!–paging_filter–pemJohnny Spillane, 29, is a medal contender in the Nordic combined, an event that involves ski jumping and a 10-kilometer cross-country race. The combination is mentally demanding and severely tests the body, as Spillane knows first-hand. /p
pSince becoming the first American to win a Nordic combined world championship in 2003, he has endured seven major surgeries. Still he continues to compete/em./p
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