Beckie Scott
Beckie Scott
Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, MSMis a Canadian former cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu...
achievement career either finish remarkable second
To be able to finish your career either first or second in the world would be a pretty remarkable achievement.
finish last might olympic promised sprint
It might be one of the last sprint relays we do together. To finish it with an Olympic medal, I'm not going to say it was surreal. We promised each other we wouldn't get too fruity at the end of this.
finish ready sushi
I'm ready for some sushi and then a party. This is the way I wanted to finish. It was important for me to finish on top.
admit few fourth happened hard missed
I wanted to be on the podium. That's what I was going for and I missed it. This has happened a few times in the past. I've been fourth at a world championships. It's a hard place to be, I'll admit it. I'll live.
both came fight forward good job looking moving picking proved trying win
We did a good job of picking up the pieces. I think we proved we can both fight with the best. Initially, I admit, it was a real disappointment. But we came back and I'm looking forward to moving on and trying to win another one.
chance medal
I still think I have a chance for one more medal here.
last maybe olympics race since sprint third today together worked
For Sara and I to do this together is amazing. We've been together since we were 15 years old. We've come so far, worked so hard. This is our third Olympics together and maybe today was maybe our last sprint race as a team.
felt racing ways
I felt in a lot of ways I was racing for her today.
brief double extra flash huge meant start
I did have a brief flash of 'Oh no, not now, not here.' In a way it was a huge setback. It meant a little extra double poling for me at the start of my leg. But fortunately ... it wasn't insurmountable.
chance pick pieces pull sure took
You have to pick up the pieces and pull yourself together. We wanted to make sure we took this chance today.
gold greatest happy olympic turned
To say I'm an Olympic gold medallist now is the greatest honor. I'm just so happy that things turned out the way they did.
coming great lately pacing quite races schedule three tough
To do well here is such a great feeling. It's been quite a tough schedule lately with three races in three days, but I can really feel my pacing coming back. I feel like I'm getting better with every race.
clean historical moment thrilled truly
It's truly a historical moment for our sport, for clean sport and I'm just thrilled with the result...
clean confident good testing
It was a clean race. Things are getting better in our sport. The testing is good and I'm confident it was a clean event.