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Chris Darlington Australian Continental Cup Team Date of Birth:  June 23rd, 1982 Nickname: 'Darlo' Ski Club:  City Tatts Boonoona Coach:  Finn Marsland Year started skiing:1987 Home Town: Jindabyne Home Resort: Perisher Valley Favourite Resort: Perisher Valley Height:  190 cm Weight:  74kg Occupation: gym instructor and raft guide

Ultimate Training Session:   Skiing around on the main range when it's frozen. Getting nude makes it more fun. Then coming back to my back yard sauna. Loves: White water kayaking, (especially steep creeks), skiing, riding, sitting on my verrandah and drinking coffee, over dancing at discos, travelling and having fun. Hates: Computers when they don't work properly, Big cities, When people lie to me, when people smoke around me and don't care, vomitting and those little mow hawke hair cuts that metrosexual's have. Other Interests: Relaxing, listening to music, playing the harmonica Favourite Meal: Kangaroo/ fruit curry. Or meat pie with pasta and tomato sauce. Favourite Movie: 'Bad Boy Bubby' Favourite TV show: Little Brittain Favourite CD: Faithless "Irreverance" Last Book Read: One of those lance Armstrong books Who would you most like to go skiing with? Simbo. Haven't got to ski with him in a few months now, and getting boored in training sometimes. Also looking forward to going skiing with my great great grandkids when they are old enough. What is your ultimate dream in XC-Skiing? To get enough support so I can just train and have fun and not work as well. Get qualification for distance world cup and make it to the Olympics. Competitive history:  Year Competition Distance/Style Place 2006 Kangaroo Hoppet 28km Freestyle 7th 2006 Australian Championships 10km Freestyle 3rd 2006 Australian Championshipis 15km Classic 2nd 2006 Australian Championships 30km Freestyle 2nd 2006 NSW Championships 10km Freestyle 2nd (1st AUS) 2006 ACT Championships 8km Classic 3rd 2006 Vasaloppet 90 km Classic 253rd 2006 Maserloppet 42 km Classic 20th 2005 Australian Championships 10 km Classic 3rd 2005 Australian Championships 10 km Freestyle 4th 2005 Australian Championships 15 km F 4th 2005 Australian Championships 30 km Classic 6th 2005 Australian Championship 10km Classic 3rd 2005 NSW Championships 10 km Freestyle 1st 2005 NSW Sprint Championships Sprint 1st 2004 Australian Championship 10km Classic 3rd 2004 Australian Championship 10km Freestyle 3rd 2003 Kangaroo Hoppet 42km Freestyle 5th 2003 Australian Championships 30km Freestyle 5th 2003 Australian Championships 15km Classic 6th 2003 Australian Championships 10km Freestyle 4th (3rd AUS) 2003 Australian Championships 10km Classic 4th 2003 Australian Championships sprint 7th 2001 Australian Junior Championship 10km Freestyle 2nd 2001 Australian Junior Championship 10km Classic 2nd 2001 World Junior Championships 10km Classic 92 2000 Australian Junior Championship 10km Freestyle 2nd M16 2000 NSW Junior Championships 10km Classic 1st M16 2000 Australian Championships 10km Classic 9th 1999 Australian Championships 30km Classic 12th 1999 Australian Junior Championships 10km Freestyle 3rd M16 1999 Australian Junior Championships 10km Classic 2nd M16 1998 Rex Cox 12km Freestyle 2nd 1996 Australian Junior Championships 5km C /5km F 12th overall Equipment: Skis - Fisher Poles -Exel; Personal Sponsors:  Dawn Trading, City tattersall's ski club, NSW institute of Sport- Clubs NSW, Fischer- Greens Australia, Jindabyne Sports.   Updated September 2006

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