Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis World Cup: Exclusive report from the sprint race – ProXCskiing
MINNEAPOLIS WORLD CUP: Theodore Wirth Park, in the grip of a serpent. Black, blue, and red, this Ouroboros coils around the course from start to finish; packed shoulder to shoulder, it threatens to suffocate the snow; here and there, it bulges violently where it has devoured a particularly rambunctious clutch of spectators. As each race starts, it flicks itself like a whip – swelling, lashing, cracking! The sound is overwhelming. Exhilarating. It tracks the skiers’ progress better than a transponder.