Bill Demong, whose full name is William Demong, is an American former Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medalist, born on 29 March 1980 in Vermontville, New York. He competed in five Winter Olympics, at Nagano, Salt Lake City, Torino, Vancouver and Sochi. At the 2010 Games in Vancouver he won gold in the 10 km individual large hill, becoming the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in a Nordic event, and skied the final lap of the American team that took silver in the team large hill. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he completed a full set of medals: gold in the 2009 large hill individual, silver in the 2007 15 km individual and bronze in the 2009 normal hill. He retired in 2015.
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is an American former Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medalist
Competed In: 2002 Winter Olympics, Olympic career, 2002-winter-olympics
At the 2002 Winter Olympics, in Salt Lake City, Demong placed fourth in the 4 × 5 km team event and 14th in the 7.5 km event.
Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Olympic career, 2010-winter-olympics
In the 10 km individual large hill, Demong won gold.
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