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It's not easy being queen
But if anyone is up to the job, it's cross-country skiing star Beckie Scott, who is poised to lead the Canadian team to what it hopes will be its best Olympics ever in Salt Lake City.
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Cross country skiing has produced some of the biggest winners in Winter Olympic history, such as Norway's Bjorn Daehlie, a winner of eight Olympic gold medals. Cross country is also a big reason why Norway is usually among the top countries in the medal standings. |
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North Americans often think cross country skiing has little to offer in the way of variety as a spectator sport -- just how many different ways can athletes cover lengthy, relatively flat expanses of snow, anyway? Well, a lot, as it turns out. Find out about the pursuit, the sprint, how classical differs from freestyle, the importance of the proper wax and the relay.
Find out more about the nuances of cross country skiing >>> |
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Functional Underwear: The underclothing that draws perspiration away from athletes' skin and helps them stay warm and dry during a race.
Find out more about the language of Cross Country Skiing.
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Men
1.5k Sprint
Norway's Hetland has the raw speed
15k Classical
Norway, Norway, Norway
30k Freestyle
A Swede, a Norwegian and a German-turned Spaniard
50k Classical
Norway's Erling Jevne hopes to close career with gold
Pursuit
Another showdown between Sweden's Elofsson and Norway's Alsgaard
4x10k Relay
Norway poised for yet more cross country gold
Women
1.5k Sprint
Canada's Beckie Scott tries to make history against Arctic Rocket
10k Classical
Norway's best is so good she's Skari
15k Freestyle
Belmondo goes for yet another medal against a Russian upstart
30k Classical
A classy field in a race to close to call
Pursuit
A Russian legend and her heir apparent against a champion Czech
4x5k Relay
More gold in the offing for the Russian dynasty
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COUNTRY |
G |
S |
B |
| 1 |
GER |
12 |
16 |
7 |
| 2 |
NOR |
11 |
7 |
6 |
| 3 |
USA |
10 |
13 |
11 |
| 4 |
RUS |
6 |
6 |
4 |
| 5 |
CAN |
6 |
3 |
8 |
| 6 |
FRA |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| 7 |
ITA |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| 8 |
FIN |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| 9 |
NED |
3 |
5 |
0 |
| 10 |
SUI |
3 |
2 |
6 |
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>> Children speak to athletes
>> Olympian Q&A
Commentator:
Scott Russell
Analyst:
Jack Sasseville
Donald Farley 
Amanda Fortier
Jaime Fortier
Sara Renner
Beckie Scott
Milaine Theriault
Thomas Alsgaard, Norway
Pietro Piller Cottrer, Italy
Per Elofsson, Sweden
Johann Muehlegg, Spain
Rene Sommerfeldt, Germany
Stefania Belmondo, Italy
Olga Danilova, Russia
Larissa Lazutina, Russia
Bente Martinsen Skari, Norway
Julia Tchepelova, Russia
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