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	NBCOlympics.com - Athletes - Beckie Scott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Scott considered retirement in 2003, saying that she was feeling drained by life on the road and that her obligations as a result of her Olympic success were mounting.
		Scott also says she would not be as successful as she is without Justin, and that having him as a training partner is especially important because she lives and trains away from the rest of the Canadian team.
		Scott was also a competitive swimmer from age 5 to age 16, focusing on swimming in the summer and skiing in the winter.
	www.nbcolympics.com /athletes/5091212/detail.html (1250 words)

	Beckie Scott: Olympic Cross-Country Ski Champion
		Beckie originally was awarded a bronze medal in the five-kilometre free pursuit — the first cross-country ski medal won by a North American since 1976.
		Beckie has been elected by her peers to the IOC Athletes’ Commission at the Turin Olympic Games, for a term of eight years.
		Raised in Vermillion, Alberta, Beckie began cross-country skiing at the age of five, entered her first race at the age of seven, and by age 12 she was winning medals at Junior National competitions.
	www.speakers.ca /scott_beckie.aspx (270 words)

	CANOE 2002 Games - Team Canada - Beckie Scott
		Scott says her knowledge of the course should give her a mental advantage over the competition.
		Scott began to cross country ski around the same time she began to walk.
		Off the trails, Scott is leading the charge in an anti-doping campaign in her sport after a scandal rocked last year's world championships.
	www.canoe.ca /2002GamesTeamCanadaBiosN2Z/scott.html (529 words)

	professional speakers' bureau - about psb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Beckie Scott was awarded the first Olympic cross-country ski medal ever won by a Canadian when she edged her fellow competitor by a tenth of a second with a gutsy drive on the finishing track to get on the Olympic podium at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
		Leading up to the Games, Beckie was an outspoken critic on the use of performance enhancing drugs being used in her sport, and she experienced some justice when the gold and silver medallists in her event tested positive after the Olympics.
		Beckie continued the fight against drugs, and was finally awarded with the Olympic Gold medal she so richly deserves, given her performance at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
	www.prospeakers.com /speakers/default.asp?load=scott (294 words)

	Beckie Scott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beckie Scott (born August 1, 1974 in Vegreville, Alberta) is a retired Canadian cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu.
		Scott was born in Vegreville, Alberta, but grew up in Vermilion, Alberta.
		Scott was awarded a silver medal before receiving her gold medal in June of 2004, almost 2 and a half years after the olympics ended.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beckie_Scott (592 words)

	Canada's Winter Heroes
		Beckie Scott had run the race on her own cardiovascular system, with her heart doing all the pumping of oxygen into her blood.
		When perky Beckie Scott stood on a makeshift podium yesterday, she was alone, atop the world in her sporting discipline, and definitely not flanked by two cheating rivals, as she had been 26 months earlier on a chilly February evening in Salt Lake City.
		Scott called it a powerful, emotional moment when she finally touched the medal as she tried not to cry during the presentation.
	www.orwelltoday.com /beckiescottski.shtml (1284 words)

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		Beckie’s first activity in support of UNICEF was in the fall of 2001, when she successfully challenged her fellow cross-country ski teammates to donate their prize money from the Continental Cup to UNICEF's Afghanistan Humanitarian Appeal.
		Beckie is now continuing the fight against drugs, and her standing as the Bronze medallist has been upgraded to Silver with an expected decision looming that may see Beckie upgraded to the Gold medal.
		Beckie is now in her ninth year on the national cross-country ski team, and over the past couple of seasons, has proven that she belongs in the ranks of the world’s elite cross-country skiers and sprint racers.
	www.xcskiworld.com /news/Features/Beckie_Africa.htm (1164 words)

	Canadian Olympic Committee
		The 2002 Olympic Winter Games was Scott's finest hour as an amateur athlete as she placed in the top-10 in each of her four Olympic events en route to becoming the first North American woman to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.
		Throughout her career, Scott has also been recognized for her charitable endeavours as she was named a UNICEF Canada special representative for challenging her fellow athletes at a Continental Cup event in 2001 to donate their prize money to an Afghanistan relief project.
		Scott has also received the Spirit of Sport Story of the Year award at the Canadian Sport Awards in 2004, and was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame this spring.
	www.olympic.ca /EN/hopefuls/b_scott.html (1467 words)

