“Thunder Bay 1995” conditions
The transported snow for the World Cup Sprint course caused the conditions to be much alike the infamous snow at the 1995 World Championship in Thunder Bay. The skiers “waxed” their skis with diesel, and put on “new layers” in-between every heat (even during Sprint Relay competition). The organizer reported that 120,000 spectators watched the races during the weekend.
 on the Swedish team during Sunday’s Sprint Team competition. It didn’t seem to slow the blue and yellow skiers down, Sweden still won. Sweden and Sprint racing seem to be synonymous with winning.<br />
US skier (and biathlete) Jay Hakkinen ended up in 73rd place in the individual sprint qualification competition, almost 40 seconds behind the winner of the 1.6-km course.</p>
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