Gunder Gundersen

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Gunder Gundersen

Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official

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Nordic combined
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…by Norwegian Nordic combined athlete Gunder Gundersen, it was introduced in the mid-1980s and first used at the Winter Olympics in 1988 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The method converts point results from the ski-jumping phase into time deficits for the cross-country race phase. The athlete with the highest ski-jumping score…
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…by Norwegian Nordic combined athlete Gunder Gundersen, it was introduced in the mid-1980s and first used at the Winter Olympics in 1988 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The method converts point results from the ski-jumping phase into time deficits for the cross-country race phase. The athlete with the highest ski-jumping score…
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