	Beckie Scott - Web Catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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	Beckie Scott Retires from Competitive Cross Country Ski Racing - FasterSkier.com XC News
		Scott also received the Spirit of Sport Story of the Year award at the Canadian Sport Awards in 2004, and was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
		In addition, and winning by a substantial number of votes, Scott was one of two international athletes elected by her peers to the IOC Athletes' Commission for an eight-year term during the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
		Scott, who will continue to work with a number of sponsors and sport partners, also recognized on Wednesday the army of supporters that have helped her climb to the top of the cross-country ski world throughout her career.
	www.fasterskier.com /news3326.html (1262 words)

	Beckie Scott: from bronze to silver to gold - Going for Dope: Canada and Drugs in Sport - CBC Archives
		Beckie Scott is Canada's first cross-country skiing Olympic medallist, capturing the bronze in the pursuit event at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games.
		Scott was awarded the silver medal in October 2003.
		On June 28, 2004, Beckie Scott was awarded the gold medal at a ceremony held for her in Vancouver.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-1409-8969/sports/drugs_sport/clip10 (391 words)

	Right To Play:
		Beckie Scott retired in 2006 after nearly two decades of competitive cross-country ski racing as Canada’s most successful cross-country skier and one of the world’s best all around cross-country ski racers.
		Known as a tireless advocate of fair play and drug-free sport, Beckie is Canada's current representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency's newly formed Athlete Committee, and was elected by her peers to the IOC Athletes' Commission for an eight-year term during the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
		Scott was also recently appointed to the board of directors of the Vancouver Olympic Games Organizing Committee (VANOC) and serves on the board of directors for the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.
	www.righttoplay.com /site/PageServer?pagename=beckie (294 words)

	Vancouver 2010 - Beckie Scott
		Three-time Olympian Beckie Scott retired in 2006, capping nearly two decades of competitive cross-country ski racing as Canada’s most successful cross-country skier and one of the world’s best all-around cross-country racers.
		Scott was a trailblazer for nordic sports in Canada from the moment she joined the country’s national program in 1994.
		Scott’s pursuit of justice around her 2002 Olympic gold medal was a triumph for athletes’ rights and fair play.
	www.vancouver2010.com /en/OrganizingCommittee/AboutOrganizingCommittee/BoardDirectors/BeckieScott?printerFriendly=true&pageNumber= (266 words)

	Girls@Play: Beckie Scott
		Beckie Scott is still likely to have her Olympic bronze medal in cross-country skiing upgraded to gold, but she'll have to wait a bit longer, since Russian skiers Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova have suspended their appeals against their disqualification from the Salt Lake Winter Games.
		Danilova, who won gold in the pursuit, was simply suspended from the date on which she had her positive test at the Olympics.
		Scott, along with six Norwegian cross-country skiers, have presented their own case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, calling for Lazutina and Danilova to both be stripped of all their 2002 Olympic medals.
	www.caaws.ca /girlsatplay/heroes/2002/stories/beckiescott.htm (715 words)

	skifaster.net - Lieutenant Governor and CBC's Scott Russell to attend Beckie Scott Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Scott, 27, won an Olympic bronze medal Feb.15th in the Women's 2x5 km pursuit.
		That podium finish placed Scott in the history books, as she became the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.
		Beckie Scott Day celebrations start at noon with a parade that will feature local youth sports teams as well as businesses and organizations.
	www.skifaster.net /article.asp?DocumentID=241 (413 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Skiing - Great Scott! Beckie looks for more gold
		When everything was going Beckie Scott's way, after finally being awarded her Olympic gold medal, after a terrific season following Salt Lake City, the last thing she ever expected occured.
		Scott, from Vegreville, Alta., took five months off two years ago with the intention of retiring from world class competition.
		Scott ranks fifth in distance in the World Cup and seventh in sprint events.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Skiing/2005/12/31/1374517-sun.html (410 words)

