Pictures from our trip to the Women's 5 km Free Pursuit event of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympics.
We've arrived at the parking lot of Soldier Hollow, the cross-country skiing venue for the Salt Lake 2002 Olympics. Today's event: Women's 5 km Free Pursuit.
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Another photo of the parking lot.
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We went to this event with our friends, Bee Lufkin and Peter Hansen. We paused for this photo while we were waiting in line to get through security.
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View from just across the bridge near the end of the course.
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The forerunners are off!
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View of the stadiumm area. The Olympic rings are on the hillside behind the biathalon shooting area.
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The first skier.
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The second skier, Amanda Fortier from Canada. These photos were taken at the beginning of an uphill stretch about 1 km from the start.
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The first US skier, Kikkan Randall.
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Another photo of the first US skier, Kikkan Randall. Kikkan is originally from Salt Lake City.
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The first Japanese skier, Nobuko Fukuda.
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Another US skier, Aelin Peterson. Aelin is from Red Wing, MN.
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Wendy Wagner, a Park City resident. This is her first Olympics.
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Nina Kemppel, another US skier.
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Italian skier, Sabina Valbusa.
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Russian skier, Julija Tchepalova.
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After the classical half of the race, we headed for the refreshment tent to get some coffee ($3.50. Ouch!) Then we sat on this fence and hay bale. Getting off the snow really helped us warm up.
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Those crazy Norwegians!
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The start of the freestyle pursuit portion of the race.
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A face in the crowd.
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