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Date of Birth: |
November 19, 1983 |
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Place of Birth: |
Canmore, Alta. |
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Hometown: |
Canmore, Alta. |
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Club: |
Canmore Nordic Ski Club |
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Coach: |
Justin Wadsworth |
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Wax Technician: |
Yves Bilodeau, Joel Jaques |
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Years on Sr National Team: |
8 |
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Years on Jr National Team: |
2 |
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Personal Sponsors: |
Devonian Properties, J.F. Mackie & Co., Darcy Will, Peter Miles, Azimuth Inc., Zedi Solutions, Motorola, Best Buy |
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Equipment: |
Skis: Fischer
Poles: Exel
Boots/Bindings: Salomon |
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Personal Website: |
http://www.chandracrawford.ca/ |
Background:
Born and raised in Canmore, Alta., Chandra was consistently presented with opportunities to take ski and hiking trips in the mountains. Her competitive spirit started early with competitions in running, swimming, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and biathlon. She raced biathlon for five years, but wanted to switch into cross-country skiing full-time at age 16 without moving from her home club. When the trials for the World Junior Cross-Country Ski Championships were hosted in her hometown, a surprise result became her ticket to the world of cross-country skiing. Chandra has committed to pursuing excellence in skiing since she won the sprint event at those trials in 2001. Following the World Juniors that year in Europe, Chandra made the Canadian Junior Team the next year and went on to wear Canadas colours at two more World Junior Championships. Chandra has continued to improve in the national program, and enjoyed brilliant success early in her career on the Canadian Senior Team.
Chandra, who had taken the fast line to excellence at the senior level, served notice that she was developing into a force to be reckoned with during her rookie 2005-06 World Cup season. Just prior to her Olympic debut in Torino, Italy, she sprinted her way to a bronze medal in a star-studded World Cup field in Davos, Switzerland on February 4. This triumph set the stage for her stirring Olympic gold medal win in Torino, which put Chandra firmly on the map as an elite international cross-country skiing competitor. Her exuberance and infectious enthusiasm quickly captured the hearts of Canadians when Chandra stepped onto the winners podium.
When not skiing, Chandra enjoys photography, swimming in the river, and getting out in the mountains. Although almost all of her energy is focused on competing at the elite level in her sport, she always finds time to connect with the kids coming up in skiing, and volunteers with her local club as much as she can. When she retires from skiing around 2014 or so, Chandra plans to work on programs that will get kids more active time built into their school days, and continue to emphasize the value of sport in our society. Chandra would also enjoy working with high-performance athletes at some level when she is done her competitive career, but for now is focused on continuing success in her sport.
Key Information:
· Olympic gold medallist, sprint (Torino 2006)
Olympic Results:
2006 Olympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy: 1 (sprint)
