When I arrived in Idre with the Swiss team, a cool weather was there. During the 2 training days, the skiers chose big structure skis since the snow was very wet.

Unfortunately, during the night before the finale, the cold came. We discovered a hard track. Numbers of runners were disturbed.

In Sälen, the training day was cancelled because of the wind and the snow. Everybody was disappointed. The day after, the finale was OK and Philippe took an excellent second rank. The struggle in Verbier will be tough for the podiums and for the final ranking of the World Cup.

The complete team is happy to be back to rest a bit and then train again for the last races at the Mont-Fort.

Concerning myself, a big cake had been prepared by my colleagues. All these travels, jet lags, change of temperatures, Genève Servette Hockey-Club (thanks Grégory) are so tiring.

As a conclusion, we will meet on April 19^th, live from the Valais resort to follow the season end for races full of emotions. Until then, take care

Roméo, bear and reporter without frontier.