Right choices the whole ball of wax for skiers, boarders

STOCKHOLM - It's the one subject skiers and snowboarders cannot stop obsessing about at the Winter Olympics - how best to wax their equipment to ensure maximum speed and stability.

Get it right in the waxing shed and you can glide your way to Olympic glory. Get it wrong and the snow can turn to molasses.

In cross-country skiing, athletes must ensure they get their "kick wax" right in order to keep pace in the uphill stretches, and former biathlete Jean-Marc Chabloz says there's no room for error.