Relays and Final Ski

Sunday was the final day of racing, both the men's and women's relay races were held then. The men went first at 11:00, the US finished in 7th place after a very windy day at the shooting range. Since we only have three women racing, we didn't have any team in the women's relay. However the German women's team had a great race, they won with their star skier Kati Wilhelm having a great last leg of the race. Actually, the USA Biathlon Team has many connections with the German Team. Most of the waxers and team members speak German, and Kati's skis are waxed by her boyfriend (our head waxer, Andi). After the races were over, I had a great final ski on the course. I was just starting the biggest and steepest downhill of the course, when they shut off all of the lights on the trail. Luckily, the skies were still lit up a little by the massive lights in the stadium. When we got back to the hotel, it was massive packing time! We packed all of our stuff into two 20 kg bags, two ski pole tubes, and two super-stuffed carryon bags. I got to bed at 9:30 after a very long day. Tomorrow will be even tougher as a full day of travel back to the US!