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Andrew NEWELL USA

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	OCCUPATION		Student, lifeguard, carpenter
	FAMILY		Parents: Dave & Carol. Brother: Peter Sister: Lindsay
	WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS?		Father works in Insurance in Bennington Vermont. Mother is retired. Brother is working on PHD in Molecular Biology at Dartmouth University.
	WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?		English
	MY WEB PAGE		www.Xskifilms.com
	THREE BOOKS YOU MUST READ		Choke, The Road, The Cross country Cat
	THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH		any Thrasher skateboard film

Date	Place	Nation	Position	Point


	HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY?		I was xc skiing before my 2nd birthday. My older brothers and sisters skied in the local team so I started too. I has competing in races by 5 years old.
	WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN?		I train in a very traditional way. Lots of distance and intervals. I am trying lots of new things in the Gym though for sprinting.
	COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT		Sverre Caldwell, Vidar Loefshus, Chris Grover
	WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN?		I have wanted to be an Olympian as far back as I can remember. Being an Olympian is the biggest honor because it gives you a chance to represent your country on the biggest stage.
	WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST		Seeing the US place second in the Medal count last year at World Championships.


	WHO WERE/ARE YOUR HEROES/ROLE MODELS?		Bill Koch, Kelley Slater
	FAVORITE TRAINING AREA		Southern Vermont
	FAVORITE COMPETITION		Any sprint that has a lot of loud spectators
	THREE GOALS TO ACHIEVE		Win an Olympic Medal, build a house, Try to have fun every day
	THREE THINGS WHICH WENT TERRIBLY WRONG		The sport that I love keeps me away from the US almost the entire winter!
	OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER, YEAR BY YEAR		2003- world Championship team 2004- skied first world cup 2006- First World Cup podium in Chan Chun China sprint 2007- 5th place CL Sprint World Championships Japan
	I WANT YOU TO KNOW		that 'I'm from Vermont and I do what I want"

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