Waxers smoothing skiers path to Olympic success China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-27 09:21 Share CLOSE Wang Yihan, one of Terje Langli s apprentices, is waxing skis in Baiyin, a city in northwest China s Gansu province on Jan 24. [Photo/Xinhua]
LANZHOU, Gansu province－It s past 10 pm, but light still emits from the waxing room that serves China s cross-country skiing training team.
Terje Langli, a 55-year-old from Norway with nearly 20 years experience as a waxer, instructs his two Chinese apprentices to get to work on the team s skis.
They are currently honing their craft at the ongoing 2020-21 China Cross-Country Skiing Tournament in Baiyin, a city in northwest China s Gansu province.