Russia era ends
Russia, four-time defending Olympic champions in the women's cross country relay, pulled out of Thursday's race after high levels of hemoglobin were found in the blood of one team member.

Kenyan's impact from '98 shows in Salt Lake Olympics

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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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