Justyna Kowalczyk
Gold Medal
Poland
Justyna Kowalczyk (pronounced [jusˈtɨna kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk] ( listen), born January 19, 1983) is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is a double Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier who won the Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers, who won the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row (the other one being Finn Marjo Matikainen). Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for the most wins in Tour de Ski with 14 competitions won and 29 podiums in total.
She is a member of cross country ski department of AZS AWF Katowice and is coached by Aleksander Wierietielny.
Sadie Bjornsen
18th Place
USA
Height: 5’9”
Current Residence: Anchorage, Alaska
College: Alaska Pacific University, Accounting
Olympic Experience
2014 Olympic Winter Games, 31st in women's 7.5/7.5k skiathlon, 18th in women's 10k classic
Career Highlights:
2013, World Cup at Lahti, Finland, 10k classic 18th place
2013, World Championships 4x5km relay fourth place (w/ Jessie Diggins, Kikkan Randall, Liz Stephen)
2012, World Cup in Dusseldorf, Germany team sprint silver medalist
2011, World Championships team sprint 9th place
2011, U.S. 10k classic champion
Fun Facts: Loves techno, drinking ice water and dancing ... Enjoys spending time in the mountains on skis, foot, on a bike or in climbing gear ... Neighbor growing up was Olympic skier Laura McCabe
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