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	Bente Skari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bente Skari nèe Martinsen (born September 10, 1972 in Oslo) is a former cross country skier from Nittedal, Norway.
		She won her first Olympic medals in 1998, and won her first gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics, coming from behind to beat the favourites Danilova and Tchepalova in the last kilometers of the 10 km Classical event.
		The daughter of Odd Martinsen, Bente Skari was named Martinsen before marrying Geir Skari in 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bente_Skari (172 words)

	skifaster.net - Bente Skari Announces Retirement
		Skari, 30, won gold in the first event, the women's 15-kilometre mass start and also the 10-km classic event.
		Skari, who has mastered both the classic and skating styles of cross-country skiing, clinched this year's World Cup with 17 wins, far ahead of her rivals.
		Skari's decision to quit comes in the same month that fellow Norwegian Thomas Alsgaard also announced he was retiring.
	www.skifaster.net /article.asp?DocumentID=649 (302 words)

	Topstory 1
		Norway's Bente Skari celebrates on the podium of the flower ceremony after winning the women's 10Km classical cross-country race at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah.
		Skari finished the course at Soldier Hollow in 28 minutes, 5.6 seconds, pumping her arms hard over the final 100 meters to cross the finish line 2.5 seconds faster than Russia's Olga Danilova.
		Skari, the world champion in 1999 and 2000, is known on the cross-country circuit as the "Classical Queen" for her dominance in the technique, in which the skiers stay in narrow tracks.
	www.gmtoday.com /news/special_reports/Olympics2002/biathlon_cc/topstory004.asp (233 words)

	WinterSports2002.com - Skari wins gold in women's 10K classical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Skari covered the course at Soldier Hollow in 28 minutes, 5.6 seconds, pumping her arms hard over the final 100 meters to cross the finish line 2.5 seconds faster than Russia's Olga Danilova.
		Skari, the world champion in 1999 and 2000, is known on the cross-country circuit as the "Classical Queen" for her skill in the technique, in which the skiers stay in narrow tracks.
		Skari made up 10.7 seconds in the final 1.3 kilometers, and erased the final four seconds of her deficit on the final hill leading to the stadium.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/print/0,4060,70000530,00.html (416 words)

	Birkebeinerrennet 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bente Skari is excited before the Birkebeiner race.
		Bente Skari has participated in the Birkebeiner once before and partly knows the tracks from Sjusjøen and down to Lillehammer.
		Anita Moen is one of the biggest favourites, and Bente is trying to follow her all the way and overtake her in the end.
	www.birken.no /rennet/2002/english/before_start/skari (267 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Skari opens Nordic worlds with 15K classical victory
		Skari, the defending World Cup champion and current leader, was followed by Kristina Smigun of Estonia, who finished 12.8 seconds behind.
		Skari pulled away on the third and final lap to earn the sixth world championship medal of her career.
		Skari was cheered toward the finish by a large crowd of Norwegian fans.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0218/1510624.html (286 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Other Skiing \| Skari spoils Russian celebrations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Skari was trailing Danilova by more than 15 seconds with 5.8kms remaining, and at the 1300m mark she was still over 10 seconds adrift.
		The Russian team were already celebrating when Skari came late to spoil their celebrations, pushing Larissa Lazutina into fourth place and denying the team a seventh Olympic gold in the event.
		Skari, a classical specialist, won both classical races in last year's World Championships in Finland, and has maintained that form throughout this season.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/other_skiing/newsid_1817000/1817021.stm (226 words)

	Afghania Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Date: Feb 20, 2003 - 08:23 AM Norway's Bente Skari won her second gold medal at the Nordic skiing world championships in Val di Fiemme on Thursday, powering her way to victory in the 10 km women's classic in 25 minutes 47 seconds.
		Skari, who took 15 km gold two days ago, never looked like being challenged for the lead as she glided easily round two laps of the tough Dolomites course including a 1.3 km climb.
		Smigun, who had to be content with silver in the 15 km, looked strong over the first two km but as as soon as Skari took to the snow her lead faded and she fell exhausted after crossing the line.
	www.afghania.com /printarticle2248.html (153 words)

	Bente Skari to retire
		Bente Skari, the world's leading women's cross-country skier, made the shock announcement Friday that she was retiring due to a lack of motivation to continue her sporting career, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reports.
		Skari, 30, would be holding a press conference on Friday afternoon.
		Skari, who hails from Nittedal, had her breakthrough at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics where she won a bronze medal in the 5-kilometer classic event.
	www.aftenposten.no /english/sports/article518159.ece?service=print (176 words)

