A few days after calling it a season and flying home to Canmore, Alberta, Chandra Crawford and her coach Eric de Nys talk about her decision and what's next for Canada's Olympic gold medalist as she tries to recover for Sochi.
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You'll see her now and then in a World Cup race, and when she shows up, she's usually a podium contender. FasterSkier caught up with Japan's Masako Ishida to ask her about her recent achievements and World Championships goals.
Finland’s Malvalehto, Kyllönen Combine for Team Sprint Win; Canadians Capture Third
Alex KochonFebruary 3, 2013
Canadians Perianne Jones and Dasha Gaiazova hung tough and charged late to pick up their first podium of the season, notching third in Sunday's classic team sprint at the Sochi World Cup. Finland's Mona-Liisa Malvalehto and Anne Kyllönen skied away from Russia for the victory, winning by more than five seconds.
Kristin Størmer Steira went with her instinct on Saturday and decided to go for it shortly after the halfway point of the pre-Olympic 15 k skiathlon in Sochi. The 31-year-old Norwegian stayed ahead and won by nearly 20 seconds for her first individual World Cup victory in four years.