Newell gets into it with Toni Lang... there will be setbacks... but comes back from fourth to take second behind the day's dominator - Torin Koos.

Podium.

2006 Olympic Team

Wendy Wagner – Atomic

Kikkan Randall – Alaska Pacific University

Sarah Konrad – U.S.A Biathlon / Madshus-Alpina.

Lindsay Williams – Northern Michigan University

Abby Larson – Subaru Factory Team

Rebecca Dussault – Subaru Factory Team

Lindsey Weier – Northern Michigan University

Kris Freeman – U.S. Ski Team

Carl Swenson – U.S. Ski Team

Andrew Newell – U.S. Ski Team

Torin Koos – U.S. Ski Team

Chris Cook – Sun Valley Ski Ed. Foundation / Atomic

Andrew Johnson – U.S. Ski Team

Lars Flora – Subaru Factory Team

James Southam – Rossignol

Justin Freeman – Fischer / Salomon

Leif Zimmermann – Bozeman Ski Ed. Foundation.

(All Vordenberg images)