BIOGRAPHY
As a junior, Vermonter Andy Newell was ranked among the top sprinters in the world. When he moved into the senior ranks, Newell began building experience and confidence, and he's gone on to post the best American results internationally - including the first U.S. podium in more than two decades. The 2010 season was a hard fought one for Newell, who capped things off on a high note when he took to the podium for the third time in his career, taking third place in a World Cup in Norway.
ANDY SAYS
The 2010 season was my best ever on the world cup tour so pretty much the entire winter was a lot of fun. It was super exciting to be in the hunt for a top-three finish in the sprint World Cup standings and it came right down to the last race. In the end I finished the year ranked fourth in the world which was a personal best for me. The Olympics weren't my best races of the year, but the experience has motivated me more than ever to push toward the 2014 games. My number one goal for next year is to medal at World Championships and also grab as many World Cup podiums as I can along the way.
FIRST TRACKS
Newell was skiing by three, racing by five and [I] haven't stopped since. After moving through Stratton Mountain School and its well-respected cross country program, he produced top-10 results at Junior Worlds as a teenager. He was top-10 in the sprint at Junior Worlds for three straight years, '01-03. He won his first Continental Cup race, a sprint, at Silver Star, B.C., in November 2001 and moved on to clinch a place at his first Olympics.
OFF THE SNOW
When I'm not training or competing I'm hanging with buddies, skateboarding and building on my land in Vermont. I'm really passionate about pushing cross country skiing forward in the U.S., so I work a lot with kids and juniors and spend a lot of time producing ski movies to get kids involved and fire them up.
OLYMPICS
2010 Olympic Team
2006 Olympic Team
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2009 FIS World Championship Team
2007 FIS World Championship Team, 5th in classic sprint
2005 FIS World Championship Team
WORLD CUP
2010 - 3rd, Classic Sprint, Norway
2008 - 2nd, Freestyle Sprint, Finland
2006 - 3rd, Classic Sprint, China
OTHER
First U.S. podium since 1983 (China sprint, '06 FR)
Best U.S. Worlds sprint result (5th in '07 CL)
First U.S. sprint championship in '07
2007: Eight World Cup top-15s in sprints
2006: Six World Cup top-15s in sprints
Best U.S. Olympic men's sprint result (16th in '06 FR)
4th in sprint at 2004 U-23 Championships
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03/11/2010
Newell on Classic Sprint Podium
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02/24/2010
Sweden Takes Relay Gold
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02/22/2010
Men Sprint to 9th in Team Final
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02/17/2010
Randall Sets U.S. Record in 8th
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02/10/2010
U.S. XC Team Set to Chase Medals
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01/19/2010
Olympic Cross Country Team Announced
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01/19/2010
Olympic Team Feels Prepared
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01/17/2010
Newell Just Misses Semis in Estonia
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01/04/2010
Newell 6th in Tour Sprint
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01/04/2010
Newell Set for Prague Sprint Finals
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01/03/2010
Newell Sprints to Eighth at Tour de Ski
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01/02/2010
Newell Maintains Spot at Tour de Ski
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01/01/2010
Newell Competes in Tour de Ski
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12/20/2009
Randall Reaches Points in Rogla
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12/19/2009
Newell Leads USA Into Finals
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11/28/2009
Newell 7th in World Cup Sprint
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08/04/2009
XC Heads South for Snow Time
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05/26/2009
2010 XC Team Named
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05/20/2009
XC Trains On Snow in Oregon
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