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	Ross Rebagliati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ross Rebagliati (born July 14, 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional snowboarder.
		He was the first ever to win an Olympic gold medal for this sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
		Ross is currently training for the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver/Whistler.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ross_Rebagliati (124 words)

	Rebagliati, Ross
		Rebagliati, Ross, snowboarder (b at Vancouver, B.C. 14 July 1971).
		Rebagliati's Olympic medal in the newly sanctioned snowboarding event was tainted with drug controversy.
		Rebagliati continued to compete after the 1998 games at Nagano but retired from competition shortly after the 1999-2000 season.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009547 (318 words)

	Snowboarder tests positive for marijuana
		Ross Rebagliati, 26, of Canada tested positive for the drug after his winning run in the men's giant slalom Monday, the International Olympic Committee said.
		The Canadian association's chief, Carol Anne Letheren, said Rebagliati told officials he had not used marijuana since April 1997, and that the positive test was due to "the significant amount of time that Ross spends in an environment where he is exposed to marijuana." She called for a severe reprimand rather than suspension.
		Rebagliati, in a statement read at a news conference, said he had worked "for 11 years to be the best snowboarder in the world.
	graphics.jsonline.com /sports/oly98/pot21198.stm (732 words)

	Ross Rebagliati Snowboard Olympic Gold Medal Winner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There Ross not only carved his way to the finish line and the top spot on the podium but was the first non-European to win at the European Championships.
		Ross has been able to take his love of the sport to reach out to youth in the community.
		Ross’ name and offer of a snowboarding lesson can be seen on silent auction ballots for many local charities including the Whistler Rotary Club and B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.
	rossrebagliati.com /bio.htm (412 words)

	What are the ramifications of the controversy which surrounded the awarding Ross Rebagliati the gold medal in the giant ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rebagliati's claim that he had not smoked marijuana since last April, but that he had been in an environment where the drug was being used and where he was subjected to second-hand smoke.
		Rebagliati's gold medal, much attention was focused on the claim that the amount of marijuana found in Mr.
		Rebagliati seems to be getting as much media attention for having tested positive for marijuana residue in his system as he is for having won the first ever medal for the giant slolam snowboarding event at the Olympics.
	www.alternatives.com /quest/edit2.htm (1461 words)

	CTV.ca - Olympian Rebagliati urges pot decriminalization- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Rebagliati was initially stripped of his snowboarding gold in 1998 in Nagano, Japan, after testing positive for marijuana, but the medal was reinstated on appeal.
		At the time, Rebagliati said he hadn't smoked up for almost a year and that he was a victim of second-hand smoke at a party.
		While Rebagliati and his lifestyle have benefited from the long shelf life of his Olympic story and his medal, publicly admitting he smoked marijuana has thrown a crimp in his life and it was part of the reason he retired from competitive racing.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1052365733751_97?hub=Canada&subhub=PrintStory (778 words)

	Ross Rebagliati Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rebagliati had reportedly kept the medal in his pocket while awaiting the decision and today it again hangs proudly from his neck.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had voted yesterday to strip Rebagliati of the Gold medal he won Sunday after traces of marijuana were found in his system during post-race drug testing.
		Rebagliati said then he had not smoked pot since April and the levels found were due to second hand smoke inhalation.
	classic.mountainzone.com /olympics/nagano/up2-12a.html (288 words)

	BBC News \| Snowboard \| Japanese police to question Canadian snowboarder
		The Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati is likely to be questioned by Japanese police on Thursday after testing positive for marijuana.
		Rebagliati has denied that he smoked marijuana and says he is innocent of the charges levelled by the International Olympic Committee.
		Rebagliati, 26, is a full-time snowboarder from Whistler, British Columbia.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/sport/winter_olympics_98/snowboard/55827.stm (835 words)

	ENCYCLOPEDIA HANASIANA: Media. Advertising. Pop Culture. Etc.
		But Ross Rebagliati could have lept beyond this sort of pouty-purist outsider cred and into the kind of transcendentally apodictic credibility that few celebrities ever even have the chance of attaining.
		While the initial reaction to a campaign featuring the hemp-friendly Ross is projected to be wildly successful despite some boycotting by groups advocating draconian parental control of youth consumption habits, the ultimate effect of such a campaign on the industry as a whole would be devastating.
		Rebagliati's could not be properly circumscribed, and he would therefore fail to act as the sign for deviance or rebellion or youth or luxury or whatever as such and would instead appear simply as himself: Idiosyncratically complex, cute and conflicted.
	www.hanasiana.com /rebagliati.html (1556 words)

