Marit’s Chances

I considered Thursday’s freestyle sprints to be hors d’œuvres for the rest of the World Championships, so I was happy the semis and the finals were all excellent competitions – even if the North Americans did not quite ski up to expectations. Marit Bjørgen and Marcus Hellner both skied tough, clean races that they won on strength and speed – not luck or even guile.While Bjørgen’s gold was more or