The sun has come up over the mountains, warming the stadium from the overnight chill. It is another beautiful day in Canmore. We are just over 30 minutes from the start of the women’s 10km individual freestyle race. The track is firm, and the snow a bit colder than expected. 66 women are slated to start on the challenging 5km loop. The men will follow at 12:30 for the 15km event. Nat Herz checked in with USST coach Justin Wadsworth for a quick video interview. A few photos from the morning are below.
![Ski testing](http://images.fasterskier.com/2010/02/IMG_0710.jpg" "Ski testing")
![Stadium](http://images.fasterskier.com/2010/02/IMG_0726.jpg" "Stadium")
![Pat Casey (USST Coach)](http://images.fasterskier.com/2010/02/IMG_0754.jpg" "Pat Casey (USST Coach)")
![warming up](http://images.fasterskier.com/2010/02/IMG_0772.jpg" "warming up")
![Hello Kitty is popular in Italy...](http://images.fasterskier.com/2010/02/IMG_0783.jpg" "Hello Kitty is popular in Italy...")
