Gold medal	2002 Salt Lake City	Cross-Country Skiing Pursuit
Silver medal	2006 Turin	Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint

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Scott was born in Vergreville, but grew up in Vermilion. She began to cross-country ski at the age of five. She entered her first competition at age seven, and attended the Junior National Championships in 1988. She went on to win seven World Cup medals in sprint, individual, and relay cross-country skiing events. Vermilion is a town in Vermilion River County No. ... Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Scott is a three-time Olympian, participating at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Her best place finish was 45th in Nagano, but Scott won a gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Salt Lake City games. She originally finished third in the five-kilometre pursuit, but she was soon upgraded to the gold medal when winner Olga Danilova and runner-up Larissa Lazutina were disqualified for using darbepoetin, a performance-enhancing drug. She became the first Canadian and first North American woman to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... (Redirected from 2002 Winter Olympic Games) The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Nickname: Crossroads of the West Motto: Official website: http://www. ... (Redirected from 2006 Winter Olympic Games) See also: 2006 Winter Paralympics The XX Olympic Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy from February 10 to 26. ... Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04N 7°40E (##.#######, -##.#######)1. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Olga Danilova (born June 10, 1970) is an athlete who competes in nordic skiing events for Russia. ... Larisa Lazutina was an athlete that competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. ... Darbepoetin alfa is a drug, a synthetic hormone, that increases red blood cell levels, and is used to treat anemia and related conditions. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Scott has been honoured with a variety of awards in Canada, and has been inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.

She currently resides in Bend, Oregon and is a student of English through distance programs from Athabasca University. Bend is a city located in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Athabasca University, headquartered in Athabasca, Alberta, is a fully accredited institution specialized in the delivery of distance education courses and programs. ...

She is also known for her work on behalf of UNICEF. UNICEF logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ...

On March 29, 2005, Scott agreed to join the World Anti-Doping Agency's athlete committee.[1] March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ...

Trivia

• In 2001 Beckie posed nude in a calendar called "Nordic Nudes" to help rise money for the Canadian women's nordic ski team. Teammates, Sara Renner, Milaine Theriault, Jaime Fortier, and sister Amanda Fortier also posed nude for the calendar. [2]
• In 2006, she turned down the offer to carry the Canadian flag during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

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Notable Placings

• 1998 Olympic World Games (Nagano): 45th
• 2002 Olympic World Games (Salt Lake City): 1st in the Pursuit with a Break
• 2005 World Cup (Vernon, BC, Canada): 2nd in the Pursuit without a Break (first WC medal finish)
• 2005 World Cup (Vernon, BC, Canada): 1st in the Sprints (first WC first-place finish
• 2006 Olympic World Games (Turin): 2nd in the Team Sprint with Sara Renner

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External links

• Canoe Bio
• FIS Competitor Results
• Canadian Olympic Committee Bio
• Cross Country Canada – Canada's Cross Country Ski Program
• CBC Athlete Bio