The Voices of Champions
Competitors in the World Cup Cross Country Finals
Oahu, Hawaii


Thomas Frischknecht

Cross Country Finals winner
on what it took to beat Dupouey across the finish line and how he regained his motivation after the Olympics.


Thomas Frischknecht

Cross Country Finals winner
considers the race in German.


Gunn-Rita Dahle

World Cup Cross Country winner
talks about the hot, muddy course and what it took to win the Cross Country finals... "It's better to go fast..."


Gunn-Rita Dahle

World Cup Cross Country winner
discusses the race in her native Norwegian.


Cristophe Dupouey
,
who placed second in the men's finals but won the World Cup, talks about what it's like to be a Wolrd Cup champion -- speaking French through a translator.


Miguel Martinez
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who led in World Cup points coming into the finals, explains his early drop-out of the race -- speaking French through a translator.


Tammy Jacques

talks with another competitor about the extreme heat in Hawaii and her disappointment at dropping out of the race.


Alison Sydor

World Cup Cross Country Champion
considers her 5th place finals finish, training, strategy and the increasingly fierce competition.


Breakfast with a Champion: Alison Sydor
Exclusive Mountain Zone AudioChat, September 9, 1996
On the morning after claiming the Cross Country World Cup Championship, Alison Sydor joined us for a breakfast chat about training, the Olympics, playing hockey and brewing coffee. Get all the details in our exclusive AudioChat with Alison Sydor. (In case you were wondering, the breakfast of this champion was a bagel with cream cheese and coffee she made herself.) Interview by Peter Graves.


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