Kris Freeman, the cross-country skier that has Type 1 diabetes and is competing for Team USA in the Olympics this month, got off to a rocky start in the Games, according to a recent article from USA Today. He finished in 59th place in the 15k classical race.
Last year at the World Championships, he finished in fourth at the same event. However, in what he described as his worst race in two years, Freeman said his skis weren’t well-suited for the Olympic course. He also took a wrong turn down the homestretch, landing him in 59th place, 3:05.3 behind the winner.
Dario Cologna of Switzerland took the gold, while Pietro Piller Cottrer of Italy took the silver and Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic earned the bronze medal.
Freeman, who said his blood sugar levels were not a problem, expects to do better in his other races at the games. He is scheduled to compete in Men’s Individual Sprint today and the Men’s 30km Pursuit on Saturday Feb. 20th. He will also be competing in the Men’s Team Sprint on Feb 22 and the Men’s 50km Mass Start on Feb. 28.
Check out (below) a clips of Kris in training. You can also view an article we ran on Kris on Monday, which includes his video interview with the Today show. (see Diabetic Olympian: ‘No Limits’ )
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