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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Rebecca Scott | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 1, 1974 Vegreville, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
- ^ IOC member profile
- ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (May 9, 2019). "Beckie Scott, O.C., M.S.M." The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "Beckie Scott". Spirit North. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/beckie-scott-wada-athletes-committee-calls-for-full-russian-ban-1.5388902#:~:text=Olympics-,Beckie%20Scott%2C%20WADA%20Athletes%20Committee%20calls%20for%20full%20Russian%20ban,who%20create%20and%20safeguard%20them.%22.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Christie, James (May 8, 2018). "Becky Scott joins top level of WADA". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Justin Wadsworth". Olympedia. Retrieved February 6, 2022.