In his first event, the 10 km individual normal hill event, Spillane won the silver medal-the first American medal in the sport of Nordic Combined, and only the third American medal to be earned in any Nordic sport.
Spillane won the silver medal-the first American medal in the sport of Nordic Combined to be earned in any Nordic sport. This was in his first event. Spillane won the silver medal-the first American medal in the sport of only the third American medal to be earned in any Nordic sport. This was in his first event. His first event was the 10 km individual normal hill event.