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    George Grey (CAN)
    In his 10th year with the team, Grey has never skied in an Olympic year with such a strong men’s team. He is excited for the depth of the team and the prospects for team events. His focus being on the relays in the Olympics, he states “I want nothing more than to race a super 10km at the Olympi...
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    Brittany Webster (CAN)
    At 22, Brittany Webster is the youngest member of the Canadian team, but brings a wealth of recent international junior racing experience that bodes well for first Olympics in Vancouver. The Toronoto-native netted three top-30 results at the 2009 U23 World Championships in Praz de Lys, including a ...
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    Morgan Arritola (USA)
    Morgan Arritola was born in Bend, OR in 1986 and began skiing at 16 for the Sun Valley Sports Education Foundation. Despite her late start, Arritola clinched four JO titles and has been a member of the World Juniors team and U23s for the last 4 years. Arritola credits her coach Rick Kapala from SVS...
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    Stefan Kuhn (CAN)
    In his first Olympics, Stefan Kuhn looks to build upon his already successful career, highlighted by his outstanding sprint results. At the Olympic Trials in December, Kuhn impressed with a first place finish in the classic sprint in Canmore, which should come as no surprise given his strong World ...
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    Drew Goldsack (CAN)
    Four years ago in Torino, Drew Goldsack impressed with a 31st place finish in the freestyle sprint at the Games. 2007 brought a sixth place finish in the team sprint at the World Championships in Sapporo with Olympic teammate Devon Kershaw. In front of the home crowd in Canmore in 2008, Goldsack sk...
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    Garrott Kuzzy (USA)
    Garrott Kuzzy first began ski racing in eighth grade in his hometown of Hayward, Wisconsin. Kuzzy competed in his first World Cup in 2008 in Canmore, clinching ninth in the freestyle sprint.  He will be part of the 2010 Olympic team in Vancouver.
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    James Southam (USA)
    James Southam was born in 1978 in Anchorage, AK and began skiing as a freshman in high school after he was cut from the basketball team. The highlight of Southam’s junior ski career was when his team won the relay at Junior Nationals. Southam attended both the University of Nevada and Western Sta...
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    Sara Renner (CAN)
    In her first full season back after having a daughter in February of 2007, Renner is looking to come back in full form, with “consistent top 10 results in distance racing” and “a return of my sprinting form”. As Dave Wood points out, Renner has always been an all-around skier, excelling in ...
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    Simi Hamilton (USA)
    Simeon "Simi" Hamilton is a 9-time Junior Champion and 3-time All-American whose sprint speed this season led him to win 4 sprint qualifiers in North America and one at the 2010 U23 Championships in Germany.
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    Holly Brooks (USA)
    Holly started this season out with a bang, winning three SuperTour races and taking second in three more.  With these races Holly put herself in position to be named to the 2010 Olympic Team.  Most recently, in the Canmore World Cups she took 21st in the sprint qualification and 24th in the 1...
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Bucking Conventions, U.S. Biathletes Prove That College Isn’t a Barrier to Long-Term Success
May 21, 2012 - By
 - Once the country’s best juniors, a handful of biathletes – including Lowell Bailey, ranked 14th in the 2012 World Cup standings – detoured through college programs before representing the U.S. at World Championships and the Olympics. 3 Comments
Despite the rings, the person inside was unsure where the Olympics took place.
The Ghosts of 1984: In Search of Sarajevo’s Olympic Past
May 10, 2012 - By Win Goodbody
 - During his travels in Eastern Europe, Win Goodbody set out to find the 1984 Olympic cross-country ski venue. What seemed liked a simple task became a three day project that p... 14 Comments
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“There’s Less Than 700 Days to Go, So We’re Not Missing Any Opportunity”
May 9, 2012 - By
 - As the 2014 Sochi Olympics draw near, the U.S. Biathlon Association is focusing all of its resources on the national team. President Max Cobb discussed subtle changes in stra... 1 Comment
Brazil's Jaque Mourao shooting at IBU World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany in March.
Interview: After Four Olympic Appearances in Two Sports, Brazil’s Mourão Hopes For One More – In Biathlon
Apr 18, 2012 - By
 - Jaque Mourão may be a 36-year-old Brazilian mom, but the Quebec-based endurance queen has already made history in mountain biking and cross-country skiing. With help from Sw...
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Canada’s Youth Olympians Hang Out With a Hero: Beckie Scott on her Chef de Mission Role
Feb 10, 2012 - By
 - Olympic gold medalist Beckie Scott was the Chef de Mission for team Canada in Innsbruck. In an interview, she talked about the Youth Olympic Games and their role in athlete d...
Canadian Coach Max Thompson congratulates Team Germany's Coach following the Team Jumping event in Seefeld
YOG: Capping an Outstanding Day for North America, Canadians Fly to Bronze in Team Jumping
Jan 22, 2012 - By
 - Team Canada surprises the traditional jumping powerhouses to take a historic Bronze in the YOG Team Ski Jumping event in Seefeld.
