The field of 62 at the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup event in Lahti, Finland was narrowed from 62 to 50 today with four Americans vying to make the cut. Only one, Bryan Fletcher, was successful while brother Taylor Fletcher came very close to qualifying in 56th place. Nick Hendrickson and Adam Loomis rounded out the field in 61st and 62nd.

Bryan jumped a strong 106.5m and had a good judges score as well to easily qualify, a margin of around 15 points over the final qualifier. Taylor’s jump was a little too short as he was just meters short of qualifying. The main event begins on Friday with the jumping round followed by a 10km cross-country round.

Schedule:

• 8 AM – Ski Jumping Round
  • Bryan Fletcher
• 10 AM – Cross-Country 10km Round
  • Bryan Fletcher