U.S. Medal Chances Are Still Good

The injury during practice to Jayson Hale (knee, sidelined today) should not hurt the United States’ chances of getting to the podium. Nate Holland, X Games champion; Seth Wescott, 2005 world champion; and Jason Smith have taken a liking to the long track. The man to beat is Xavier Delerue of France, the three-time World Cup champion who seems to have recovered from a foot injury suffered last month during a World Cup event. Drew Neilson of Canada also has looked sharp.