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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. Last season Devon did not give up steam; After a 3rd and 5th in the 15km and prologue landed him an overall 21st place in the Tour de Ski, a 5th place at a...
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 distance and sprint events alike. But some of her strongest performances have been in the sprint events, such as Canada’s first WCh medal...
Hometown: Aspen, CO Birthplace: Aspen, CO Birthdate: 05/14/1987 Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Club: Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation School: Middlebury College Equipment: Fischer, Swix, Rudy Project Top Results: 2 time U.S. Champion; 9 time Junior National Champion; 3 time NCAA All-American A talent at the junior and collegiate level, this year 22 year old Simeon “Simi” Hamilton caught the eye of national team coaches with his impressive sprint speed. This season he won four sprint...
Holly Brooks is no ordinary story. She grew up in Seattle, a city not associated with Nordic skiing. Her own high school had few sports, so she played soccer and ran track for a larger school that was nearby. When she first started skiing, it was with her family, who would drive to find snow on the weekends. Holly skied for Whitman College, but didn’t get much racing experience and never raced at NCAA’s. After college Holly coached...
Colin Rogers began skiing in the Bill Koch Youth Ski League in Northwestern Vermont, and the highlight of his young ski career was getting a lollipop every time he crossed the finish line. He continued his training at Middlebury College from 2000-2004, graduating with a degree in Environmental Geology. “I knew I wanted to go to college,” Rogers says, “so it was not a hard decision to make.” In 2004 Rogers placed 5th in the...
Full Interview Birthdate: 6.27.1984 Hometown: Winthrop, WA and Hayward, WI Current Residence: Hayward, WI Ski Club: CXC Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 160 Sponsors: CXC: Salomon, Toko, One Way, Rudy Project, In The Arena When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? My twin brother and I started out sharing one pair of skis and poles. For the most part we would wrestle around in the back yard...
Michael Sinnott began skiing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho. As a junior, Sinnott won two Junior National Championships in McCall, Idaho, and Jackson, New Hampshire, respectively. From 2004-2007 Sinnott raced for Dartmouth College, balancing his training with a major in Psychology and a minor in Neuroscience. According to Sinnott, attending college “was a simple decision. Skiing is not a sustainable way of life…So I made sure to keep myself in play for both...
Lindsey Dehlin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1984 and began racing when she was seven. Dehlin made the 2002 Olympic Team while she was in high school and the 2006 Olympic Team while in college. In 2008 Dehlin clinched her first national title in the team sprint in January and aims to compete at the World Championships in Librec, CZE this coming February. Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN Birthplace: St. Paul, MN Birthdate: July 2,...
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Birthdate: May 25, 1981 Hometown: Putney, VT Current Residence: Bend, OR Ski Club: XC Oregon Height: 6′ Weight: 173 Best Results: 2x SuperTour Victories, 4x7th US Nationals, 2x NCAA All-American Sponsors: Fischer-Craft, XC Oregon, Therapeutic Associates, Alpina Full Inteview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? I started racing as a Lollipopper in the Bill Koch Ski League, back around 5 years old. My first big...
