Chandra Crawford
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| Full name | Chandra Crawford | ||||||||||||
| Born |
19 November 1983 Canmore, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Ski club | Canmore Nordic Ski Club | ||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2005- | ||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chandra Crawford (born November 19, 1983) is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
On February 22, 2006, she became the surprise gold medal winner in the women's cross-country 1.1 km (0.7 mi) sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Video of her circulated on the Internet as she sang O Canada, the Canadian national anthem, from the medals podium. Then-CBC commentator Brian Willams said of the event: "If you're ever standing on top of the podium, this is how you sing our national anthem."
She won her first World Cup Gold Medal in her home-town of Canmore in January, 2008 in the sprint Event, followed by a second Gold in Lahti, Finland in March, 2008. She finished the 2008 World Cup season ranked seventh in the sprint and 23rd overall.[1]
Chandra placed 44th in the free sprint during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with a time of 2:43.59. On March 27, 2014 she retired from competitive skiing.
She is the sister of biathlete Rosanna Crawford.[2]
Career highlights
- Women's cross-country 1.1 kilometre sprint
- Silver – 2011 World Cup, Rogla, Slovenia
- Gold – 2008 World Cup, Lahti, Finland
- Gold – 2008 World Cup, Canmore, Alberta
- Silver – 2007 NorAm Cup, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- Bronze – 2006 Tour de Ski, Munich, Germany
- Gold – 2006 Winter Olympics, Turin, Italy
- Bronze – 2006 World Cup, Davos, Switzerland
- Gold – 2005 Canadian Championships, Prince George, British Columbia
- Silver – 2004 Under-23 World Championships, Soldier Hollow, Utah, U.S.
- Women's cross-country team relay
- Bronze – 2004 Under-23 World Championships, Soldier Hollow, Utah,
References
- Chandra Crawford profile at Cross Country Canada
- Chandra Crawford at the International Ski Federation
- ↑ 2008 World Cup Standings
- ↑ "Rosanna Crawford". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
