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| The race was in a park right in downtown Milano. The grass was green and the trees had leaves on them. It was a surreal scene. In this picture, the organizers are in the early stages of setting up the course. |
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| The snow got trucked in and spread out bit by bit. |
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| The finished product. The track was in excellent shape. |
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| Ready to get after it. |
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| Seriously... how cool is this venue? |
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| World Cup. Fact. |
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| This is how the snow was contained. So much work to build this track. |
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| Loving it. |
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| Old Glory. |
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| The servicemen were only allowed 25 minutes on the course for testing. The ski depot was chaos as everyone got organized. |
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| Just before the allotted testing time, the techs lined up like a mass start race. One of the course marshals fired a gun and it was one. People came pouring out of the ski depot. It was lucky no one broke equipment. |
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| Kikkan - ultra focused. Keep the bases of those races skis down to avoid prying eyes. |
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| Getting ready. Kikkan is second from the left. |
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| Kikkan is a rock star, and for good reason. Random people (like this guy) were constantly asking to get their picture with her. |
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| We had pizza one night. |
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| The boxes for the team sprint. Between each leg of the relay, the athletes would rush over to have us remake their skis. |
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| Before the team sprint. |
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| So fast. You have no idea. |
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| Silver medal. |
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| Jessie, me, and Kikkan. Super fun to be part of the team. |
I will be here in Switzerland until Sunday, February 5. From there we head to Riga, Latvia.
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