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Duane Butcher National Team   Date of Birth:  October 3rd, 1981 Ski Club/s: Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club, Australia. Skurdalen IL, Norway. Coach/Advisors:  Eirik Pedersen, Finn Marsland Years Skiing: About 12 Home Town: Mt Beauty, Australia Home Resort: Falls Creek, Australia Favourite Resorts:  Falls Creek, Geilo (NOR) Hollmenkollen (NOR). Height:  183cm Weight: 78kg Occupation: Skier

Ultimate Training Session:   Speed work or a heavy session in the gym. Loves:  Making improvements in training/fitness, pushing the limits, and a good all-out sprint finish (against a worthy opponent)! Hates:  Sickness and injuries really get me down, so does sitting in traffic- it reveals a darker side of rage within me... Other Interests:  Music (listening or making my own), fishing, surfing, riding, webpage design, film-making, photography. Favourite Meal:  It's hard to beat a nice BIG juicy porterhouse steak with mash and veges. Favourite Movie: Batman Begins Favourite TV: Eurosport Winter Park, Extreme Sports Channel, Borat's Guide to Britain, House, Inspector Rex. Favourite CD: I lost my entire CD collection this season (in Jindy), so now I only listen to MP3's- they don't take up space in my luggage- and they're FREE! Last Book Read: Skisport Who would you most like to go skiing with?   Anyone who enjoys their skiing as much as I do. What is your ultimate dream in XC-Skiing?   To achieve that ever-illusive balance between work and poverty, training and rest, success and sanity... getting to the point where everything's working perfectly and I can ski my best.   Competitive History:  Year Competition Distance/Style Place 2006 Kangaroo Hoppet 42km Freestyle 16th 2006 Australian Championships Sprint Freestyle 5th (4th AUS) 2005 Australian Championships 10km Classic 7th 2005 Victorian Championships Sprint Classic 4th 2004 Australian Championships Sprint Freestyle 3rd 2004 Victorian Championships Sprint Freestyle 5th 2003 Kangaroo Hoppet 42km Freestyle 19th 2003 Australian Championships Sprint Freestyle 5th 2003 Victorian Championships Sprint Freestyle 2nd 2003 World Cup, Borlange, Sweden Sprint Freestyle 73rd (14.4%) 2003 World Championships, Val Di Fiemme, Italy Sprint Freestyle 64th (14.8%) 2002 Australian Championships Sprint Freestyle 3rd (2nd AUS) 2002 Victorian Championships Sprint Freestyle 3rd 2002 NSW Championships Sprint Freestyle 1st 2001 Australian Championships Sprint Freestyle 5th (4th AUS) 2001 Australian Birkebeiner 21km Freestyle 7th 2001 World Junior Championships, Poland Sprint Freestyle 88th (14.7%) 2000 Australian Championships Sprint Freestyle 6th 2000 Australian Championships 10km Classic 7th 2000 Australian Junior Championships 10km Skate 2nd M18 2000 Australian Junior Championships 10km Classic 2nd M18 1999 Victorian Junior Championships 10km Skate 1st M16 1999 Victorian Championships 15km Skate Open 5th 1999 Australian Junior Championships 10km Skate 4th M16 1999 Australian Junior Championships 10km Classic 5th M16 Equipment: Skis - Atomic Poles - Toko Boots - Salomon Bindings - Salomon Personal Sponsors:  Atomic, Toko, Oakley.   Updated October 2006

 

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