Beckie Scott
Beckie Scott
Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, MSMis a Canadian former cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu...
brief double extra flash huge meant start
I did have a brief flash of 'Oh no, not now, not here.' In a way it was a huge setback. It meant a little extra double poling for me at the start of my leg. But fortunately ... it wasn't insurmountable.
excited feeling legs people points race ready shape three uphill
There were points in the race I thought I had it. But you never know how the other people are going to come into these races, what kind of shape they're in. We did that long uphill three times and I just didn't have the legs for it. When I started, I was feeling great, very excited and ready to go.
finish ready sushi
I'm ready for some sushi and then a party. This is the way I wanted to finish. It was important for me to finish on top.
achievement career either finish remarkable second
To be able to finish your career either first or second in the world would be a pretty remarkable achievement.