About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 127. Not illustrated. Chapters: Jason Lamy-Chappuis, Anssi Koivuranta, Bill Demong, Johnny Spillane, Felix Gottwald, Hannu Manninen, Todd Lodwick, Magnus Moan, Jan Schmid, Bjorn Kircheisen, Petter Tande, Jaakko Tallus, Mario Stecher, Georg Hettich, Jason Myslicki, Christoph Bieler, Janne Ryynanen, Alessandro Pittin, Tino Edelmann, Espen Rian, Brett Camerota, Norihito Kobayashi, David Kreiner, Eric Frenzel, Mikko Kokslien, Ale Vodse alek, Bernhard Gruber, Akito Watabe, Daito Takahashi, Taihei Kato, Yusuke Minato, Francois Braud, Ronny Heer, Seppi Hurschler, Pavel Churavy, Johannes Rydzek, Maxime Laheurte, Taylor Fletcher, Sebastien Lacroix, Giuseppe Michielli, Jonathan Felisaz, Miroslav Dvo ak, Sergey Maslennikov, Ga per Berlot, Lukas Runggaldier, Toma Slavik, Armin Bauer, Tommy Schmid, Tim Hug, Mitja Orani . Excerpt: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (born September 9, 1986 in Missoula, Montana, USA) is a Franco-American ski jumper and cross-country skier who has represented France in Nordic combined ski events since 2002. Born in the United States, where he first began competing in skiing events, Chappuis moved with his family to France as a child. Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, he had seen success in a number of international competitions, including World Cup events. He won the gold medal in the 10km individual normal hill at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada after passing race leader Johnny Spillane in a dramatic sprint at the finish line. His final time was only .4 seconds faster than Spillane's, the closest finish in a Nordic combined race in Olympic history. Chappuis is a member of the Bois d'Amont ski club in the French department of Jura. He works for the French border patrol in addition to pursuing his athletic career. Born to a French father and an American mother in Missoula, Montana, Lamy-Chappuis lived in the Uni...