 Kateřina Neumannová presented a huge leap in form since last Olympics, finishing only 13 seconds behind podium in 5 km classical and moving up to sixth place in the pursuit.She recorded the second best time on her third leg of women’s relay (losing only to Russia’s Nina Gavrilyuk) and had the leading role in the ninth-place finish of the Czech relay team as other women had 11th to 13th times in their respective legs.Men participated with almost the same squad like in Albertville, but their performances were far worse than in French Alps.