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Quotes from Mt. Van Hoevenberg
Saturday, Feb 19
Women's Skeleton
"I went into the third run with a strong lead. Then my first run today was a complete nightmare. I screwed the whole thing up. I went into the final run very determined, convincing myself I was going to win and I had a good slide."
"It is a good track but we need more time to train on it. It was quite difficult for us this week. Once we can get a little time on the track it will be a good track."
"In my fourth run I had to be more determined, not more aggressive. In our sport you have to relax to get fast times."
---Alex Hamilton, Great Britain
"It's a small field, but it's a very powerful field. There are a lot of years of experience packed in there."
"This is actually my first year on the World Cup tour so I am excited just to be here."
"We're very inexperienced; big rookies. So compared to these ladies we feel fortunate just to have done as well as we did this year."
--- Lee Ann Parsley, USA
"I am very happy. I was always fourth in the training, and now I am used to the track. I love it when it's fast."
---Maya Bieri, Switzerland
Men's Skeleton
"It was a great honor to be up there in the opening ceremonies to address the town and the village and the world. Lake Placid is the winter sports capital of the world. It's the volunteers and the people of Lake Placid that make it so special."
"This is a rock-n-roll track. This is a track that nobody else has competition or experience on so its very very unique."
"It's a real exciting time. It's a great time for me to share this experience with my family. This is what Lake Placid is all about. This is what makes Lake Placid special."
--Jim Shea, USA
"There are two more heats and just about anything can happen. It's still a pretty tight race. Anything can happen."
"The track is in great condition, times are pretty competitive. It's pretty similar to what we were running during the week."
--Chris Soule, USA
Quotes from Mt. Van Hoevenberg
Friday, Feb. 18
Women's Skeleton:
"I think I had two bad runs from yesterday so now I am really happy. We're getting faster and faster everyday. We are learning how to go down the track."
"I was always fourth in training and now I am third so now I am really looking forward to sliding again tomorrow to try and get to second place."
--Maya Bieri, Switzerland, in third place after run two
"The track was in good shape. It was a little faster and a little smoother than yesterday in training. That threw my timing off a little bit."
"The curves are so tight that if you make a mistake at the top, there are very few places to make up time."
--Lee Ann Parsley, USA, in fourth place after run two
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