Three men on the American team, Bill Demong,Todd Lodwick and Johnny Spillane had been to the Olympics before.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

Bill Demong says that the Americans were overconfident, which led to mistakes and ended their hopes in Salt Lake City.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Most Americans probably a part of a program would not recognize Bill DeMong or Todd Lodwick if they passed them on the street.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

"Part of the investment that Russia has made is not only what the world will see in Russia, but also they're building a winter paradise that they hope to showcase through the Olympic broadcast and attract tourism in the future, " says 2010 Vancouver champion Bill Demong, who competed at a Nordic combined skiing test event in Sochi last weekend.

CNN: February 8, 2013 -- Updated 1159 GMT (1959 HKT)