No, I didn't give the nordic team a ton of money. That would be hard
since I don't have any. However, here are the steps I've come up with
to fix the cross country ski program. I'm sure the USSA/USST/Team Today
will follow these steps to the letter...

1) All USSA sanctioned races will be sprints, sprint relays, 5K, 10K
and 15K and 4 x 5 and 4x 10 Relays only. There will be no 20K, 30K or
50K events. We are going to focus on building speed.

2) All USST athletes will stay in Europe from November through March.
Okay, they can come home for the Holidays.

3) National Championships will be held at the end of March or beginning
of April. There will be a 30K and 50K National Championship for those
who want to participate. I expect U.S. based Marathon Series skiers
will win the long distance championships.

Jay Tegeder
"Keep training, lycra never lies!" JT