United States Nordic Combined Championships

The United States Nordic Combined Championships is a Nordic Combined competition held annually since 1932 to crown the national champions of the United States.[1] The Paul Nash Layman, Jr. award is presented to each champion since 1941.[2] The Harry Wade Hicks award is presented for the highest point scorer in the combined regardless of class. The original award trophies were donated by Mr. David T. Layman, Jr. of New York City in 1939.

## Medalists

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U.S. Nordic Combined National Championships  Year  | Site  | Champion  | Second  | Third  | Notes

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1932  | Tahoe City, CA  | Hjalmar Hvam
1933  | Salisbury, CT  | Karl Magnus Satre
1934-1936  | not held
1937  | Minneapolis, MN  | Warren Chivers |  |  | [3]
1938  | Minneapolis, MN  | David J. Bradley
1939  | Salt Lake City, UT  | Alf Engen
1940  | Land O' Lakes, WI  | Peter Fosseide
1941  | Salt Lake City, UT  | Alf Engen
1942  | Brattleboro, VT  | Howard Chivers |  |  | [4]
1943-1946  | not held
1947  | Lake Placid, NY  | Ralph Townsend |  |  | [5]
1948  | Duluth, MN  | Robert Wright
1949  | Hyak, WA  | Ralph Townsend, Gordon Wren |  |  | [6]
1950  | Berlin, NH  | Robert Arsenault
1951  | Berlin, NH  | Theodore A. Farwell |  |  | [7]
1952  | McCall, ID  | Corey Engen
1953  | not held
1954  | Ishpeming, MI  | Norman Oakvik
1955  | not held
1956  | Ishpeming, MI  | Per Staavi
1957  |  | Bill Purcell
1958  | Rumford, ME  | Alfred Vincelette, Frank Noel |  |  | [8]
1959  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Alfred Vincelette, John Mattson, Norman Oakvik |  |  |
1960  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Alfred Vincelette
1961-1962  | not held
1963  | Franconia, NH  | John Bower
1964  | Crested Butte, CO  | Jim Balfanz
1965  | Andover, ME  | David Rikert
1966  | Brattleboro, VT  | John Bower
1967  | Putney, VT  | John Bower
1968  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | John Bower
1969  | Durango, CO  | Jim Miller
1970  | Putney, VT & Eau Claire, WI  | Jim Miller
1971  | Williamstown, MA  | Bob Kendall |  |  | [9]
1972  | Brattleboro & Putney, VT  | Mike Devecka
1973  | Minneapolis, MN  | Teyck Weed
1974  | Laconia, NH  | Bruce Cunningham
1975  | Laconia, NH  | Mike Devecka
1976  | Brattleboro, VT  | Jim Galanes
1977  | Ishpeming, MI  | Jim Galanes
1978  | Winter Park, CO  | Jim Galanes
1979  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Mike Devecka
1980  | Eau Claire, WI  | Walter Malmquist
1981  | Laconia, NH  | Kerry Lynch
1982  | Laconia, NH  | Pat Ahern
1983  | Eau Claire, WI  | Kerry Lynch
1984  | Lake Placid, NY  | Pat Ahern
1985  | Laconia, NH  | Pat Ahern
1986  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Kerry Lynch
1987  | Ishpeming, MI  | Pat Ahern
1988  | Lake Placid, NY  | Joe Holland
1989  | Lake Placid, NY  | Joe Holland
1990  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Dan O'Meara
1991  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Joe Holland
1992  | Lake Placid, NY  | Tim Tetreault
1993  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Tim Tetreault
1994  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
1995  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Ryan Heckman
1996  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
1997  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
1998  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
1999  | Lake Placid, NY  | Todd Lodwick
2000  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
2001  | Park City, UT  | Bill Demong
2002  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Bill Demong
2003  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
2004  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
2005  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
2006  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Todd Lodwick
2007  | Steamboat Springs, CO  | Bill Demong |  |  | [10]
2008  | Park City, UT  | Bill Demong
2009 | Lake Placid, NY  | Johnny Spillane | Bill Demong | Todd Lodwick |
2010 | Lake Placid, NY  | Todd Lodwick | Brett Camerota | Bryan Fletcher |
2011 | Park City, UT  | Brett Camerota | Todd Lodwick | Bill Demong |
2012 | Fox River Grove, IL  | Bill Demong | Johnny Spillane | Bryan Fletcher | [11]
2013 | Park City, UT  | Todd Lodwick | Johnny Spillane | Taylor Fletcher |
2014  | Lake Placid, NY  | Bill Demong | Taylor Fletcher | Bryan Fletcher | [12]
2014–2015  | Lake Placid, NY  | Bryan Fletcher | Taylor Fletcher | Adam Loomis | [13]
Tara Geraghty-Moats | Gabby Armstrong  |
2015–2016  | Park City, UT  | Bryan Fletcher | Adam Loomis | Taylor Fletcher |

2016–2017  | Park City, UT  | Taylor Fletcher | Bryan Fletcher | Ben Berend | [14]

2017–2018  | Lake Placid, NY  | Bryan Fletcher | Ben Loomis | Jasper Good |
Nina Lussi | Nita Englund | Abby Ringquist | [15]
2018–2019  | Park City, UT  | Taylor Fletcher | Grant Andrews | Stephen Schumann | [16]
Annika Malacinski | Tess Arnone
2020–2021  | Lake Placid, NY  | Taylor Fletcher |  |  |
Annika Belshaw |  |  | [17]
2021–2022  | Lake Placid, NY  | Jared Shumate | Jasper Good | Stephen Schumann |
Annika Malacinski | Alexa Brabec | Kai McKinnon  | [18]
2022–2023  | Lake Placid, NY  | Ben Loomis | Niklas Malacinski | Stephen Schumann | [19]
Annika Malacinski | Alexa Brabec |  |
2023–2024  | Lake Placid, NY  | Niklas Malacinski |  |  |
Alexa Brabec |  |  | [20]

## See also

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* U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships

## References

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1. ^ Scharff, Robert, ed. (1974) Ski Magazine's Encyclopedia of Skiing Harper & Row ISBN 9780060139193 pg 284
2. ^ Awards Criteria & Past Winners US Ski and Snowboard
3. ^ "Dartmouth Student Annexes Ski Crown" Bismarck Tribune (15 Feb 1937) pg 6
4. ^ "List of Champions" DC Evening Star (25 Dec 1942) pg 17
5. ^ Townsend at U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame
6. ^ Conniff, Cal and Allen, E. John B. (2006) Skiing in Massachusetts Arcadia Publishing ISBN 9780738545790 pg 122
7. ^ Ted Farwell at U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame
8. ^ Vincelette at Olympics.com
9. ^ Bob Kendall at Olympedia.com
10. ^ "Demong Takes Home Third National Ski Jumping Championship" Steamboat Pilot
11. ^ "Bill Demong" at TeamUSA
12. ^ "Nordic Skiing National Championships" at NBCsports
13. ^ "National Titles" at Ski Racing
14. ^ Reichenberger, Joel (2016) "Steamboat sweeps Nordic combined nationals podium" Steamboat Pilot & Today
15. ^ "Jumping and Nordic Combined Champions Crowned at Lake Placid" at US Ski & Snowboard
16. ^ USA Nordic Crowns Four New National Champions USA Nordic
17. ^ Hat Trick for Steamboat’s Annika Belshaw USA Ski Jumping
18. ^ 2022 USA Nordic National Championships USA Ski Jumping
19. ^ 2023 USA Nordic National Championships USA Ski Jumping
20. ^ Skulski, Tom (2024) Steamboat crowns three at Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined National Championships Steamboat Pilot & Today