Haywood Noram FIS NorAm Canada Cup COP: Madshus Sprints

My first classic sprint! Actually, it is my second, but the first edition at Val Cartier Nationals 2001 went so badly I prefer to forget about it. I liked the course, quite a bit of striding. The qualifying round went well, I climbed well and had a snappy double pole. Unfortunately, I ended up 25th, 10.63 seconds back and 2.5 sec from the required top 16. A bit disappointing, the body was feeling good and was ready for the heats. In hindsight perhaps the grip was a little too good, and the skis just didn't glide enough on the long gradual downhill part.