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Johnny Spillane

ジョニー・スピレーン　/　じょにー・すぴれーん

American ski jumper

November 24, 1980 (age 45)　・　Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado
ski jumper
Nordic combined skier
cross-country skier

My Take

I have a soft spot for Nordic combined athletes, and Johnny Spillane embodies why. Mastering both the nerve of ski jumping and the lungs-on-fire grind of cross-country is a rare double, and he did it well enough to become a world champion. But what really gets me is those three Olympic silvers. There is something quietly heroic about a man who kept landing just short of gold yet kept showing up. A kid from Steamboat Springs, raised in the snow, who flew and then ran. He retired cleanly in 2013, and I respect a competitor who knows exactly when to step off the course.

Overview

Johnny Spillane (born November 24, 1980) is an American athlete who competes in Nordic combined, a combination event consisting of ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Spillane is a world champion and three-time Olympic silver medalist. He announced his retirement from Nordic combined on April 18, 2013.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Johnny Spillane
Name (Japanese): ジョニー・スピレーン
Reading: じょにー・すぴれーん
Born: November 24, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Monkey
Origin: Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: ski jumper / Nordic combined skier / cross-country skier

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Colorado Mountain College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

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