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Olympic Cross Country Event Schedule

Listed below is the main schedule of races for viewing - please remember your time zone!

February 15, 2010Medal Event Scheduled 10:00 - Ladies' 10 km Free Medal Event Scheduled 12:30 - Men's 15 km Free

February 17, 2010Scheduled 10:15 - Ladies' Individual Sprint Classic Qualification Scheduled 10:40 - Men's Individual Sprint Classic Qualification Scheduled 12:30 - Ladies' Individual Sprint Classic Quarterfinals Scheduled...

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BNDS Youth Skiers prove their worth at Austrian National Youth Championships

FIVE GO MAD IN TYROL

Five members of our youth squad (Ruaridh Newman, Michael May, Katy Homyer, Rory Swann and Calum Irvine) raced at the Austrian Championships at Absam near Innsbruck. Their goal was to prove they could compete at the highest level. In particular, they were out to get within 25% (at least!) of the lead skiers born 1993 or 1994. The courses were a mix of easy open public trails together with very steep...

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Snowsportscotland CEO Support

2010 OLYMPICS GAMES OLYMPIC SELECTION - Snowsportscotland website article

With the Winter Olympic Games taking place in Vancouver from 12 - 28 February 2010 the BOA have announced the GB Team. Scotland are represented by 6 athletes: In Alpine, Andy Noble (25, Edinburgh); In Snowboard Lesley McKenna (35, Aviemore), Ben Kilner (21, Banchory) and Adam McLeish (30, Quebec); and in cross-country skiing Andrew Musgrave (19, Insch)...

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Young ready to take on the worlds best

GOING FOR GLORY: Huntly cross-country ski racer Andrew Young aims to be at his best at the Winter Olympics and is determined to leave Vancouver with no regrets as he bids to be competitive in the cross-country ski-ing at this month’s Winter Olympics.

Young has promised not to get star-struck in Vancouver as he prepares to rub shoulders with the likes of Norway’s four-times world champion Petter Northug and two-times...

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Brits Bengt on using swedes for waxing

The GB Team secret ingredient for waxing is a Swede.  Thats not the swede found in the fields of England or the "neeps" eaten in Scotland on Burns Night - it is in fact our  Swedish waxing specialist  "Bengt". 

He is causing quite a stir in Canada and lots of Swedes are taking his picture wearing his GB Team kit.  In fact there are almost as many as those claiming connections to the UK!  Its all good PR for the...

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