di Fiemme, ITA37:02.5
    6Individual Gundersen LH / 10km2011Oslo, NOR26:20.9
    6Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km2011Oslo, NOR48:56.3
    7Individual Gundersen NH / 10km2011Oslo, NOR26:05.4
    15Individual Gundersen LH / 10km2013Val di Fiemme, ITA28:49.0
    23Individual Gundersen NH / 10km2013Val di Fiemme, ITA30:44.8

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonOverall
    2013/201424
    2012/201337
    2011/201220
    2010/201144
    2008/20093
    2007/20083

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    SeasonNH/15kmNH/10kmNH/5kmLH/10kmPR-LH/10kmTeam NH/4x5kmTeam LH/4x5kmTSP LH/2x7.5kmTSP NH/2x7.5km
    2013/20141 x 11th1 x 9th1 x 8th1 x 13th--1 x 7th1 x 7th-
    2012/2013-1 x 16th-1 x 15th1 x 12th1 x 3rd1 x 7th1 x 13th-
    2011/2012-1 x 8th-1 x 3rd1 x 18th1 x 5th-1 x 6th1 x 6th
    2010/2011---1 x 19th-----

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    7Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km2013/2014Kuusamo, FIN55:35.6
    7Team Sprint LH / 2x7.5km2013/2014Chaux-Neuve, FRA35:05.8
    8Individual Gundersen NH / 5km2013/2014Seefeld, AUT13:04.4
    9Individual Gundersen NH / 10km2013/2014Ramsau, AUT22:03.0
    11Individual Gundersen NH / 15km2013/2014Seefeld, AUT40:20.9
    12Individual Gundersen NH / 10km2013/2014Seefeld, AUT26:29.5
    13Individual Gundersen LH / 10km2013/2014Chaux-Neuve, FRA28:31.8
    19Individual Gundersen NH / 10km2013/2014Lillehammer, NOR28:09.2
    Individual Gundersen LH / 10km2013/2014Lillehammer, NORDSQ
    FIS World Ranking List
    31Individual2013/2014104 (in progress)


    Legend
    NH-Normal Hill, LH-Large Hill, PR-Penalty Race, TSP-Team Sprint, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for main competition, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified

    CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
    RankEventYearLocationResult
    World Championships
    5150km Mass Start Free2011Oslo, NOR2:20:06.9

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    Season50km F
    2012/20131 x 58th



    Legend
    SP-Sprint, C-Classic, F-Freestyle, P-Pursuit, R-Relay, xkm/xkm-Skiathlon events, TSP-Team Sprint, Overall-Overall Standings Stage World Cup, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final race, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Nickname: Billy (FIS, 03 May 2009)
    • Occupation: Athlete
    • Family: Wife Katie, son Liam
    • Coach: Dave Jarrett [national] (USA) (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 22 Jan 2014)
    • Other Sports: He has competed in ski jumping, and was part of the United States team that finished 12th in the 2009 World Cup event in Lahti, Finland. He also competed in cross-country skiing, and finished 51th in the 50km freestyle at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo, Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Jan 2014)
    • Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006, Salt Lake City 2002, Nagano 1998
    • Hobbies: Cycling, fishing, mountain biking, hunting, reading. (fis-ski.com, 2014; NOC Media Guide, 2014)
    • Education: Colorado Mountain College, United States
    • Languages Spoken: English, Norwegian
    • Sporting Relatives: His wife Katie Koczynski represented the United States in skeleton at World Cup level. (nytimes.com, 10 Jul 2010)
    • Injuries: He was diagnosed with whooping cough in December 2012. (usatoday.com, 19 Feb 2013)

      A diving accident in Winterberg, Germany, left him with a skull fracture and out of competition for the entire 2003 World Cup season. (US Ski Team, 05 May 2005)

    Additional Information

    Member of national team since
    1998 (fis-ski.com, 2014)

    Start of sporting career
    He began skiing at age six and was jumping by age 10. (US Ski Team Guide 2002)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    When he was eight, the boys he skied with all wanted to try jumping, so he joined them. Soon after he had switched to Nordic combined. (SLOC, 13 Dec 2001)

    Ambitions
    To compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (voanews.com, 31 Jan 2014)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "Anything worth doing is worth doing right." (Rossignol, 01 Dec 2005)

    Awards
    He was the United States' flag bearer at the closing ceremony for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 27 Dec 2013)

    General
    NATIONAL FIRST
    He became the first US athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in Nordic skiing when he claimed victory in the 10km Gundersen event in Vancouver in 2010. (billdemong.com, 2014)

    OLYMPIC PROPOSAL
    After receiving his gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver he proposed to partner Katie Koczynski in front of teammates and coaches. The couple married in July 2010. (nytimes.com, 10 Jul 2010)

    COMMUNITY WORK
    He is a motivational speaker and spoke at the 75th anniversary of Earth Day as an ambassador for the 'Athletes for the Earth Campaign'. (billdemong.com, 2014)

    Social Media
    Hear more from the athlete via their website, Twitter and Facebook.

    Nordic Combined

    Individual Gundersen NH / 10km
    Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km
    Individual Gundersen LH / 10km
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