	The Medical Marijuana Magazine
		The 26-year-old Rebagliati, dressed in jeans and a thick sweater, had a terse "no comment" for dozens of journalists when he arrived at a central Nagano hotel where the IOC-established Court of Arbitration for Sport sat to hear his appeal.
		Although the IOC said there was no question Rebagliati had used marijuana since arriving in Japan, Nagano police said they would like to interview him even though it was not illegal to use, rather than possess, the drug.
		Rebagliati produced the best performance of an 11-year snowboarding career when he edged Italy's Thomas Prugger in Sunday's giant slalom to win the first Olympic gold of a sport still wedded to its free-living surfing roots.
	www.petermcwilliams.org /mirrors/www.marijuanamagazine.com/toc/canada.htm (753 words)

	Ross Rebagliati: The Mountain Zone Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ross may have even benefitted from the international tar and feather show.
		Ross still has the spirit that brought him to the sport.
		Clearly, Ross Rebagliati has risen from the ashes and maybe even a bit higher than he had been before.
	classic.mountainzone.com /snowboarding/99/features/rebagliati (569 words)

	Snowboard to freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rebagliati has been called everything from "hero" to "pot head", and to many Canadians, he is both.
		Rebagliati's gold medal was threatened by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for trace levels of marijuana found in his system during routine post-competition urine tests.
		Apparently, the committee was swayed by Rebagliati's insistence that he had not smoked pot "since last April", and had only tested positive because he had breathed second-hand smoke at his Olympic going away party.
	www.cannabisculture.com /articles/20.html (764 words)

	Edited Hansard * 1400 * Number 055 (Official Version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ross' gold medal is more than a personal achievement and a number in Canada's quest for gold.
		It is a statement to the indomitable spirit of Ross Rebagliati, the bond of a friendship and should serve as an inspiration and reminder of what the Olympics signify.
		Ross, you are the personification of the Olympic spirit.
	www.parl.gc.ca /36/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/055_1998-02-09/han055_1400-e.htm (748 words)

	The Michigan Daily Online
		Rebagliati was a front-page national hero Monday after winning the first-ever Olympic snowboarding event.
		Rebagliati told Canadian officials he hadn't used marijuana since April 1997, but was in close contact with marijuana smokers on Jan. 31 in Whistler, before he left for Nagano.
		Rebagliati and Johnson are not the only top Canadian athletes ensnared by drug tests.
	www.pub.umich.edu /daily/1998/feb/02-12-98/sports/sports16.html (559 words)

	Alligator Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati was disqualified after winning a gold medal Sunday in the giant slalom.
		Rebagliati claims he tested positive because he was socializing with friends who were smoking marijuana and must have ingested it secondhand.
		Allowing Rebagliati to retain his gold medal with the knowledge that he disobeyed IOC rules by ingesting marijuana would send a mixed message to the world.
	www.alligator.org /edit/issues/98-sprg/980212/c01eddy.htm (520 words)

	Augusta Georgia: Nagano@ugusta: Headlines for Notebook from Nagano 2/11/98
		Canadian snowboarding champion Ross Rebagliati, of Whistler B.C., is mobbed by the media as he arrives for his appeal before the International Olympic Committee in Nagano, Japan Wednesday Feb. 11, 1998.
		Rebagliati, who won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for snowboarding in the men's giant slalom Sunday, became the first athlete to test positive for drugs at the Nagano Games.
		Rebagliati said the last time he used marijuana was April 1997, but he spends "a significant amount of time'' in the company of users, including at a farewell party for him before his trip to Nagano.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/021298/nag_nag_notebook.shtml (528 words)

	Columns - The Enquirer - February 13, 1997
		Rebagliati's story stretches the willing suspension of disbelief, and his exoneration sends a mixed message, but his case nonetheless closes with justice done.
		Rebagliati's drug test showed 17.8 nanograms per millimeter of marijuana, nearly 19 percent more than the international ski federation's allowable limit.
		Because Rebagliati's tests in September and December revealed lower levels of marijuana than his Nagano sample, his claim of having quit cold turkey in April is curious.
	www.enquirer.com /columns/sullivan/1998/02/021398r_ts.html (571 words)

