Press conference with the winners of the ladies 10 km Freestyle in Beitostoelen. Norway.
Press conference with the winners of the men's 15 km Freestyle in Beitostoelen. Norway.
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team kicked off the 2010 Olympic season in Beitostoelen, Norway Saturday with Kikkan Randall and Kris Freeman leading the way for the U.S., finishing 21st and 22nd, respectively.
Situated about 220km in the north-west of Oslo at the foot of the Jotumheimen Mountain, the venue presents itself with a good amount of snow.
In less than 4 minutes, world records were broken and history was made as two US Biathletes, Jennifer Wygant and Zachary Hall, skied their way to victory in the first annual SkiErg World Sprints.
The 77-year-old Olympic medalist in cross country skiing passed away at his home in Duluth, Minnesota last Saturday. He lost his battle with cancer.
The past weekend, the World Cup athletes were comparing their current shapes in several FIS races in the North of Europe: Beitostoelen, Bruksvallarna, and Muonio.
Now we have a good week of training leading into the World Cup races here next weekend. It is a great thing to not have to pack up the wax room, the rooms and get in the van to drive after a three day weekend of racing.
There are three significant changes at the Birkie start line for 2010: The chip timing wire is 300 meters out from the start, and the frist waves for the Birkie, Kortelopet and Prince Haakon have changed.
The U.S. Cross Country Team wrapped up three days of pre World Cup racing Sunday with even more unexpected success as Kikkan Randall took fourth and Kris Freeman fifth in the women's 5K and men's 10K classic FIS races in Norway.
The World Cup season opens eight days from today in Ostersund, Sweden, where the US Biathlon Team is holding their final pre-season training camp.
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team is a leg up on the competition scene after competing in two days of FIS races in Norway where Kikkan Randall, Kris Freeman, Liz Stephen and Morgan Arritola have all had great early season results.