He's one of the guys who's capable of making a quick comeback. He's a perfect technician on the hill, and ski jumping is 99 percent technique. ... It was a knee problem, but it was mostly a mental problem - mostly just burnout.

It's a good jump. We're still shy of Norway, but most nations are shy of Norway and find a way to get it done.

This is a strong team, even stronger than we had four years ago. Those who were rookies in Salt Lake have developed into real performers now, and our first-timers in 2006 are poised for some very noteworthy results themselves, which we can continue to build from.

First, we need to provide our existing elite-level athletes with a stronger program. Secondly, we need to rejuvenate the development programs we've started in the past, but have not been able to fully maintain. Right now, we don't have a way to get those young athletes the exposure to international racing, which they need.

We start from scratch - that's good. They made the right call.

There are a select few clubs that do a good job of preparing youngsters. It's fairly specialized, fairly small numbers. Maybe somewhere around 100 total.

The athletes are happy he's sticking around and that he'll be in that leadership role. It's going to be a smooth transition.

Our athletes are at a level now that our management recognizes that we really need to add these additional pieces of support to allow them to move up.

Kris is an ultra-focused, ultra-competitive guy. It's a pretty amazing deal. There's nobody I know in the world who's competing at an elite level in endurance athletics who has that kind of issue going on. It just made him more focused. It was incredible, his reaction.

I think it's a strange decision, but it sounds like the decision's been made. I don't know that there is a usual way. ... The jury determined they have a chance to get one round in tomorrow and maybe not two, so they're letting the first round stand.