History made in nordic combined

Michele Roepke
Jan 7, 2022

Park City's Jared Shumate had the unique opportunity to participate in the historic first mixed team nordic combined event. Photo: USA Nordic

ITALY — USA Nordic athletes got to compete in the world’s first mixed team nordic combined relay world cup today.

The American team of Taylor Fletcher, Jared Shumate, Annika Malacinski, and Alexa Brabec landed in sixth place.

Norway won the competition with Austria in second place and Germany in third.

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I've lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I’m on par punning and penning Parkites' pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I’ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there's been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain't my first rodeo.

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