But the U.S. typically has been weak in Winter Olympics staples like ski jumping and cross-country skiing.
To design the suit gold medalist Billy Demong wore in Vancouver during Nordic Combined, which involves both ski jumping and cross-country, Flanagan and his team created a digital avatar of Demong's body and used computer imaging to determine the most aerodynamic pattern for stitching the suit.
Recreation includes a pond for fishing and canoeing, downhill and cross country ski areas, hiking and mountain biking trails, tennis, and much more.
If the festival has you thirsty for more cold weather activities, head over to Gatineau Park (Quebec-side), just 15 minutes from downtown Ottawa, which has more than 200 km of cross country ski trails - one of the biggest networks in North America.
The company provides a variety of tour options, from a straightforward fly-in to a trip that lets you cross-country ski the last 20 kilometers (13.4 miles).
From 18 to 20 February, the park also stages the Gatineau Loppet, a three-day international cross-country ski race which plays host to 3, 000 skiers from about 20 countries.
When she switched from downhill to cross-country ski racing at the beginning of her sophomore year, she noticed that the fashion options of her new sport were limited.
The kids won't get bored: There's ice-skating, ranger programs (here's your chance to find out everything you want to know about Grizzlies and geysers) and guided cross-country ski and snowshoe tours.
Though a step up from the groomed cross-country ski trails that lie closer to the town of Jasper (population 4, 000), 23km to the northeast, the technical challenges of the Tonquin Valley are not extreme.
Practiced by humans since prehistoric times using wooden ski-shaped contraptions, cross-country skiing was popularised as a sport by the Norwegian military in the mid-1700s and was first imported to North America by Scandinavian immigrants in the 1850s.
If you are a beginner, the Methow Valley Ski School offers lessons in classic cross-country skiing and more technical skate-skiing at three locations, Winthrop, Mazama and the Sun Mountain Lodge.
In winter, snowshoeing and cross country skiing are just as accessible, while the Eldora alpine ski resort is 90 minutes away.
Modern lifts, primed ski slopes from "Sesame Street" to "Death Wish", solitary cross-country trails through untouched nature, cosy mountain huts, steaming mulled wine, hearty dinners by a crackling fire - all are hallmarks of a German skiing holiday.
Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with shooting at targets - with the threat of extra distance to ski or time penalties if a competitor misses.
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