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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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    Ivan Babikov (CAN)
    A native of Russia, Babikov only recently received his Canadian citizenship, though he has been racing in the U.S. and Canada for a number of years. Excelling in distance races, Babikov won every North American distance race that he entered in the 2007-08 season, with the exception of one 2nd place...
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    Brian McKeever (CAN)
    Brian McKeever will make history at the 2010 Olympic Games by becoming the first winter sport athlete to compete at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. McKeever suffers from Stargardt’s disease, a degenerative vision condition that leaves the 30-year-old Canadian with only the use of his perip...
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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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    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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    Liz Stephen (USA)
    Originally an alpine skier at Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont, Liz Stephen switched to Nordic in 10th grade. In her six years as a Nordic skier, Stephen has quickly ascended the ranks of Nordic competition under the coaching of Matt Whitcomb and the support of her teammates at Burke as well as on...
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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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    Caitlin Compton (USA)
    Caitlin Compton began her ski career as an alpine skier and switched full time to Nordic her junior year of high school. After winning a race at JOs in 1999 and being named to the Junior World Team in 2000, Compton pursued her studies at Northern Michigan University.
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    Torin Koos (USA)
    Torin Koos was born in Leavenworth, Washington in 1980 and began skiing with his local Leavenworth Winter Sports Club. Encouraged by his parents and first coach T.J. Owen, Koos knew in second grade that he wanted to be an Olympic athlete. It wasn’t until his early years at the University of Utah,...
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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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How Andrus Veerpalu’s Doping Case Turned into a Mudfight
Sep 26, 2011 - By
 - The Estonian star's case has been full of misunderstandings, and neither side has conducted themselves completely gracefully. 3 Comments
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Starting from Nothing: Estonian Skiing, Past, Present, and Future
Aug 11, 2011 - By
 - Estonian skiers have collected a total of 17 medals at Olympics and World Championships over the past 12 years. But now the country faces a crossroads - and a crisis. 2 Comments
Zidek on the homestretch in the 15km individual competition at the 2010 Olympic Games.
Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Carin Zidek Retires
Jul 22, 2011 - By
 - The Swede switched from skiing to biathlon at age 29, and won Olympic gold just four years later. In December, she became the oldest athlete to ever win a World Cup at age 37.
Burke is Back!
Jul 20, 2011 - By
 - Biathlete Tim Burke talked to FasterSkier about recovering from compartment syndrome surgery, sci-fi training tools, and the choice of Pyeong Chang for the 2018 Olympics.
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Canadian Anti-Doping Efforts Move Forward with Blood Passport Program
Jul 14, 2011 - By
 - Biathletes and skiers weighted in on the new program, which will track an athlete's own biological markers and allow investigators to detect doping even without a positive te...
World Champion, Olympic Hero, “Nice Guy” and Doper: Mika Myllyla Is Dead at 41
Jul 5, 2011 - By
 - The Finnish national hero was caught doping along with the rest of his national team at 2001 World Championships in Lahti and never recovered.
NBC Retains Olympics Through 2020
Jun 8, 2011
 - Longtime U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) partner NBCUniversal has retained the U.S. broadcast rights for the Olympic Games through 2020. The decision was announced ... 1 Comment
Zaitseva Returns to the Fold
May 28, 2011 - By
 - More than two months after her bombshell announcement that she was leaving the sport, Olympic gold medalist Olga Zaitseva has rejoined the Russian biathlon team.
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Longa, Zorzi Join Follis on the Sidelines of Italian Skiing
May 24, 2011 - By
 - Marianna Longa's retirement is another major blow to the Italian women's squad, while Cristian Zorzi's career had been winding down and will not affect the depth of the men's...
Interview: USBA Women’s Coach Jonne Kahkonen on Momentum, Mind Games, and Makarainen
May 19, 2011 - By
 - The Finnish coach of a newly resurgent U.S. women's squad also compared Haley Johnson to Michael Jordan, and revealed that he eats breakfast with his athletes.
Why Northug Was the King of the Worlds
May 17, 2011
 - “Hellner had a couple of beers and we all know how that went,” Northug said to the audience at a presentation in Oslo last week. Northug is already focusing on Sotchi 201...
Trond Nystad: I’m Honored to Take This Position
May 16, 2011
 - “It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to work with this caliber of athletes and coaches,” Trond Nystad said to Norwegian news agency NTB after accepting the offer t...
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An Unlikely Pairing: Pichler Heads to Russia In Search of a New Challenge
May 13, 2011 - By
 - Wolfgang Pichler, who has been an outspoken critic of the Russian sports system in the past, abruptly left his Swedish women's team to coach their Russian competitors.
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USST and USBA Mull Collaboration For Race Support at Sochi Olympics
May 11, 2011 - By
 - The U.S. Ski Team and its biathlon counterpart are in talks to form a partnership at the Sochi Olympics, with an eye towards providing all the athletes with the fastest skis ... 3 Comments
Changing of the Guard in French Skiing
Apr 16, 2011 - By
 - With stars Vincent Vittoz and Emmanuel Jonnier retiring and head coach Roberto Gal calling it quits, Maurice Magnificat and Jean-Marc Gaillard are left to lead the French. 2 Comments
Mid-Relay Firing Leads To Major Shakeup in Russian Biathlon Team
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