	Langrenn.com / xc-skiing.com
		Bente Skari shares her own and her team-mates' experiences in the USA with XC-skiing.com’s readers.
		Bente Skari won the 5K skate in the Norwegian championships today after a hard fight with Hilde G. Pedersen.
		Bente Skari is in the middle of a period with a lot of training.
	www.langrenn.com /index.php?language=en&cat=1780&PHPSESSID=f26173ef741642eb4616c0f0f0e2d4a4 (410 words)

	The XC Files
		The first semi-final saw Skari lead all the way, but Henkel was able to match her on the hills and tuck in behind on the downhills, and Venaelaeinin was also in contact.
		Skari from Norway trounced the women's field, not so surprising with her earlier December form, skiing away on both the classic and freestyle legs.
		Skari lead the entire way in the final and by the time they hit the final straight the race was all over.
	www.hoppet.com.au /xc/xcfiles/general/summer02.htm (7790 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Cross Country Skiing - Norway's Skari holds off Russians for 10K gold - Tuesday ...
		Skari trailed both Danilova and Tchepalova with only a few kilometers left, but turned in a spectacular finish in the ski stadium.
		Skari won both classic-style races in last year's World Championships in Lahti, Finland, and kept on dominating the most traditional style on the World Cup circuit this season.
		Skari was 5K classical bronze medalist four years ago in Nagano, Japan, and also won a silver with the relay team.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/cross_country_skiing/news/2002/02/12/women_10k_ap (516 words)

	OnEdge Articles - Bente Skari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bjoern Daehlie was the first skier to train with heavy weights," explains the coach from the Trondheim area.
		Bente on her part thinks variety in her training program is exciting.
		On the other hand, there are quite a few hours of hard training backing her endurance level.
	www.geocities.com /onedge_1/skari.html (277 words)

	The XC Files
		Skari came across the line just after Tchepalova to put herself into the number one spot, but only for a couple of minutes until Lazutina came in to take her second World Cup victory of the season.
		Skari and Moen made a little break in the 1st semi final, the others caught up on the downhill but Skari and Moen pulled away in the straight, Moen's pig-tails flying.
		In this one Bente Skari lead all the way to win her second classic race of the season by a comfortable 26 seconds.
	www.hoppet.com.au /xc/xcfiles/reports/r_0001_news.htm (6550 words)

	Ski Racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Norwegian Olympic champ Bente Skari, arguably the best women's nordic skier in the world, has announced her retirement, saying she lacks motivation.
		Skari, 30, won gold in the first event, the women's 15-kilometer mass start, and also the 10km classic.
		Skari, who has mastered both the classic and skating styles of cross-country skiing, took this year's World Cup with 17 wins, far ahead of her rivals.
	www.skiracing.com /news/news_display.php/1098/NORDIC/newsArticles (333 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Norway's Skari wins second gold medal at Nordic worlds
		VAL DI FIEMME, Italy -- Norway's Bente Skari defended her title in the 10-kilometer classical cross country race Thursday for her second gold medal of the Nordic world championships.
		Skari's time of 25 minutes, 47 seconds was 21 seconds faster than Estonia's Kristina Smigun, who won her second silver medal of the meet.
		Skari earned the seventh world championship medal of her career.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0220/1511694.html (267 words)

	Nordic-American combined victory (Norway - the official site in the United States) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		First in line to grab a gold medal was Bente Skari on the kick-off event – the 15k women’s race on February 18.
		Skari crossed the finishing line first, leaving the other contestors in the dust with a time of 39 minutes, 40.9 seconds.
		Bente Skari was not finished with her gold rush at Val di Fiemme.
	www.norway.org /News/200301ski.htm (952 words)

	Adelsman's Cross-Country Ski Page: Racing
		Bente Skari, center, with Arvid Torp, left, and Bjorn Lasserud, right, at Beitostolen, Norway last November.
		The future is uncertain," said Bente Skari to Dagbladet, a Norwegian tabloid.
		Bente Skari, Marit Roaldset, Marit Bjørgen, Vibeke Skofterud and Tina Bay have been training in Park City since they left Norway on Sunday, September 2.
	www.skinnyski.com /racing/articles/intlracing7.html (260 words)

	Langrenn.com / xc-skiing.com
		What she does know, on the other hand, is that she is in just as good shape now as she was earlier in the season.
		With the Olympics about a week away, Bente Skari appears to be very confident of herself.
		Over the next two weeks Bente Skari will find out how lucrative the Olympic Games in Salt Lake are for her.
	www.langrenn.com /cparticle40515-1780.html (450 words)

	skifaster.net - Aukland, Skari Victorious in Val Di Fiemme
		Bente Skari (Norway) and Russians Danilova and Lazutina took the lead on the first 5k lap of 3 in the women's 15k classic mass start in Val di Fiemme.
		This was Bente Skari's 5th classic win in a row this season and her 25th individual world cup victory.
		Skari will be the favorite on the women's 10k classic in Salt Lake.
	www.zone4.ca /skifaster/article.asp?DocumentID=219 (360 words)

