We were confident. We knew we were in a tough heat with the Germans, the Swedes and Norwegians, but we felt we could be right in there and qualify. After two laps, it was pretty clear that we were in it.
This is the first time we ever made the finals, so it was our first opportunity to see what it was like. It was one of the hardest races I`ve ever done with the format, and to have to do it twice in one day is pretty tough.
We were confident. We knew we were in a tough heat with the Germans, the Swedes and Norwegians, but we felt we could be right in there and qualify. After two laps, it was pretty clear that we were in it.
