Kikkan Randall Undergoes Procedure to Remove Blood Clot

FasterSkierApril 3, 2008

Anchorage, Alaska – Kikkan Randall, the top woman on the US Cross-Country Ski Team, underwent a procedure to remove a debilitating blood clot from her leg. Randall became the first American woman to win a Cross-Country Skiing World Cup event in December.

Randall provides a detailed account of the procedure and the process leading up to the decision to undergo the treatment on her blog.

http://blogs.fasterskier.com/kikkanrandall

The Anchorage Daily News ran on article on Kikkan and the blood clot on April 2nd. The story can be found here:

http://www.adn.com/outdoors/skiing/story/363023.html

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