Olympic Cross-Country Skiers of the United States - Robert W. Pidacks, Kikkan Randall, Chummy Broomhall, Kris Freeman, John H. Caldwell (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Robert W. Pidacks, Kikkan Randall, Chummy Broomhall, Kris Freeman, John H. Caldwell, Thomas M. Jacobs, Andrew Newell, Anders Haugen, Audun Endestad, Holly Brooks, Mack Miller, James Southam, Caitlin Compton, Torin Koos, Andrew Johnson, John C. Burton, Morgan Arritola, Liz Stephen, Theodore A. Farwell, George Hovland, Simi Hamilton, Judy Rabinowitz, Nina Kemppel, Rebecca Ann Quinn Dussault, Garrott Kuzzy. Excerpt: Olympic medal record Anders Haugen (October 24, 1888 April 14, 1984) was an American ski jumper who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix . Born in Oslo, Norway, Haugen emigrated to the United States in 1908 where he settled in Dillon, Colorado . He died in San Bernardino, California . In 1919 and 1920, he set the World record ski jumping distances of 213 ft (64.92m) and 214 ft (65.23m), respectively. As Captain of the first US skiing team at the 1924 Winter Olympics, he won the first Olympic ski jumping bronze medal in the individual large hill, though he was not awarded the medal until 1974 due to a scoring error. Haugen competed also in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . In 1929, Haugen and his brother Lars moved to the Lake Tahoe area in California, where he developed the Lake Tahoe Ski Club. Up until his 70's, he directed the junior skiing program at the ski club. Haugen was elected to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Andrew Johnson is a cross-country skier from the United States . He was born and raised in Greensboro, Vermont and is a member of the U.S. 2006 Olympic Cross-Country Ski Team. He has been a Junior National Champ, an Overall "Supertour Champ," and a 3-Time All American. He is a four-time national champion, winning at the 2005 and 2006 championsh...