At least, from my perspective on the cross-country skiing events. Van’s gold in women’s jumping, Lodwick’s double golds and Demong’s bronze and gold in nordic combined were pretty damn good, too. Having the U.S. finish second on the medal table was pretty damn sweet: “The United States tripled its total medal count for all world championships by taking four golds, a silver and a bronze.”10. No
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