Congrats, Kikkan!

A big ol' WAHOO!! goes out to my personal ski idol, Kikkan Randall, for her World Cup sprint win today in Liberec, Czech Republic!

2009 Sprint in Liberec

Norwegian Marit Bjørgen fell victim to traffic congestion in the heats and didn't make the final. Randall said in the post-race press conference that she would have liked to race her in the final but "...that's sprint racing. Anything can happen."


Randall is a well-rounded athlete, but her main event is the skate sprint: "There is some planning in sprint racing, but a lot of just thinking on your feet." 


When asked about the course in Oslo, Randall had this to say: "It's got all the exciting elements so I think to race well here in Liberec definitely gives you confidence for Oslo."


At the end of her interview with Fasterskier, she announced"I think the best is still to come." 


Hell yeah, sister! Can't wait to see what you can do in Oslo in February! You can see a video of Kikkan's win here. The video is at the bottom of the article. 


(Both photos courtesy of US Ski team website)