Favorite Russia pulls out of cross country relay
Favorite Russia pulled out of the women's 4x5 km cross-country relay at the Winter Olympics on Thursday after five-time gold medallist Larisa Lazutina was withdrawn following a blood test.

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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.

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