Noah Hoffman executed his race plan perfectly in the 15 k freestyle at World Championships on Wednesday, moving from 40th on the first lap to 15th by the finish line. It cut his previous best from Oslo two years ago nearly in half. Tad Elliott was 34th and Erik Bjornsen was 48th for the American men.
Kris Freeman performs best when he’s angry, which bodes well for the rest of his Olympic Games. “I’m just really, really pissed,” he said Tuesday about his debacle in the 15k freestyle. Freeman blew by reporters in the finish chute yesterday, leaving fans and media without an explanation for what he called “a horrible result.” But as he wrote on his blog, that was because he didn’t have one himself. 24 hours later, though, things...