resh from his World Championship win in Liberec, Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) showed he's still on fire Friday, earning his fourth World Cup win of the season in Finland.
"It was for sure a big goal to keep the momentum going from World Championships. I felt a little tired this week, but all things considered, it was a really good competition," Demong said.
Demong headed in to the cross country portion of the competition sitting in sixth from the jumping round. According to Nordic Combined Head Coach Dave Jarrett, Demong encountered some of the most challenging jumping conditions of the day and still managed to do well.
"The most impressive thing today out of Bill was his jump. He had some of the worst conditions on the hill and had an awesome jump," Jarrett said. "Had he had conditions that were similar to what other athletes had, he could have won the jumps. It was impressive."
Starting the cross country race 19 seconds back, Demong said he had to pull from within to get the victory.
"I had a good jump, but the race was very difficult. I had to dig deep and I was actually a little bit surprised to pull away from those guys on the last lap," Demong said. "Luckily I had the legs to put in one good move a couple K from the finish and hold it the whole way in."
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