Pre race days- by Henry Harmeyer

previewing the skate distance course. This hill is called the DomusBakken. We found out that domus means judgement, so this is Judgment Hill! (actually the hill is named for a sponsor- Domus (a department store like Target) but we think Judgment hill is cooler. It's the biggest hill on the 5km course 2 steep sections with a gradual uphill section in between.

swedish chocolate to calm pre-race nerves

Skating in the stadium, heading out to test skis and learn the courses.

The courses were marked on Wednesday and Thursday with these signs. We checked out the distance course on Wed so we can focus on the sprint course on Thurs.

There's a sweet roller in the race courses, her's Kam getting some airtime.

Adam, Martin, and Sam in the wax room. Bliz glasses are great for scraping cold paraffin waxes!

We walk 10 minutes to and from the venue each day. We are staying at the Scandic Hotel. The rooms are super nice, straight out of Ikea and the food is incredible. It's a great set up for a ski trip!

The view of the stadium from the bridge. We haven't seen the sun yet since we arrived on Monday afternoon. Tomorrow the other teams will arrive and this place will get a lot busier as everyone goes through their pre-race routines.

Skiing up and over the bridge, the bridge is a part of every race course here.

another view of the empty stadium area- you can sort of see a small alpine ski mountain and ski jumps in the distance

The bridge in the stadium- it'll be lined with spectators for the races!