Nordic Combined athletes Jared Shumate and Taylor Fletcher alternate between the longest, widest skis in Beijing to some of the thinnest as they compete in jumping and cross country. The designated old man of the team and his protegé join the podcast to discuss how they use KT tape to brave the cold finding a valentines in the village.

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