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Nykanen, who also won seven World Championship gold medals, died Sunday, the International Ski Federation (FIS) said. The cause of death was not immediately known. Nykanen became an icon of sport in Finland. He was 18 when he won his first competition in the storied Four Hills tournament, yet with boyish looks seemed even younger. He won the gold medal in the large hill event at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and took all three gold medals four years later in Calgary, winning the normal hill and large hill as well as the team competitions....

RELATED: Fire Emblem: Ranking All Of The Church’s Members From Three Houses Today, we’re going to be taking a look at five units that aren’t worth your time, along with five that go beyond just carrying their weight. Let’s get into it. 10 Not Worth It: Ingrid Using Ingrid really just isn’t worth anybody’s time, she just can’t stack up to other units. She can pick up a lot of skills, and can easily qualify as the incredibly useful Pegasus Knight class....

Staying true to its word, Fire Emblem Heroes has now gotten a significant post-launch update. In a patch, which weighs in at just over 10MB and triggers once players open up the app and accept, several new characters and missions have been added to the game. Ephraim and Eirika from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones join the game alongside Julia and Seliph from Fire Emblem: Geneaology of the Holy War and they are Blue, Red, Green and Red type, respectively....

The rumor comes from Reddit user thanibomb, who has previously shared leaked information regarding the Fire Emblem franchise. Thanibomb responded to speculation within the Fire Emblem Heroes community that there was a surprising trend of Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn content being added to the game. They said that they believe “something much bigger” is being built towards. They later responded with the eyes emoji to a user speculating about a Tellius remake, Telius being the continent both games are set on and a common name used to refer to the pair....

RELATED: The Best Crossplay Games To Play In 2021 First Class Trouble takes players through different stages, each of which includes different tasks that the players have to complete. People must be very vigilant and try to work together to reach the goal of their character. Meanwhile, Residents have to focus on more than just the task at hand, as Personoids (or imposters) will be on the lookout to take them out discretely during the game, sabotaging their task....

Just two weeks after Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski became the first NCAA basketball coach to earn 1,000 wins, another coach has reached that rarified milestone. NCAA Division II Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee collected No. 1,000 Saturday with the Rams’ 80-60 win over Post. MORE: Coach K reacts to his milestone | BYU guard breaks triple-double record | Nine-point half for Mississippi State The 73-year-old Magee, a graduate of the 3,600-student private school, has spent his entire 48-year coaching career at the university....

As initially reported on Square Enix’s Japanese website (via Gematsu), the Final Fantasy 15 publisher and developer went over some of the contents for the forthcoming update, which is supposed to arrive next Tuesday, January 24, and it will incorporate what is described as a “self-photographing feature.” In the contents’ outlining, Square Enix specifies that players can only utilize the feature outside of battle, so Prompto’s auto-snapshot style will be in charge of any pictures taken during combat....

RELATED: Advent Children: Every Fight In The Movie From Worst To Best, Ranked In the case of Final Fantasy VII specifically, not only is it a masterclass in how to properly design around player freedom, it features one of the most gripping video game plots of all time. A legitimate masterpiece & one of the greatest stories ever told, Final Fantasy VII is home to some of the saddest moments in video game history....

Headlining the eShop’s Square Enix Sale is the 1997 original version of the classic hit game, Final Fantasy 7. The game was just released to the Nintendo Switch last year and is currently available for $7.99, which is 50% off its standard price of $15.99. Final Fantasy 7 was initially released for the original PlayStation back in the late ’90s and remains to be one of the most popular entries in the Final Fantasy franchise....

Sephiroth once served as the role model for SOLDIER, Shinra Electric Company’s elite squadron of mako-infused warriors. The events of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion would explore Zack Fair’s journey through SOLDIER and Sephiroth’s descent into the villain many would fear in Final Fantasy 7. Ultimately, the two characters would influence Cloud Strife and his ambitions as a member of SOLDIER. Cloud and Sephiroth’s fates are intertwined once more in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and the remake trilogy’s story will take many twists and turns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth....

