Cross-Country Skiing Preview: Sprint Freestyle

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Jess Yeaton, Casey Wright, Phil Bellingham, Seve de Campo, Lars Young Vik and Hugo Hinckfuss will be out at the Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre to compete in the men's and women's sprint freestyle qualifying.

"I'm really excited. Feeling good and ready to race," Jess said.

"With the conditions the mental side comes into it a lot. I think the course is really hard."

But after a tough opening to her competition, it's undeniable the Australian cross-country athletes are a close team and that is felt out on the course, especially in tough conditions.

"There's a lot of love out there. I think that's more of a strength for me." Jess said.

"So I'm more excited about it than maybe some other people are. But I do think it's still going to be really tough just getting mentally prepared."

All six of Australia's cross-country athletes at Beijing 2022 are set to compete in the sprint freestyle.

For Lars and Hugo it will be their first event at their debut Olympic Games.

This will be Casey's first event of the Games, while Jess, Phil and Seve will all be looking for stronger performances after their first showing in the skiathlon.

The men's and women's sprint event includes qualifying, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.

Individual time trials begin qualifying, with a 15 second interval start for each skier. The fastest 30 athletes advance to the quarter-finals.

Jess and Casey start the Aussies off from 7pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7plus.