	Training & Technique - Cross country skiing - equipment, technique - xc ski reports
		She was fantastic during the 1999/2000 season finishing second to Skari in the overall title chase.
		Bente Skari will be the odds-on pick for the gold.
		If Bente Skari improved her skating over the summer, she has a shot at a medal.
	www.crosscountryskier.com /competitive_edge_dec_2001.html (1859 words)

	SKI-XCountry-WCup, 1st Writethru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		FALUN, Sweden (CP) - Norway's Bente Skari won the last women's World Cup individual cross-country ski race of the season Saturday, edging runner-up Evi Sachenbacher of Germany by seven seconds in a skiathlon.
		Skari finished the 10-kilometre event, consisting of one 5K classical and one 5K freestyle leg, in 32 minutes 30.2 seconds.
		Skari, the defending World Cup champion, clinched her fourth overall title since 1999 last week at Drammen in her native Norway.
	www.cp.org /premium/ONLINE/member/skiing/030322/I032205AU.html (177 words)

	FasterSkier.com XC Ski: News: Bente Skari to travel the globe
		Bente has for long while wanted to travel for leisure, but has not had the opportunity since being and living as a year-around elite athlete.
		Skari has not yet thought much about what to next as a profession.
		In other words, Bente does not ponder the future much, and enjoys her new and sometimes unfamiliar life.
	www.fasterskier.com /news.php?id=411 (721 words)

	FasterSkier.com XC Ski: World Cup: No Retirement For Bente Skari's Skis
		You were all wrong if you imagined that Bente Skari’s Gold Medal winning skis would end up on display above her fire-place or get a prominent place at the Norwegian Ski Museum at the famous Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo Norway.
		Bente has retired, but her skis are going to continue to be used in ski races — especially at the World Cup.
		Bente did not have that many pairs that were much better than my own skis.
	www.fasterskier.com /racing628.html (386 words)

	MasterSkier.com
		For the first time in a decade, the tremendous skiing exploits of Thomas Alsgaard and Bente Skari (Martinson) will be missing from the World Cup tour.
		Norwegian heroes and legends, Alsgaard and Skari, delivered when national pride was on the line.
		Bente Skari, on the other hand, was more in the mold of Bjorn Daehlie.
	www.masterskier.com /articles/0304preseason/departlegnds.html (848 words)

	Bente Skari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bente Skari has a high voltage birthchart with Sun conjunct Mars and Moon conjunct Uranus.
		She won her first Olympic Gold in the 10km classical technique in 2002, age 29 1/2 years.
		Her age is 30 1/2 years and the Solar Age Point contues to enjoy its dignity until she is 33 years of age in 2005.
	www.astronor.com /skari.htm (103 words)

	Cross-country skiing World Cup medalists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
		Trial WC Bente Skari nee Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999
		Bente Skari nee Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cross-country_skiing_World_Cup_medalists (133 words)

	WinterSports2002.com - Norway, Russia top women's 10K race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Norway's Bente Skari celebrates when she realizes she has the gold in women's cross country 10K classical at Soldier Hollow Tuesday.
		Meanwhile, the medalists — Bente Skari of Norway and two Russians, Olga Danilova and Julija Tchepalova — stood on the podium to accept their flowers.
		Later, Skari would shrug her shoulders and explain that it was her turn to win gold because the two Russians already had theirs from previous Olympics.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/print/0,4060,70000563,00.html (439 words)

	ankasheroes
		Bente is a cross country skier, who is one of the worlds best skier on the womenfront.
		And she has contributed significant so that the relay team have won several olympic and world champisonhip medals.
		She is married to Geir Skari, but have let her careere come before children.
	www.geocities.com /hanka_bk/ankasheroes.html (137 words)

	SKI-XCountry-WCup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Swedish men were led by a strong finish by anchor Jorgen Brink in a race held in springlike weather.
		Germany's Evi Sachenbacher withstood a challenge by Norway's Bente Skari for a 2.6-second victory in the women's event.
		Skari, this year's World Cup overall winner and a classical-style specialist, closed the gap entering the stadium.
	www.cp.org /premium/ONLINE/member/skiing/030323/I032301AU.html (197 words)

	kiat.net: SL\|02 Olympic Cross-Country Skiing
		Danilova was disqualified from the 30km, but kept her gold in the 5km freestyle pursuit and silver in the 10km classical.
		Norway’s Bente Skari won gold in the 10km classical, silver in the women’s 4x5km relay and bronze in the 30km classical.
		Countryman Thomas Alsgaard won gold in the 4x10km relay and silver in the 10km freestyle pursuit.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/slc2002/crosscountry.html (593 words)

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