The recently launched virtual exhibit is likely part and parcel of Square Enix’s marketing plans for the milestone event. Earlier this year, the company revealed new logo designs for Final Fantasy 7’s 25th anniversary featuring iconic characters such as Cloud Strife, Zack Fair, and Sephiroth. The post also contained a short message telling the community to anticipate news about the franchise this year, likely sparking new fan theories and expectations for both possible Final Fantasy 7 spin-offs and the much awaited sequel of the remake....

Gamers were treated to many pleasant surprises at this year’s E3 conference. From Xbox One backward compatibility, to The Last Guardian gameplay, to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake announcement, there’s plenty for gamers to be excited about. But gamers aren’t the only ones who recently received a surprise, at least when it comes to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Turns out, the game’s director, Tetsuya Nomura, didn’t even realize he was set to direct the Final Fantasy 7 Remake until he discovered it in an internal company presentation video for the game....

RELATED: 10 Hidden Details Everyone Missed In The Final Fantasy 7 Remake On PS4 Needless to say, any remake was always going to live in the original’s shadow. Final Fantasy VII Remake is a good action RPG in its own right, but its episodic nature and strange narrative deviations have already ensured the remake will never capture the same frenzy as the original. After years of waiting, Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally here, but it pales in comparison to the PS1 classic that started it all....

Perhaps one of the biggest is how Cloud and gang managed to break free from the confines of destiny in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, throwing the remaining events of the title into question, and that’s especially true given the return of one character who defined Cloud’s very psyche. RELATED: Final Fantasy Versus 13 Had a Huge Impact on Kingdom Hearts, FF7 Remake, and More Cloud’s Mental Health As many know from the original game, Cloud’s not a SOLDIER....

For those out of the loop, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade added a Photo Mode to the main game, allowing players to take screenshots of everything from gameplay to cutscenes. They can then edit these photos to some degree, including adding color filters, which some fans are discovering applies to Elmyra’s flashback cutscenes as well. In other words, photo mode gives fans a way of seeing what the flashback scenes look like when colored to match the present timeline....

Final Fantasy 9 has stood the test of time and remains one of the most popular games in the Final Fantasy franchise to date. As the franchise’s final entry on the PS1, Final Fantasy 9 has captivated fans for over 20 years and has many fans clamoring for the game to receive a full-scale remake akin to another mega-popular Final Fantasy title from the PlayStation 1, Final Fantasy 7 Remake....

Timmy Lee Brown, the fifth defendant implicated in the 2007 murder, pleaded guilty Wednesday and accepted a plea bargain that carries an 18-year prison sentence. MORE: Hernandez awaits verdict in murder trial “I’m just glad it’s over. Everyone can move with their lives,” Taylor’s father, Florida City police chief Pete Taylor, told the Miami Herald. “It’s time for healing.” Brown, 23, and four other men plotted to steal money and other items inside Taylor’s home in November 2007....

This article provides more information about arthritis in the fingers, what causes it, and what you can do to help keep your fingers moving. Types of Finger Arthritis There are three types of arthritis that commonly affect the fingers: Osteoarthritis: Osteoarthritis, also called wear-and-tear arthritis, is the most common type of finger arthritis. Osteoarthritis causes normal cartilage to wear away. This exposes bare bone at the joints. The most frequently affected joints in the hand are the knuckles of the mid-finger and fingertip (the PIP and DIP joints) and the joint at the base of the thumb....

As of Saturday, Fiona has been downgraded from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone and is ripping its way through the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Despite the downgrade, Reuters reported that parts of the region were getting hit with hurricane-force winds, knocking out power, damaging buildings, and forcing some residents to evacuate. Overall, Fiona was considered one of the most intense storms ever to hit Nova Scotia. According to Reuters, the storm also battered the province of Prince Edward Island and is moving towards Newfoundland throughout the rest of Saturday, where it is expected to weaken....