PARK CITY, Utah — Four Nordic combined athletes from the United States competed in the Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea this past week.

Lake Placid native Kai McKinnon placed 16th overall in the women’s Nordic combined HS109/4-kilometer event on Monday. McKinnon landed in 16th place in the jumping portion with a jump of 83.0 meters for 78.8 points. In the cross-country portion, she placed 16th with a total time of 10 minutes, 25.9 seconds.

Ella Wilson jumped to ninth overall after putting together a 95.5-meter jump for 104.6 points. She finished 11th overall, completing the 4K course in 10:55.3.

On the men’s side, Arthur Tirone landed in the 23rd position (87.0 meters, 88.3 points), and Anders Giese took the 29th position (69.5 meters, 57.1 points). Tirone placed 22nd overall in the 6K race, finishing the course in 13:38.3. Giese followed in 28th place, finishing the race with a total time of 14:04.2.

On Wednesday, all four athletes joined together for the mixed team HS109/43.3K event. McKinnon had the longest jump of the day with 86.0 meters, Wilson followed with an 83.0-meter jump of her own, with Tirone going 79.0 meters, and Giese going 74.0 meters, totaling 285.8 points.

This put the foursome in ninth place for the 43.3K race, 2:43 back from the leading nation. During the 43.3K, the athletes were able to maintain their position, placing ninth overall with a total time of 35:07.3, 3:41.1 behind the winning nation.