Chandra Crawford
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Gold | 2006 Turin | 1.1-km sprint |
Chandra Crawford (born November 19, 1983 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. Before that, she was a biathlete for five years before becoming a cross-country skier at age 16.
On February 22, 2006, she was the surprise Gold medal winner in the women's cross-country 1.1-kilometre sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Crawford finished 45th in the Individual sprint at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
[edit] Season Highlights
- Captured a bronze medal in women's World Cup sprint one week before the Torino Olympics
- Eighth in women's sprint at the World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany
- Gold medallist in sprint at the 2005 Canadian championships
[edit] External links
- Chandra Crawford profile at Cross Country Canada
- FIS Profile
- Chandra Crawford interviewed after winning 2006 Olympic gold medal at YouTube
- Chandra Crawford singing O Canada after winning her Olympic gold medal at YouTube
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