Thanks to the city of Oslo and all the volunteers who put on an incredible championships! I’ve never seen so many people come out to the grandstands to cheer or the middle of the woods for that matter. Although as a team we didn’t reach out goals of a medal and I personally skied what I thought were some sub par performances it was still a successful championships for our younger skiers and a positive glimpse into the future of US skiing. Thanks to everyone who came to Norway to support the US Ski team and thanks to everyone here in the states who cheered us on from home. here are just a few pics I gathered. For anyone who likes xc skiing, camping, or pretty much just a good time should come and watch some ski races at Holmenkollen.

training days in oslo. although the race trails are tough, there is some great easy skiing too

on the weekends there was a steady flow of traffic from the tourist trails to the race trails. people skiing up from the city

people are into it. they love skiing and they love to watch skiing

this is a picture that Babs took on the morning of the Womens 30k mass start race. farthest point out on the course

the ski jump and the test tracks looking down into the stadium. good view of Oslo when it was sunny… which is wasn’t very often

the stadium before the start of a race

Dario, Ola V, and I going into the finish lanes during the semi finals of the sprint

over the bump and into the noise… thats how every race finished here in Oslo

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