Freeman skied into 16th place today- I thought he skied a good race, started out conservatively and then finished strong.

I watched the women's race out on the course. It's fun to actually be out there and see everything that's going on, both on and off the race course. Like the huge hot tub at the top of the first hill full of soaking Estonians. And the campfires... I think the party goes all night. But I wasn't in the stadium where I could watch the video screens. Just on one hill watching how each of the racers skied one section-- pretty worthwhile way to watch the race, actually.

I watched the men's race inside on both the TV and the split times on my computer. Which was not the same atmosphere but it did make it fun to watch Freeman climb up the results list at each split station. We got to watch the race develop by having everyone's splits at our fingertips and we got to watch racers skiing various sections of course on the tv.

Even without racing yet it's good to actually be here and to breathe world cup skiing. It's a whole other scene and it's exciting. Kikkan said that on the big hill today the crowd was chanting in time with her striding. How invigorating would that be?