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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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    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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    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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    Alex Harvey (CAN)
    Harvey, age 21, has only 2 years on the Senior National Team, but an already impressive resume of results. A three time Canadian Junior champion, he won a silver and two bronze at World Junior events.
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    Perianne Jones (CAN)
    A five year member of the Senior National Team, Jones has progressively improved on the WC circuit leading up to this season, placing in the top-30 several times last year. Jones qualified for this year’s Olympic Team with a 6th place finish in the team sprint (along with Sara Renner) at the Libe...
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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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    Andy Newell (USA)
    Andrew Newell was born in Shaftsbury, VT in 1983 and began ski racing when he was five in the Prospect Mountain Bill Koch Program. During his developmental years he attended Stratton Mountain School in VT under the coaching of Sverre Caldwell and Amy Caldwell and was named to the US Ski Team in 200...
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    Dasha Gaiazova (CAN)
    Dasha Gaiazova, an alternate for the 2006 Games in Torino, looks poised for promising results at her first Olympic Winter Games.  She arrives in Vancouver on the heels of two impressive 12th place results in the recent World Cups in Estonia and Canmore.
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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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    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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Results
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Northug Claims Individual Gold, Teichmann Silver
Feb 28, 2010 - By
 - Petter Northug used his trademark sprint to overtake Axel Teichmann in the homestretch to win his first individual gold medal of the 2010 Olympics. 2 Comments
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Kowalczyk Gets Her Gold, Bjoergen Ends Record Olympics With Silver
Feb 27, 2010 - By
 - Pouring rain, heavy snow, back to pouring rain, classic Whistler weather, and no one was more happy than Justyna Kowalczyk.  She plowed her way through the muck to earn the ... 5 Comments
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Bjoergen Leads Norway to Relay Gold
Feb 25, 2010 - By
 - Lightning. Bears. Concrete walls. Those are a few things that might be able to stop Norway’s Marit Bjoergen right now. Mere mortals from Italy, Finland, and Germany? Fat c...
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Norwegian Men Finally Golden as Northug Closes
Feb 22, 2010 - By
 - He had to wait, but Petter Northug finally got to show off his dominating sprint finish against his perennial whipping boy Axel Teichmann.  Northug and teammate Oystein Pett... 3 Comments
Neuner Comes Back for Second Gold, Third Medal of Games
Feb 21, 2010 - By
 - Magdalena Neuner (GER) claimed her second gold of the Olympics, overcoming two penalties to stage a come-from-behind win over Olga Zaitseva (RUS) and teammate Simone Hauswald.
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Ustyugov Breaks out For Russia in Biathlon Mass Start
Feb 21, 2010 - By
 - Evgeny Usyugov (RUS) won the first biathlon Olympic men’s gold for Russia in 16 years, skiing away from bronze medalist Paval Hurajt (SVK) in the final lap.  Martin Fourca... 6 Comments
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Bjoergen Doubles Down on Gold; Haag Breaks Through
Feb 19, 2010 - By
 - Two days after winning the 100th gold medal in Norway’s Winter Olympic history, Marit Bjoergen wasn’t ready to stop.  She added to that tally Friday, skiing t... 2 Comments
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Berger Captures 100th Norwegian Olympic Winter Gold in Women’s Biathlon
Feb 18, 2010 - By
 - As the second starter in the women's individual 15km, Tora Berger (NOR) had a long wait to see if her 1st place time would hold up, and when her last competitor crossed the l...
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Russians Win Gold and Silver in Men’s Sprint
Feb 17, 2010 - By
 - Russia took the top two spots in the men's classic sprint, overcoming a tough Norwegian triumvirate in the final.  Nikita Kriukov won gold, inches ahead of teammate Alexande... 2 Comments
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Bjoergen Leads Women’s Sprint Qualifier, Randall Through in 10th
Feb 17, 2010 - By
 - Marit Bjoergen (NOR) and Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) skied away form the competition in the women's classic sprint qualifier.  Kikkan Randall (USA) qualified in an excellent 1...
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Ferry Navigates Tough Biathlon Field, Claims Gold
Feb 16, 2010 - By
 - After several athletes in the men’s 12.5k biathlon pursuit started early, Swedish coaches were seen yelling at event officials, trying to get them to stop the race.  You c...
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Kalla Wins First Olympic Gold
Feb 15, 2010 - By
 - Charlotte Kalla (SWE) skied to a 6.6 second victory in the women's 10km freestyle under cloudy skies at Whistler Olympic Park on Monday morning. Kristina Smigaun-Vaehi (EST) ... 5 Comments
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