Sprint to the finish In a sprint to the finish that was as much about desire as ability, Beckie Scott won the bronze Friday in the women's 5K pursuit, becoming the first Canadian ever to win an Olympic cross country medal and the first North American to medal since 1976.
Cross country competition is as old as the Winter Games Cross country traces its humble beginnings to northern Europe, where getting from one place to another in the midwinter snow meant strapping on skis. It's where nordic skiing got its name. Alpine skiing, the widely popular downhill method, draws its name from the Alps.
Wadsworth lives high, trains low to prepare for Games At first, cross-country skier Justin Wadsworth woke to the beat of his racing heart, gasping for air. Then he heard the purr of the generator and realized nothing was wrong — he was just learning how to breathe.
