Name: Andy Newell
Sport: Cross-Country Skiing
Height: 5-10
Weight: 157
DOB: 11/30/1983
Birthplace: Bennington, Vt.
Hometown: Shaftsbury, Vt.
High School: Stratton Mountain School (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) '02
Team/Club: Stratton Mountain School Elite Team
Olympic Experience
- Four-time Olympian (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
- PyeongChang 2018, 14th (4x10K relay), 37th (sprint classic)
- Sochi 2014, 11th (4x10K relay), 18th (sprint freestyle)
- Vancouver 2010, 9th (team sprint freestyle), 13th (4x10K relay), 45th (sprint classic)
- Torino 2006, 13th (team sprint classic), 16th (sprint freestyle)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2017 – 21st (sprint freestyle), 50th (15K classic)
- Years of participation: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
- Top finish: 5th – 2007 (sprint classic)
Other Career Highlights
- 2013 FIS World Cup Standings, 5th (sprint)
- 2011 FIS World Cup Standings, 8th (sprint)
- 2010 FIS World Cup Standings, 4th (sprint)
- 2008 FIS World Cup Standings, 10th (sprint)
- 2007 FIS World Cup Standings, 6th (sprint)
- 2006 FIS World Cup Standings, 8th (sprint)
Personal:
Son of David and Caroll Newell...Has one brother, Peter, and one sister, Lindsay...Married to Erika Flowers, also a cross-country skier...Supports environmental organizations, including Protect Our Winters....Hobbies include backcountry skiing, skateboarding, playing the guitar and singing.
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