	I.S.H.A. Bulletin Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Beckie Scott is first North American to win an Olympic XC race
		When Beckie Scott finished skiing the women's 5km pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics, she was in third place -- good enough for bronze, the firest-ever medal awarded to a North American woman in cross country.
		Danilova had already been disqualified from the 30km classic race because of her positive blood sample, but until the December ruling she had been able to claim the pursuit title.
	www.skiinghistory.org /beckiescott.html (163 words)

	Cross Country Canada - Beckie Scott, Team 2006
		Beckie began her competitive sporting career as a swimmer, but gradually gravitated to cross-country skiing as her primary interest.
		Beckie resides in both Bend, Oregon and Panorama, B.C. with her husband Justin Wadsworth, a retired member of the U.S. ski team.
		Beckie is excited for the 2005-06 season – a year which she will focus on defending her Olympic gold in Torino, and one which will see her compete in a World Cup in front of Canadian fans for the first time ever when Canmore and Vernon hosts the event in December.
	www.cccski.com /main.asp?cmd=doc&ID=3077&lan=0 (1015 words)

	Beckie Scott to Encourage Youth to Live Health and Active Lives Through Sport
		Calgary- Beckie Scott will introduce more than 50 Alberta youth, ages 9 to 12, from the Calgary Boys and Girls Club to cross-country skiing at Canada Olympic Park on Saturday, March 26, 2005.
		Scott will also speak to the girls about the importance of living healthy and active lives through sport, as part of a special presentation of CODA's Sport For Life initiative, a program developed in partnership with AADAC.
		Following the Calgary appearance, Scott will make the trip north to her hometown of Vermilion, Alta., March 30, 2005, to make a similar presentation to nearly 500 students in Grades 4 to 6.
	www.caaws.ca /girlsatplay/sports/xcountry/scott_mar05.htm (246 words)

	USATODAY.com - Beckie Scott, Saku Koivu elected to IOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		TORINO (AP) — Canadian cross-country skier Beckie Scott and Finnish hockey star Saku Koivu were elected Thursday as athlete members of the International Olympic Committee.
		Scott, a silver medalist in the team sprint at the Torino Olympics, and Koivu, the Montreal Canadiens captain who has helped Finland reach the semifinals of the hockey tournament, were the top two vote getters among the 15 candidates.
		With two IOC seats open, Scott got 449 votes and Koivu 412 in the election among athletes at the three Olympic villages.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/torino/2006-02-23-ioc-elections_x.htm (263 words)

	skifaster.net - Beckie Scott the True Olympic Champion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Beckie Scott already knows the message she'll deliver when she shows off the country's first-ever medal in cross-country skiing to Canadian schoolchildren.
		One of those most excited for Scott was boyfriend Justin Wadsworth, a member of the U.S. cross-country team.
		When the women who advanced into the semifinals of the 1.5 kilometre sprint were interviewed about the prospective favourites, Norwegian Anita Moen singled out Canada's Beckie Scott.
	www.skifaster.net /article.asp?DocumentID=288 (556 words)

	Three Questions to Beckie Scott - FasterSkier.com XC Interviews
		Beckie Scott: I think that I have been more on the road since I retired than while I was training and competing although, as an overseas team, we Canadians are well-known for our heavy traveling schedules.
		Beckie Scott: Since my election to the IOC Athletes’ Commission in Turin, I have spent quite some time learning about the IOC and my role as an ex-athlete within the Olympic Movement.
		Beckie Scott: For me, it was time to move on from competitive skiing.
	www.fasterskier.com /news3520.html (661 words)

	Scott, Renner ski for Guinness record
		Scott, Renner and another 106 skiers will attempt to set the record for the longest ski train.
		Beckie Scott will take part in a bid for the world's longest ski train.
		Scott, the most decorated cross-country skier in Canadian history, retired from competition earlier this year.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/amateur/story/2006/12/12/scott-renner-record.html (1173 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Scott will be defending her Olympic gold medal in the women's pursuit race and has a solid chance of repeating.
		Scott and Sara Renner won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the World Cup in Canmore, Alta.
		Scott is Canada’s representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Athlete Committee.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/athletes/athletesnamebio.shtml?beckie_scott.html (352 words)

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