Beckie Scott | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Full name | Rebecca Scott | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Vegreville, Alberta, Canada | August 1, 1974|||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Vermilion Nordic Ski Club | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 – (1994–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
Starts | 129 | |||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2006) | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca "Beckie" Scott,[1] OC AOE MSM (born August 1, 1974) is a Canadian retired cross-country skier. She is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.[2] She is the founder of a national organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through sport and play.[3] Scott was Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee, and gained notoriety for her position during the Russian (2014-2019) doping scandal.[4] She served as an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu between 2006 and 2014.[5] She is married to the American former cross-country skier Justin Wadsworth.[6] They have two children, Teo and Brynn.
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