	ROOTS - About Us - Athletes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		TORONTO - Ross Rebagliati, who has long been sponsored by Roots, was inducted last night into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame for his Olympic achievements.
		Rebagliati is not resting on his laurels as he looks ahead to future competitions, especially the 2010 Winter Olympics in his home province.
		Although he’s not raced competitively since 2000, Rebagliati is currently working on a return to professional snowboarding and the World Cup circuit.
	www.roots.com /new_canada/html/ath_update_RossM05.shtml (217 words)

	1998 Nagano: Ross Rebagliati - Cold Gold: Canada's Winter Winners 1984 - 2002 - CBC Archives
		And then along came Ross Rebagliati, a 26-year-old free spirit who caused more controversy when the IOC threatened to take away his gold medal after he tested positive for cannabis.
		His assertion was met with some skepticism but after Rebagliati appealed the ruling, the IOC reversed its decision and allowed Rebagliati to keep his medal.
		• Ross Rebagliati was born on July 14, 1971, in Vancouver, B.C. • Rebagliati is pronounced rehb-lee-ah-tee.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-1374-8398/sports/olympics_winter_1984_2002/clip5 (835 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Canadian Snowboard Winner Stripped of Gold
		"Ross claims that the traces of marijuana in his system are due to the significant amount of time he spends in an environment with marijuana users."
		Michael Wood of the Canadian Snowboarding Federation said Rebagliati was most recently in close contact with people using marijuana at a going-away party on Jan. 31, the night before he left for the Olympics.
		Rebagliati was in eighth place after the first run but leapfrogged in front of several more established riders in his second run to claim the historic medal.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/snowboard/articles/board11.htm (728 words)

	Weeding out a Winner
		There were moments when Ross Rebagliati, Canadian snowboard athlete and gold medallist, wished that he was still just a normal 29-year old who could go out with his friends and be who he wanted to be, not a role model for Canadian snowboarders.
		But Ross knew that nothing could take away the glory of winning Olympic gold the first time that snowboarding was considered an Olympic sport.
		When Ross arrived at his condo, he threw his keys on the table and collapsed into his thick leather armchair.
	www.saskschools.ca /~craider/Mitchell/STUMPHS/StumphWeb1.html (782 words)

	Messageboard
		A few came close, but in the end it was Ross Rebagliati in first, just two one-hundredths of a second ahead of Thomas Prugger of Italy and 0.12 seconds ahead of Ueli Kestenholz of Switzerland.
		Rebagliati's achievement became a defining Olympic moment for the 1998 Winter Games, and he became a Canadian hero for the way he raced and the way he carried himself through the controversy.
		A small park was named Ross Rebagliati Park in his honour, and Whistler-Blackcomb renamed Gandy Dancer as Ross's Gold.
	www.smokersguide.com /sg/SmokersGuide/message_read.php?messageid=43838 (727 words)

	Misconception of Marijuana users
		At the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano the arguments surrounding the issue of marijuana came into the forefront as Ross Rebagliati was stripped of, and then re-re-rewarded, a gold medal for his performance in the snowboarding giant-slalom.
		The International Olympic Committee decided to strip Rebagliati of his medal, and the Canadian Olympic Association had to launch an appeal in order to keep the gold medal (he was 2.8 nanograms over the limit set by the FSI).
		Ross Rebagliati became a "hero" in Canada, when he won the first gold medal for Canada at the Nagano games.
	www.langara.bc.ca /sociology/studentgallery/1120Groups/GroupB/deviance.htm (1340 words)

	Nagano Olympics 98, New Zealand team
		Rebagliati argued successfully that the International Olympic Committee didn't play by the rules when it stripped him of his prize.
		Rebagliati said he wasn't angry at the IOC and sought no apology.
		Rebagliati won the men's giant slalom Sunday in the first Winter Games at which snowboarding has been a medal sport.
	www.boarderzone.com /olympics5.htm (724 words)

	Ross goofed, but so did IOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		So Rebagliati found another meaning for higher and instead of competing in the half-pipe, Ross Rebagliati smoked it.
		And considering the flimsy nature of the vote to disqualify Ross Rebagliati, it shouldn't be unreasonable to assume that the argument can be turned around after some reasonable discussion.
		Ross Rebagliati should be sincerely embarrassed, but he shouldn't lose his gold medal over this mess.
	sunshinegirl.canoe.ca /SlamNaganoColumns/feb11_simmons.html (635 words)

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