We were confident. We knew we were in a tough heat with the Germans, the Swedes and Norwegians, but we felt we could be right in there and qualify. After two laps, it was pretty clear that we were in it.

Jeg haver ellers merket dette, at ingen taaler mindre Kulde end Nordmænd.

He's really confident when he pitches against them. When he's on, he's awful tough.

I just knew if I was patient and confident that I'd reach the part of the course that I could work a little better, catch the speed on him. Then coming into that one turn, I dove the inside line on him like clockwork. That's how it worked out.

I was a little apprehensive. But I was confident in John's abilities and I knew she would be safe.

We just knew we had to be mentally tough once the ceremonies were over. We had to get down to business, and then it was just another game we had to win.