Olympics: Japan to start 3rd in Nordic combined cross-country

Japan missed out on a second Nordic combined medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday when it crossed the line a distant fourth in the team event.The Japan team of normal hill silver medalist Akito Watabe, his brother Yoshito, Hideaki Nagai and Go Yamamoto crossed the line 2 minutes, 8.8 seconds behind gold medalist Germany, which swept the Nordic combined events at these games.Germany joined Finland as the only countries to win three Nordic combined gold medals at a single Olympics. Japan won team gold in 1992 and 1994, but has not medaled since.Defending champion Norway skied away fr…READ FULL ARTICLE