Heather Mooney cheers on teammate Paddy Caldwell as he leads Russian Alexander Selyaninov--Classic event Gold medalist-- into the stadium on the final lap
YOG: US Mixed Relay Team Powers Its Way onto the Podium and into the History Books
Jan 21, 2012 - By
 - Sean Doherty, Heather Mooney, Anna Kubek and Paddy Caldwell finish a historic third in Youth Olympic Games XC/Biathlon Mixed Relay. Germany takes Gold, Russia outsprints US f... 2 Comments
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FS Video Exclusive: USA Takes Bronze in Inaugural YOG Mixed Relay
Jan 21, 2012 - By
 - History was made in Seefeld Arena as Team USA-- consisting of  Biathletes Anna Kubek and Sean Doherty and Cross-Country skiers Heather Mooney and Patrick Caldwell-- crossed... 1 Comment
Desperate to leave their mark on the Youth Olympic Games, the Norwegians gave it everything tonight in the Freestyle Sprints
YOG Freestyle Sprints: Scandinavians Back on Top, Caldwell Wins ‘Biggest Loser’ Competition to take 5th
Jan 19, 2012 - By
 - Norwegians finally leave their mark, taking both top spots in the YOG Freestyle Sprints in Seefeld. Paddy Caldwell skis a brilliant race, bringing home an unexpected 5th plac...
Frenzied fans line the finishing straight for Tuesday's YOG Classic Event
YOG Day Five: Russia Doubles Down in Classic Distance Races, Mooney Posts Top North American Finish with 13th
Jan 19, 2012 - By
 - While Standard and Poors may have recently downgraded Austria’s credit-worthiness to ‘AA’, no one is questioning Tyrol’s ability to put on world class ski races. Russ... 3 Comments
Chloe Chevalier of France leads Anna Kubek down the first descent
YOG Women’s Biathlon Pursuit: Perfect Conditions, Tricky Racing—Kubek Leads North Americans in 10th
Jan 16, 2012 - By
 - Russian Uliana Kaysheva avoids shooting complications to win Gold in the Women's 7.5km Biathlon Pursuit in Seefeld. American Anna Kubek of Duluth led the North Americans with...
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YOG: Men’s Biathlon 10km Pursuit—Homberg delivers Gold for Germany, Bittersweet 7th for Canada’s Stuart Harden
Jan 16, 2012 - By
 - Moments after Stuart Harden crossed the finish line in first place, it appeared to be a dream come true for the young Canadian biathlete. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Th...
The Seefeld Biathlon Stadium: Garnished with blue skies and white Alps
YOG Day Three Recap: Double Duty for the Double Hitters in Seefeld
Jan 15, 2012 - By
 - With a Nordic Combined Individual Gunderson event in the morning followed by the Biathlon Sprint event in the afternoon, Day Three at the Winter Youth Olympic Games was packe...
Youth Olympians prepare for takeoff atop the HS 75 meter hill in Seefeld
YOG Day One: Jumpers Soar in Seefeld
Jan 14, 2012 - By
 - Japan's Sara Takanashi and Slovenia's Anze Lanisek earn the first Gold Medals of the 2012 Youth Winter Olympic Games during the Individual Ski Jumping competitions in Seefeld...
Innsbruck's downtown boulevard "Maria Theresien Strasse" is alive with Youth Olympic spirit.
Inaugural Youth Winter Olympic Games Underway: Herzlich Willkommen in Innsbruck!
Jan 13, 2012 - By
 - With athletes from 70 countries watching, the first-ever Youth Olympic Games kicked off with opening ceremonies in Innsbruck, Austria.
Nearly a Decade Later, Hoffmann’s Ban Prompts Thoughts
Dec 8, 2011 - By
 - On Monday, Austria's national anti-doping agency found Christian Hoffmann guilty of doping charges and handed the world champion a six-year ban from cross-country skiing. Som... 7 Comments
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Interview: Bjørndalen Says “Nordic Skiing Is Terribly Boring, It Can’t Even Compare With Biathlon”
Nov 15, 2011 - By Kamil Wolnicki
 - The king of biathlon is "hungry for wins." Here, he trash-talks Emil Hegle Svendsen, laughs at the idea of retiring in your 30s, and admits that he should hire someone to do ...
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“Not Successful” in Oslo, Bauer Refocuses on Tour de Ski, Overall World Cup for 2012
Nov 8, 2011 - By
 - In an exclusive interview, the Czech - who loves emoticons! - talked about training with the Germans, working on his sprint speed, and trying not to think about how long Andr...
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CAS Overturns IOC’s Rule Against Dopers, Opens Door to Sochi for Yaroshenko, Matveeva, and Others
Oct 10, 2011 - By
 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Olympic Committee could not bar athletes who had completed their doping bans from competing at subsequent Olym...
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After a Year of Health Struggles, Nilsson Forced into Early Retirement
Oct 3, 2011 - By
 - Swedish biathlete Mattias Nilsson, a two-time Olympian, was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve last week and had no choice but to leave competitive sports at age 29.
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