World Championship Downhill Action from Hafjell

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<b>It's go-for-broke when it comes to World Champs. Monster-truck-sketchy-huck lines with minimal margin for error are all the rage. Danny Hart knows gordo picked him for Vital OTB, so the risk is worth the reward.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>George Brannigan has gone 2nd here before. Now he goes to the moon.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Talk about a case of the Thursdays.</b> -Steel City Media
<b>Loic's getting a little frustrated after coming into the season being one of the hot favourites and not taking the top step yet. That's why we put him as your 2014 World Champ in the Vital Power Rankings. GET 'EM, SON! We believe.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>With one World Cup win under his belt, the downhill part-timer is up there with the potential Junior World Champs candidates. Martin Maes bruising it.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Brosnan; smooth, quiet and precise. Remi Thirion and Troy are front runners in the Quietest Bike World Champs. SRAM's Jon Cancellier in audio.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Sam Hill going for Gold in Aussie Green and Gold. He has a few special Sam lines up his sleeve and it may make all the difference come race day. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>The Schwalbe Procore is an uncommon sight in the pits. Jacy spends some time getting used to the ins-and-outs of fiddling with the extra rubber. #worthit</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The rocks here at Hafjell can be unpredictable if you're caught off-line. Ragot will be hanging it out on the line this weekend. One and done, no reason to hold back.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Ratboy seems slightly perplexed by the exact use of this tool that Scuzz presented to him. If you think you're smarter than a rat, tell us what it is in the comments</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Dougie with his Fresh build. Another sweet custom ride captured for posterity's sake. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>#allhailtherat with his effortless style.</b> @maddogboris
<b>It's awesome to see the effort manufacturers put in to making World Champs a special race. Peaty photobombing. #NFG - No Fox Given.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Andrew Neethling always stylish and fast here in Norway. Medal contender? Definitely.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Up close and personal with Aaron Gwin in the air. He's not had the best run of World Champs races, but then again he's not had the best luck at Hafjell either. Any outcome from here can only be a positive one.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Casey Blur Brown.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Cedric Gracing (aka Show Me the Money) is here to promote next year's World Champs in Andorra, which he is helping organize. I think he is out to hand pick the finest Scandanavian bartenders to take back to Andorra.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Blenki contemplating the future...</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Running to keep up with Remi Thirion is no mean feat. And I'm not sure Joe fancies sending the step down.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The last thing I'd consider is hucking out of this corner. Robin Wallner (Vital Power Rankings Wild Card) and Sam Hill seem to be on the same page of possibilities, however.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The one man who never wears shorts, Marcelo Gutierrez, thundering down the hardpack soil.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Welsh pinner Taylor Vernon looks comfortable and up to speed on this big, fast track. It's going to be another epic battle in the Junior ranks.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>The only precipitation this week is the water on riders' bikes from the power washer. The forecast is dry, dusty and fast racing conditions.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Loic Bruni hovering moments before the pummeling the first-of-many high-speed rock gardens.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Golden light and dust, a winning recipe for Simmonds and the photo nerds.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Neil Stewart wiggling his way down the jumps at the start of the track.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Sweeping through the trees, the dry track here is running fast.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Laurie Greenland pins it between the trees with a different look. Following his 2nd place at the last World Cup, he's approaching this race full of confidence.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Danny Hart has been looking fast all day and it's no surprise given his previous 2nd place form. </b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Terje Nylende railing the turn after the step down.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Neko Mulally might be looking to harness the power of the white socks this weekend.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>When you are railing ruts as hard as Neko, you need to use protection. A little glue goes a long way.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Isak Leivsson, the Viking, doing what he does best up top.</b> -Sebastian "The Hoff with two F's" Schieck
<b>Greg's been chasing rainbows for a few years now...</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>It's great to see Pom Pon back and racing. Temperatures here were chilly in the morning, but it wasn't long before they were up there with some of the hottest rounds of the World Cup series.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Connor Fearon in the rocks.</b> -Steel City Media
<b>Loris Vergier, one of the favorites for Junior Gold, rides up with "Coach" still suffering from the staff race last night. Lapierre's bikes are dialed bikes with Norwegian-themed decals.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Gee Atherton, undoubtedly one of the fastest on track today. He qualified 1st here last year and seems to be back on top form chasing the rainbow jersey he won 6-years ago.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Luca Shaw sideways out of the start gate this morning. Fly like an eagle...a bazooka-toting eagle!</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Laurie Greenland totally tricked, tucked and tweaked on his Trek today.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Lunch time with Matt Simmonds, riding on the number 6 plate. After a very strong perfomance in Meribel, he's a dangerman this weekend.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Rachel double checks Joe's final touches and plate placement before heading up for her first run in this years World Champs.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Loris Vergier is always focused, precise and pinned. There is so much maturity from these young riders, born and bred on the Junior DH circuit. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Brendan Fairclough seen spraying with the squids on the side of the World Champs track. #stillgettingphotoincentiveplaya</b> -Sven Martin
<b>I don't know what it is with Steve Peat, but he always turns it up a notch at World Champs. One of the fastest in the rocks today, he was also carrying the most speed in the berms. #37piecesofhelmetflare</b> -Sven Martin
<b>After yesterday's "cheap" Vital-sponsored beer, Mark Maurissen sits down with the legend himself to enjoy one of the best beers in the world. Stay tuned for more greatness from World Champs!</b> @maddogboris
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Fast, dry and rougher than ever, the World Champs DH track in Hafjell, Norway, is exactly what we were all waiting to see! The biggest one-run MTB race of the year is only a few days away and the riders got their knobs in the Norwegian dirt (and rocks) for the first time today. Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott, @maddogboris and @SteelCityMedia were there to capture the action.

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