Before She Skis the Cross-Country Course

By MARGARET CHEATHAM WILLIAMS, ALEXANDRA GARCIA and OLGA MAKARCHUK from NYT Sports The night before a cross-country race, Sadie Bjornsen relaxes her muscles and works her brain. She hears the countdown timer — beep, beep, beep — and imagines herself as a bird flying up the hills.http://nyti.ms/2EvYMsK