Eero Hirvonen secured bronze in the Nordic combined at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, earning Finland’s first medal of the Games. The 30-year-old finished third in the normal hill and 10km event in Val di Fiemme. He crossed the line 2.5 seconds behind Norway’s Jens Lurås Oftebro , who took gold. Austria’s Johannes Lamparter claimed silver, one second ahead of the Finn. The race turned into a seven-man contest on the ski leg.