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Man vs. Wild: Zach Caldwell Takes On the 2010 Olympic Venue

FasterSkierFebruary 14, 2010

Editor’s Note: Portions of this article were removed at the request of the US Ski Team, which believed that sensitive information included in the piece could impact its medal chances. FasterSkier does not generally grant such requests and will not do so in the future, and we would not have done so if we believed the material in the article to be of critical import to the skiing community. While we did not agree that...

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Seven Olympic Nordic Skiing Questions

FasterSkierFebruary 14, 2010

News Olympics

Olympic Tech Support

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

Today is the day of the opening of the Games. Starting tomorrow, the biggest sporting event in the world begins. All athletes, trainers and coaches have worked four years for this event. The closer the day-X moves, the more clearly you can feel the excitement of all the protagonists. Today the weather varied. The morning was sunny and in the afternoon it rained at temperatures of +2 ° C. Tomorrow will be the first competition...

Bios Olympics

Brian McKeever

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

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 peripheral vision. A four-time gold medalist at the 2002 and 2006 Paralympic Games, McKeever, younger brother to Robin McKeever (1998 Canadian Olympic Team), was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease at...

Bios Olympics

Madeleine Williams

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

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 replicate a similar result this season on those same trails at the Olympic Games. Williams opened her 2009-2010 season in...

Bios Olympics

Brent McMurtry

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

Brent McMurtry, 23, notched his best World Cup result just one week before the Olympic Games with a 19th place finish in the classic sprint in Canmore. After placing a distant 66th the previous day in the 15K freestyle race, McMurtry qualified 25th in the classic sprint and skied through the heats well enough to move up to 19th place. “It was a very encouraging day and weekend for me,” McMurtry said on his website...

Bios Olympics

Stefan Kuhn

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

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 Cup sprint results. Kuhn’s top World Cup result – a 15th place finish – came in 2008 in Kuusamo in the classic sprint. In 2010, Kuhn...

Bios Olympics

Gordon Jewett

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

Veteran racer Gordon Jewett races in his first Olympics in Vancouver. Back injuries plagued Jewett for much of his early years of senior level racing, but perseverance paid off and Jewett found himself poised to qualify for his first Olympic Games after racing to his first national title in 2009 in the 50K freestyle race in March. Jewett placed fourth and was the top Canadian at the 15K freestyle race in Sovereign Lake in December...

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Aspen with pictures

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

I’ve been in Aspen for about a week now, and it has been great. We’ve been treated to some sunny days, some fresh snow and have been enjoying some great host housing (thanks Ruthie and Al!). I took a few pictures on Thursday when we previewed the course for today’s Owl Creek Chase, but once the snow started on Friday I put the camera away.

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Aspen with pictures

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

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Aspen

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

I arrived in Aspen on Tuesday and I've been enjoying my stay here, thanks to my teammate Simi's mom, Ruthie, who is letting us stay at their house. My first day here, Evelyn Dong and I skied up to the Bells along an access road that is groomed for ski...

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SMS Nordic 2010-02-13 07:50:00

FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2010

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Bios Olympics

Drew Goldsack

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

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 skied to a 12th place finish in the freestyle sprint, his best result in a World Cup. The 2009 season ended with a...

Bios Olympics

Brittany Webster

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

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 her first Olympics in Vancouver. The Toronoto-native netted three top-30 results at the 2009 U23 World Championships in Praz de Lys, including a 14th place finish in the 15K pursuit, and returned to U23s in 2010 to improve upon her results with a 5th place finish in the 10K...

Bios Olympics

Dasha Gaiazova

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

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. Following her three wins at the Canadian Olympic Trials in December, Gaiazova headed to Europe to test her speed against the best competition and make final preparations for the Olympic Games. “I needed to see...

Bios Olympics

Perianne Jones

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

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 Liberec WChs. Jones has had most of her best finishes in the sprint distance, and although she will keep her main focus on...

Bios Olympics

Ivan Babikov

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

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 finish. In the 2009 Tour de Ski he took gold in the 10km pursuit. Babikov will be racing this weekend in Beitostollen, and continuing...

Bios Olympics

Alex Harvey

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

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. Last season he continued to make a name for himself with a 3rd at the 50km WC in Trondheim, and a 22nd, 28th and relay 5th at the WChs in Liberec. “My goal is pretty simple,” says Harvey of...

Bios Olympics

Chandra Crawford

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

An Olympic gold medal at the skate sprint in Torino was not enough to satisfy Chandra Crawford into complacency. The season following Crawford captured two WC golds and proved to the world that her Olympic medal was no fluke. But in the following summer Crawford experienced multiple injuries and ended up having to undergo surgery for compartment syndrome which ultimately ended last year’s season. In addition, a condition in the peroneal tendons of her ankles...

Bios Olympics

George Grey

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2010

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 Olympics in the 4×10km relay.” He also adds that, although he may be third man right...

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