March 01, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – U.S. Ski Team athletes, coaches, staff and trustees gathered on Monday evening for a social reception at the US Ambassador’s residence located in a lovely, historic building in Oslo. US Ambassador Mr. Barry White and Mrs. White welcomed guests for a chance to mingle and chat about the on-going 2011 FIS World Nordic Skiing Championships underway in Oslo. Here’s is a small selection of photos from the evening – read more HERE.




![(l-r) Steph Caverhill (massage therapist), Kikkan Randall, Sadie Bjornsen, Jessie Diggins, Holly Brooks, Liz Stephen, Nancy Rahn (USSA staff). [P] Peter Graves](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/US-Ski-Team.2-200x139.jpg)
![US Skiers Andy Newell, Kikkan Randall and jumper Jessica Jerome with the US Ambassador. [P] Peter Graves](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Newell.White_.Randall.Jerome.2-200x150.jpg)
![(l-r) USA Ski Jumping Coach Clint Jones and ski jumper Peter Frenette from Saranac Lake, NY chat with USSA/USST VP of Communications Tom Kelly. [P] Peter Graves](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Jones.Frenette.Kelly_.2-200x150.jpg)
![Betsy Haines (Kikkan Randall's aunt), a member of the 1980 US Olympic Team in Lake Placid, and Randall's mother Deb, both from Anchorage. [P] Peter Graves](http://skitrax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Betsy-Haines.mother-Deb.2-200x150.jpg)