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Torin KOOS USA

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	comments (0) Torin Koos qualified 2nd. Courtesy of SkiTrax.com

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	EDUCATION		University of Utah, undergrad, Westminster College Salt Lake City UT,graduate studies
	OCCUPATION		Skier, writer, volunteer, track and field coach
	FAMILY		Parents: Shaun and Kathleen Koos. Kari, sister (25 years old). Sten, brother (21 years old).
	WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS?		Brother plays American Football.
	WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?		English, some norwegian
	THREE BOOKS YOU MUST READ		For Whom the Bell Tolls - Hemingway. Sometimes a Great Notion - Ken Kesey Moby Dick -Melville
	THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH		Caddy Shack Harder They Come A River Runs Through It

Date	Place	Nation	Position	Point


31-03-2012	Fauske	NOR	33	0.00
11-03-2012	Samedan	SUI	86	0.00
26-02-2012	Gaalaa	NOR	59	0.00
25-02-2012	Gaalaa	NOR	50	0.00
24-02-2012	Gaalaa	NOR	23	0.00
24-02-2012	Gaalaa	NOR	20	0.00
05-02-2012	Granaasen, Trondheim	NOR	0	0.00
27-01-2012	Voss	NOR	0	0.00
27-01-2012	Voss	NOR	0	0.00
21-01-2012	Nes	NOR	34	0.00
21-01-2012	Nes	NOR	34	0.00
20-01-2012	Nes	NOR	88	0.00
08-01-2012	Rumford, ME	USA	7	0.00
06-01-2012	Rumford, ME	USA	5	0.00
03-01-2012	Rumford, ME	USA	1	0.00
03-01-2012	Rumford, ME	USA	6	0.00
11-12-2011	Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club	CAN	0	0.00
10-12-2011	Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club	CAN	10	0.00
10-12-2011	Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club	CAN	6	0.00
04-12-2011	Bozeman, MT	USA	15	0.00


	HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY?		began shuffling on skis almost as soon as I could walk.
	HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES?		couple broken bones. too much tendonitis.
	WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN?		train twice a day, most every day. distance, intervals, strength training.
	COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT		Torill Owen. Kevin Sweeney. Christer Skog. Trond Nystad. Vidar Loefshus. Justin Wadsworth.
	WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN?		Olympics mean "the best." I've had Olympic dreams since the second grade of secondary school.
	WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST		Otepaa 2007


	WHO WERE/ARE YOUR HEROES/ROLE MODELS?		Bill Koch and Gunde Svan. Johnny Walker.
	FAVORITE TRAINING AREA		Springtime crust cruising in the high Cascades
	FAVORITE COMPETITION		Otepaa
	OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER, YEAR BY YEAR		Seriously? If you're really interested we can talk about it over a beer one night.
	I WANT YOU TO KNOW		In ski racing, I like how there's nowehere to hide, there's no deals to be made, no way to fake it or charm your way through it.

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