Cross country and nordic combined athletes have arrived in Seefeld, Austria to prepare for the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships which begin on Thursday, Feb. 21. To ready themselves for the competitions, athletes, techs, and coaches are trying out the courses and testing wax. Nordic combined athletes are also practicing on the Olympic jump at Innsbruck.
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Photos courtesy of John Lazenby / lazenbyphoto.com
Testing skis and wax in Seefeld, Austria on Tuesday – site of the 2019 Nordic Ski World Championships. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Benjamin Lustgarten (Craftsbury Green Racing Project) tests skis on the 2019 World Championship course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Benjamin Lustgarten (Craftsbury Green Racing Project) tests skis on the 2019 World Championship course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
APU Head Coach Erik Flora and Sadie Bjornsen (USST) test skis and wax on the 2019 World Championship course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Flags from each nation fly over the stadium in Seefeld, Austria for the 2019 World Championships. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Andy Newell (right) with U.S. Ski Team wax tech Patrick Moore (left). (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com)
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
US Ski Team wax tech Jean-Pascal “JP” Laurin enjoying the sun on a wax testing day before the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Wax Tech Nick Brown of Craftsbury Green Racing Project smiles on a sunny testing day in Seefeld, Austria before the 2019 World Championships. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Grant Andrews, US Nordic Combined, tries out the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Rosie Frankowski (APU) tests skis on the 2019 World Championship course in Seefeld, Austia. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Logan Hanneman (APU) test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Athletes, coaches, and techs test skis on the 2019 World Championships course in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
The Olympic rings at the ski jumps in Innsbruck, Austria. (Photo: John Lazenby/lazenbyphoto.com).
Rachel is an endurance sport enthusiast based in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. You can find her cruising around on skinny skis, running in the mountains with her pup, or chasing her toddler (born Oct. 2018).
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