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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 205958" data-attributes="member: 983">We had an American man win a world championship last year.&nbsp; But, that was an anomaly.&nbsp; Think about what you need to do true biathlon- groomed ski trails with a proper shooting area.&nbsp; Not many places even have groomed ski trails.&nbsp; In SD I help groom the only groomed trails in the state.&nbsp; Wyoming has a world class facility in Casper Mountain and many of the mountain states have nice facilities, along with the NE part of the country.&nbsp; Just very localized efforts, very little on the national level.&nbsp; XC skiers and biathlon athletes get very little $$$ support, so it is a hard life.&nbsp; Nordic skiing in general is growing in the US, but is nothing compared to Europe.&nbsp; They are nuts for it everywhere.&nbsp; And, it is dang near in their blood.&nbsp; I ski with a few from over there and they've done it since they could walk.&nbsp; Women have a shot to win a medal for the first time in the XC events coming up.&nbsp; Men and the biathlon end of things have really no shot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 205958, member: 983"] We had an American man win a world championship last year. But, that was an anomaly. Think about what you need to do true biathlon- groomed ski trails with a proper shooting area. Not many places even have groomed ski trails. In SD I help groom the only groomed trails in the state. Wyoming has a world class facility in Casper Mountain and many of the mountain states have nice facilities, along with the NE part of the country. Just very localized efforts, very little on the national level. XC skiers and biathlon athletes get very little $$$ support, so it is a hard life. Nordic skiing in general is growing in the US, but is nothing compared to Europe. They are nuts for it everywhere. And, it is dang near in their blood. I ski with a few from over there and they've done it since they could walk. Women have a shot to win a medal for the first time in the XC events coming up. Men and the biathlon end of things have really no shot. [/QUOTE]

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