1. Directors of the exchanges, in a joint meeting, decided to combine after five months of negotiations. 2. Finland grabbed the lead in the Nordic combined after the jumping portion Thursday, as two-time Olympic defending champion Japan was mediocre and slipped to fifth. 3. On another Hakuba hill, a Finnish foursome took the lead in the Nordic combined after besting the Austrians and Norwegians in the jumping phase of the event. 4. On another Hakuba hill Thursday, a Finnish foursome took the lead in the Nordic combined after besting the Austrians and Norwegians in the jumping phase of the event. 5. Jaakko Tallus of Finland led the Olympic nordic combined after the ski-jump section of the event here on Saturday. |