Following a chilly warm up, our USA athletes began to speed out of the stadium and on to the course, launching a series of intense 5k (women) and 10k (men) individual start races. The Americans' skate skis flew up the grueling climbs, and zoomed past the Euros' on the icy downhills, thanks to the intellegent and amazing wax techs. Quickly, the US athletes began flopping over the finish line in exahustion, resembling gasping fish. Probably because the amount of tasty cod and salmon we have indulged in the past week... YUM!! After wandering around in search of the lunch room at the race venue for a solid half hour, we stumbled upon a quaint cafe serving none other than the Norwegian specialty, moose hamburgers (or so the Americans thought).  For many, the best part of the day was discovering ketchup to accompany our moose-burgers, it turns out ketchup is a rare delicacy here in Norway! Our team is now recuperating from our day and will soon head over to an awards ceremony/banquet nearby.

XOXO,

Hailey and Gretchen

Haakon navigates one of the tricky corners on the course

Cully is glad to be finished