Kramer, who already won the 5,000 during the opening weekend of the Olympics, says the shorter distance would "likely" be too much of a distraction during his preparation for the longer race on Feb. 18. Events like figure skating have been packed, but others like biathlon have been half-empty. Spokesman Mark Adams says the IOC sent a letter to the Norwegian Olympic Committee after its women's cross-country skiers wore black armbands on Saturday in honor of a teammate's brother, who died on the eve of the Sochi Games. Most of the contenders in the normal hill ski jumping competition took the day off Monday, skipping training session because the weather was too hot. Temperatures of up to 15 Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) and sunny skies softened the snow in the landing area at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center, forcing organizers to cancel the first jump and postpone the second of three jumps.