Talk:Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Brian McKeever[edit]

As this hasn't happened yet it can't go into the article. I assume that it will occur once the paralympics actually start and at that point the text below may be placed back into the article - Basement12 (T.C) 14:14, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brian McKeever of Canada became the first athlete in the world to compete in the Winter Paralympics and Winter Olympics in the same year. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he competed in the men's 50km cross-country race.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Vancouver Sun, "Legally blind skier embodies the Olympic ideal", Miro Cernetig, 17 February 2010 (accessed 21 February 2010)
^ Associated Press, "Canada's McKeever to ski at Olympics, Paralympics", Rachel Cohen, 17 February 2010 (accessed 21 February 2010)
^ Boston Herald, "Blind Olympian doesn’t believe in limits", Steve Kelley, 20 February 2010 (accessed 21 February 2010)

[1] Vancouver Sun, "Legally blind skier embodies the Olympic ideal", Miro Cernetig, 17 February 2010 (accessed 21 February 2010)

[2] Associated Press, "Canada's McKeever to ski at Olympics, Paralympics", Rachel Cohen, 17 February 2010 (accessed 21 February 2010)

[3] Boston Herald, "Blind Olympian doesn’t believe in limits", Steve Kelley, 20 February 2010 (accessed 21 February 2010)

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