- Andrew Newell
Andrew Newell (born
November 30 ,1983 ) is an Americancross country skier who has been competing on the international level since 2001.Career
His best individual finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the sprint at the 2007 championships inSapporo . Newell's best individual finish at theWinter Olympics was 16th in the sprint atTurin in 2006. In March, 2006, Newell won a bronze medal in a World Cup sprint race in Changchun, China. The medal was the first in just over 20 years for an American Nordic skier. Newell has a total of twenty one individual sprint victories at various levels since 2001, including his first National Championship in January, 2007, atHoughton, MI .Results in 2007-2008 season include: 2008 US National Sprint Champion, 4th place World Cup Kuusamo Finland, 2nd place World Cup Lahti Finland.
Andrew Newell was born in
Bennington, Vermont . He attended theStratton Mountain School for several years, where his career as a ski racer began to flourish. After completing his High School degree and some post-grad work at Stratton, Newell went on to join theUS Ski Team , which he still competes for today.He also does
cinematography as a hobby, and is the owner of a film company called 'X Ski Films.' Newell is known as one of the most talented persons on cross country skis, as he demonstrates as a star in his own films. Among Newell's most noteworthy accomplishments in the XSki world are huge backflips on his skinny skis, 720's, and a radar-clocking (by theVermont State Police ) of over 50 mph.External links
* [http://www.andrewnewell.com/ Official website]
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* [http://www.xskifilms.com/ XSki Films website]
* [http://www.gosms.org Stratton Mountain School]
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