Sunday, January 3, 2010
Tour de Ski ... Stage 3
Click on this text to see a video of the 1.6K men's semi-final sprint heat. Despite difficult waxing and new soft snow, these guys are flying! Andy Newell - one of America's best hopes for a medal in the Olympics - advanced out of the prologue and the quarterfinals, only to finish fourth in this semi-final race ... just missed advancing as a lucky loser ... he finished 8th overall and continues to build up solid World Cup points. He is #16, in a red suit with a black hat. The race takes place in Oberhof, Germany and this heat has two hot Norwegians, the eventual winner Roenning, as well as Northug who has been dominating this event for the past several years.