Aerials under the lights will be a little more unpredictable. Safety's always the primary consideration, but I think the athletes are anxious to get through it.

For some of these athletes who haven't been in a World Cup, and won't be in one this winter, this is their chance to maybe go from not being in the World Cup to going to the Olympics.

It's difficult because Americans do things far differently. The athletes have rights. They qualify via criteria. It's not the way that some of these other nations do things, where they just take people and say, 'You're going to do this.' It's a challenge for us to keep up with that.

The athletes and visitors will be taking up virtually every hotel room in the county. It will probably mean hundreds of thousands of dollars for the area. It is going to be a huge weekend for business and tourism.

All the coaches in the 32 schools in the district will meet next week to determine the individual athletes that will qualify for the championships. The top 16 records in each weight class will qualify.

The only one that really competes against Hannah is Hannah. When Hannah skis well, I think she's the best (female) skier in the world.