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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. WELL, THE SNOW SURVEY ISN’T THE ONLY THING GOING ON IN THE SIERRA TODAY. MANY OLYMPIC HOPEFULS ARE THERE COMPETING IN THE U.S. MOGULS FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS. DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK LIVE IN PALISADES TAHOE, WHICH IS HOSTING THIS BIG EVENT. HEY, FITZ. GOOD MORNING. HEY. GOOD MORNING. AND MOTHER NATURE IS THE ONE PUTTING ON THE SHOW BECAUSE I WAS UP HERE ON TUESDAY WHEN THE ATHLETES WERE DOING SOME TRAINING RUNS AND THEY WERE SKIING IN, LIKE, SHORT SLEEVES AND SHORTS, SOME OF THEM. AND NOW, LIKE WINTER IS BACK. BUT FOR A LOT OF THESE ATHLETES, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR A COMPETITION LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DO HAVE OLYMPIC DREAMS. WE’VE GOT ABOUT 150 ATHLETES WHO ARE IN TOWN NOW FOR THE FREESTYLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE AT PALISADES. THESE ARE THE MOGUL CHAMPIONSHIPS. A LOT OF THESE SKIERS GREW UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THEY ACTUALLY LEARNED TO SKI HERE AT PALISADES TAHOE. NOW, THEY TRAVELED THE WORLD COMPETING FOR THE U.S. SKI TEAM. THEY SAY THAT GETTING TO COMPETE ON A HOME MOUNTAIN DEFINITELY GIVES THEM AN EDGE. PLUS, YOU HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT THAT YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AT THE COMPETITION. WE SPEND HUNDREDS OF DAYS AND HOURS ON THIS EXACT COURSE, AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE VERY FUN. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY BUILT A VERY HIGH LEVEL COURSE. IT’S LIKE SUCH A FUN EVENT THAT LIKE VIBES ARE HIGH. PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IS JUST HERE TO HAVE FUN. AND YEAH, PUT DOWN THEIR BEST SKIING. IT’S SO MUCH FUN. I LOVE BEING OUT HERE, ESPECIALLY BEING HERE AT HOME IN FRONT OF THE HOME CROWD. I’M GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY HERE THIS WEEKEND, WHICH WILL BE SUPER FUN. SO HOPING TO SKI WELL, BUT EITHER WAY, IT’LL BE A FUN WEEKEND. SO THE WOMEN WENT THROUGH THEIR QUALIFIERS YESTERDAY. THE GUYS GO THROUGH THE FIRST ROUND OF QUALIFIERS STARTING AT 1105 THIS MORNING. THE FINALS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW. AND THEN WE’VE GOT DUAL MOGULS COMING UP ON SUNDAY. WE HAVE A HUGE MORNING PLAN FOR YOU ON ALL OF OUR MORNING SHOWS UNTIL 10:00, INCLUDING THE HOURS OVER ON MY58. WE’RE TALKING TO OLYMPIC ATHLETES, OLYMPIC MEDALISTS. WE’RE TALKING TO THE ONES WHO HOPE TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS NEXT YEAR. AND A LOT OF THE UP AN