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- ↑ "Dartmouth Student Annexes Ski Crown" Bismark Tribune (15 Feb 1937) pg 6
- ↑ "List of Champions" DC Evening Star (25 Dec 1942) pg 17
- ↑ Townsend at U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame
- ↑ Conniff, Cal and Allen, E. John B. (2006) Skiing in Massachusetts Arcadia Publishing ISBN 9780738545790 pg 122
- ↑ Ted Farwell at U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame
- ↑ Vincelette at Olympics.com
- ↑ Bob Kendall at Olympedia.com
- ↑ "Demong Takes Home Third National Ski Jumping Championship" Steamboat Pilot
- ↑ "Bill Demong" at TeamUSA
- ↑ "Nordic Skiing National Championships" at NBCsports
- ↑ "National Titles" at Ski Racing
- ↑ Reichenberger, Joel (2016) "Steamboat sweeps Nordic combined nationals podium" Steamboat Pilot & Today
- ↑ "Jumping and Nordic Combined Champions Crowned at Lake Placid" at US Ski & Snowboard