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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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    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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    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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    Devon Kershaw (CAN)
    At his first Olympic games in 2006, Kershaw showed the nordic community his potential by winning the opening leg of the men’s relay. Following that he took bronze in a WC sprint and silver in the ‘07 Tour de Ski sprint.
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    Madeleine Williams (CAN)
    A year ago at the 2009 World Cup in Whistler, Madeleine Williams had her best World Cup finish on the Olympic race course in the 15K pursuit. In a race that saw seven of her Canadian teammates place in the top 30, Williams took 22nd place. Now the 26-year-old athlete from Edmonton will try to repli...
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    Kikkan Randall (USA)
    Kikkan Randall began ski racing in high school as a way to stay in shape for running during the off-season and quickly became one of the top U.S. Junior racers, following in the footsteps of her aunt and 1980 U.S. Olympian, Betsy Haines. As part of the U.S. Ski Team, Kikkan has been a nine-time US ...
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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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    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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    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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    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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2018 Applicant Cities submit Application Files to IOC
Mar 18, 2010
 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that all three cities applying to become candidates to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in 2018 have submitted their responses to the IOC Candidature Acceptance Procedure questionnaire.
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Inside the NBC Broadcast Booth
Mar 2, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - Before the NBC video feed of the cross country skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Games reaches a single American household, it must first flow through a cramped, spare, six by eig... 16 Comments
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Kershaw, Grey Cap Off Strong Games for Canadian Men
Feb 28, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - As writers and commentators deconstructed the decision to sit Brian McKeever in the men’s 50 k classic on Sunday, the four Canadians in the race got down to business. Devon...
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Freeman Ends Olympics with DNF, Southam Posts top US Men’s Result
Feb 28, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - The US men's cross-country ski team concluded a disappointing Olympics with two very different performances in the 50km classic.  Kris Freeman did not finish while James Sou... 184 Comments
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Northug Claims Individual Gold, Teichmann Silver
Feb 28, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - 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
The Last Hurrah…Men’s 50km Classic
Feb 28, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - And so it all comes to an end.  Two weeks after the first 2010 Olympics cross-country ski race, the final event is just over an hour away – the men’s 50km classic. 1 Comment
Wood Defends Decision on McKeever
Feb 28, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - As much as anyone might begrudge Team Canada coaches Dave Wood and National Inge Braten’s decision to sit Brian McKeever in Sunday’s 50 k classic, it’s hard to disagree... 2 Comments
Randall Nets Another Strong Finish in 30K
Feb 28, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - Saturday’s race at Whistler Olympic Park was about 20 times as long as Kikkan Randall’s best distance. But no matter: the Alaskan more known for her sprinting put in ano... 2 Comments
Ski Switching and Waxing in the 30km Classic
Feb 28, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - A combination of relatively extreme weather and the ability to switch skis mid-race led to an interesting wax day in the women’s 30km classic.  Wax techs were kept busy du... 3 Comments
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Kowalczyk Gets Her Gold, Bjoergen Ends Record Olympics With Silver
Feb 27, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - 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
Final Tech’s Point of View
Feb 27, 2010
 - In summary, it remains to be said that the organizers have provided us with a really decent games. They were well organized with motivated and friendly volunteers who always ...
Heavy Snow and Ski Switching Add to 30km Fun
Feb 27, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - Heavy falling snow and the ability to swap skis during the race await the field in the final women’s cross-country ski race of the 2010 Olympic Games.  Marit Bjoergen (NOR) 3 Comments
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Hard Luck No More: FasterSkier Interviews Simi Hamilton
Feb 27, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - There are very few athletes in the U.S. brimming with potential like Simi Hamilton. With a national championship in the skate sprint, a win in the qualifying round of the sam... 2 Comments
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The Best and Worst (Suits) of the Olympics
Feb 26, 2010
 - Every Olympics new product is revealed on this largest of international stages, among them are the uniforms worn by the athletes.  In our sport the race suits have very prac... 15 Comments
Olympic Biathlon Concludes with Men’s Relay
Feb 26, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - Olympic biathlon racing comes to a close today with the final event of the 2010 Olympic Games, the men's 4x7.5km relay.  Austria, Russia and France are among the favorites.
More from the Tech’s Point of View
Feb 26, 2010
 - Today was the last competition in the Nordic combined. The American team had very high ambitions to win the team competition yesterday conducted. In their eyes winning the si...
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Tough Relay Day Has Silver Linings For USA
Feb 26, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - The US relay teams did not distinguish themselves in the overall standings, but that was not unexpected.  The men’s team featured four athletes who are usually considered ... 4 Comments
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Europeans Cry Foul Over NoCo Jumping
Feb 26, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - As Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane strode triumphantly to the podium for the flower ceremony after today’s nordic combined competition, a parade of sullen-looking European... 2 Comments
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Led By Demong, A Dream Day for U.S. Nordic Combined
Feb 25, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - The US Nordic Combined team will paying overweight on their flight back to Park City.  A historic day doubled their Vancouver medal haul, giving them nearly nine pounds of h... 11 Comments
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Bjoergen Leads Norway to Relay Gold
Feb 25, 2010 - By Topher Sabot and Nathaniel Herz
 - 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...