2006 Olympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy: 60 (15-km pursuit)
2010 Olympic Winter Games, Whistler, BC: 15 (4 x Relay)
2010 Olympic Winter Games, Whistler, BC: 26 (Sprint)
Notable Results:
2008 World Cup, Lahti, FIN: 1 (sprint)
2008 World Cup, Canmore, AB: 1 (sprint)
2006 Tour de Ski, Munich, Germany: 3 (sprint)
2006 Olympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy: 1 (sprint)
2006 World Cup, Davos, Switzerland: 3 (sprint)
2005 Canadian Championships, Prince George, B.C.: 1 (sprint)
2009-2010 Results:
2010 Haywood Ski Nationals, Whitehorse, YK: 3 (30km)
2010 Haywood Ski Nationals, Whitehorse, YK: 1 (Sprint)
2010 Haywood Ski Nationals, Whitehorse, YK: 3 (10km)
2010 Haywood Ski Nationals, Whitehorse, YK: 1 (5km)
2010 Olympic Winter Games, Whistler, BC: 15 (4 x Relay)
2010 Olympic Winter Games, Whistler, BC: 26 (Sprint)
2010 World Cup, Canmore, AB: 23 (Sprint)
2009 World Cup, Rogla, SLO: 55 (Sprint)
2009 World Cup, Davos, SUI: 57 (Sprint)
2009 World Cup, Dusseldorf, GER: 12 (Sprint)
2009 World Cup, Dusseldorf, GER: 20 (Team Sprint)
2009 World Cup, Kuusamo, FIN: 64 (10km)
2009 World Cup, Kuusamo, FIN: 49 (Sprint)
2009 World Cup, Beitostoelen, NOR: 86 (10km)
2009 FIS Race, Bruksvallarna, SWE: 26 (Sprint)
2007-08 Results:
2008 Ski Nationals, Callaghan Valley, BC: 2 (30km)
2008 Ski Nationals, Callaghan Valley, BC: 3 (sprint)
2008 Ski Nationals, Callaghan Valley, BC: 2 (5km)
2008 World Cup, Drammen, NOR: 19 (sprint)
2008 World Cup, Lahti, FIN: 1 (sprint)
2008 World Cup, Stockholm, SWE: 12 (sprint)
2008 World Cup, Falun, SWE: 10 (team relay)
2008 World Cup, Otepaa, EST: 12 (sprint)
2008 World Cup, Canmore, AB: 1 (sprint)
2008 World Cup, Canmore, AB: 12 (sprint)
2008 Haywood Nor-Am, Duntroon, ON: 5 (10km)
2008 Haywood Nor-Am, Duntroon, ON: 1 (sprint)
2008 Haywood Nor-Am, Duntroon, ON: 5 (pursuit)
2007 World Cup, Rybinsk, RUS: 16, (sprint)
2007 World Cup, Davos, SUI: 57 (10km)
2007 FIS Race, Zug, SUI: 2 (sprint)
2007 World Cup, Kuusamo, FIN: 64 (10km)
2007 World Cup, Kuusamo, FIN: 40 (sprint)
2007 World Cup, Duesseldorf, GER: 10 (sprint)
2006-07 Results:
2007 Nor-Am Cup, MontSte-Anne, Que : 2 (Sprint)
2007 World Cup, Stockholm, Sweden : 21 (Sprint)
2007 World Cup, Drammen, Norway : 38 (Sprint)
2007 World Cup, Lahti, Finland : 28 (Sprint)
2007 World Ski Championships, Sapporo, Japan : 59 (10km)
2007 World Ski Championships, Sapporo, Japan : 32 (Sprint)
2007 Tour de Ski, Cavalese, Italy: 43 (10-km free)
2007 Tour de Ski, Cavalese, Italy: 39 (15-km classic)
2007 Tour de Ski, Asiago, Italy: 4 (sprint qualification)
2007 Tour de Ski, Oberstdorf, Germany: 49 (10-km classic)
2007 Tour de Ski, Oberstdorf, Germany: 52 (Pursuit)
2006 Tour de Ski, Munich, Germany: 3 (sprint)
2006 FIS Race, Balderschwang, Germany: 1 (sprint)
2006 World Cup, Cogne/Val dAosta, Italy: 64 (10-km classic)
2006 FIS Race, Olten, Switzerland: 4 (sprint)
2006 World Cup, Kuusamo, Finland: 72 (10-km classic)
2006 World Cup, Kuusamo, Finland: 38 (sprint)
2006 World Cup, Gaellivare, Sweden: 82 (10km free)
2006 FIS Race, Saariselkae, Finland: 6 (sprint)
2005-06 Results:
2006 World Cup, Sapporo, Japan: 41 (15-km pursuit)
2006 World Cup, Sapporo, Japan: 9 (team sprint)
2006 World Cup, Borlaenge, Sweden: 8 (sprint)
2006 World Cup, Davos, Switzerland: 3 (sprint)
2006 World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany: 8 (sprint)
2005 World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 9 (team sprint)
2005 World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 31 (15-km classic)
2005 World Cup, Canmore, Alta.: 45 (10-km skate)
