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Havlick Wins 2017 Australian Hoppet; Rose Repeats in Second

Gabby NaranjaSeptember 1, 2017

When Australian Phillip Bellingham lunged for the finish line in the men’s 2017 Kangaroo Hoppet a week ago on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Falls Creek, Victoria, it wasn’t his fellow Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) Gold Team in 2016, Havlick enrolled at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, to obtain a master’s degree in exercise physiology (he received an undergraduate degree in exercise physiology from the University of Utah...

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Gibbs Returns to Coaching, This Time with Team Australia

Chelsea LittleFebruary 5, 2015

With a young daughter, Randy Gibbs decided to leave the World Cup circuit and his ski tech position with the U.S. Ski Team for more family time. But when the Australians offered him coaching work on a few trips a year, he was thrilled to say yes. He just returned from World University Games in Slovakia, where Australia notched best-ever results.

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Australian Olympian Callum Watson Recovering after Ski Punctures Lung in Sprint Crash

Chelsea LittleAugust 28, 20141

When Callum Watson crashed in the sprint at Australian National Championships, it seemed like any other crash. But the consequences were devastating: the other racer's ski punctured and collapsed his lung. Watson is looking towards the future as he recovers, but is set back by the cost of the ambulance helicopter flight that saved him. This article includes a link to his fundraising page.