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Follow the Blue Painted Line? Alpiners Train in Sochi

<p>Alpiners use a clear path down the mountain during training sessions Thursday.</p>
Image: Austria's Mayer skis during the downhill run of the men's alpine skiing super combined training session at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
Austria's Matthias Mayer skis during the downhill run of the Men's Alpine Skiing Super Combined training session at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 13.LEONHARD FOEGER / Reuters

Austria's Matthias Mayer skis during the downhill run of the Men's Alpine Skiing Super Combined training session at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Thursday.