Skiing the South Island, New Zealand Style with U.S. Cross County

Moments later, talk of the Summer Olympics takes over. Wadsworth will be in Beijing in person, compliments of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). “Oh, it’s going to be sweet. I just got an e-mail today. I’ll be staying in the Forbidden City, in the heart of it all. Included in the message was a picture of a blacked out, stretched out Audi. The IOC wanted to make sure that an A8 with a personal driver would be sufficient. I told them it was.

“It’s going to be inspiring to see the competitions. I’ll be thinking and watching the Games almost from an athlete’s perspective. I want to take in everything I can. I’m going to see the swimming finals for sure, then branch out and see events new to me like table tennis and judo. I want to learn as much as I can.”

Following four days of physiology testing in Park City, Wadsworth, head physiologist Randy Hill and three national team skiers — Chris Cook, Torin Koos and Andy Newell — headed to the Southern Hemisphere on July 18 for a three week on-snow camp. National team member Kikkan Randall is on Eagle Glacier, outside Girdwood, Alaska with the Alaska Pacific University Ski Team. Kris Freeman headed to Squamish, British Columbia to work alongside his personal coach Zach Caldwell, rollerskiing and running on the 2010 Vancouver trails.