December 17, 2013 – In this edition of Talkin’ With The Gravy Train, host Peter Graves talks with Chad Salmela who joins him from Duluth, Minnesota. Salmela has become a regular fixture on NBC Sports covering cross-country skiing, biathlon, and Nordic combined since the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.

He was a member of the US Biathlon Team and also helped manage the sport during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Salmela is also beginning his eighth year as the Head Coach XC Ski at the College of Saint Scholastica, a private college in Duluth, where he has built a growingly competitive program.

In this interview Salmela discusses the ins and outs of network television coverage of Nordic skiing, what it’s like doing a “live call”, how he prepares for the Olympic Games, some of the favourites to watch during the upcoming 2014 Sochi Games and much more in an interesting conversation.