Both the men and women had some great races today. With all the men finishing in the top ten along with solid finishes from the women's team, we have put ourselves in a great position at this point. It's halftime right now and we are right where we want to be.

Right now, we need to tear off the rear-view mirror and look forward to our final two events. The nice thing about Nordic is there's a lot of emotion in the race. We can still dig deep and rise above tonight's events to put together a strong performance for the win.

Florence ran a great race, she's such a team player. After Jenny ( Tank ) had that fall in the first run, we needed a solid race from her and she almost won a national championship.

It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underprivileged.

Today, men write more than women, but it's on screen. The computer has made men free to write, and they're writing more than in the history of the world.

I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.