The third racing day at the 2004 World Masters ended up being a long day. All age group classes skied both classical and free 10 km races, with the classical races starting at 9AM, and the skate races at about 1 PM – all on the same 10 km course.
A warm wind met the first skiers in the morning at the 1994 Olympic venue – the Birkebeiner Ski Stadium. The snow was still dry, but the temperatures warm enough to see a mix of kick waxing. Many of the US skiers used blue-violet hard wax, while several of the (Norwegian) age group winners used Universal klister covered with hard-wax.
The course used for the 10 km races were a little hillier than the longer races the day before, which made skiing a little more interesting for most. The courses at these Masters Championship are still much easier than most regular competition courses – to the liking of many.
For the skate races in the afternoon the courses were regroomed, which caused softer tracks, but the snow stayed overall fast. Most skiers addded some structure to their bases to speed up the skis even more.