Chandra Crawford


Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

Career

On February 22, 2006, she became the surprise gold medal winner in the women's cross-country sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Video of her circulated on the Internet as she sang "O Canada", the Canadian national anthem, from the medals podium. Then-CBC commentator Brian Willams said of the event: "If you're ever standing on top of the podium, this is how you sing our national anthem."
She won her first World Cup gold medal in her home-town of Canmore in January 2008 in the sprint event, followed by a second gold in Lahti, Finland, in March, 2008. She finished the 2008 World Cup season ranked seventh in the sprint and 23rd overall.
Crawford placed 44th in the freestyle sprint during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On March 27, 2014, she retired from competitive skiing.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 10 km
individual		 15 km
skiathlon 		30 km
mass start		 Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
200622—60—Gold——
201026———2615—
201430———43——

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2005–06 4 February 2006 Davos, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
2 2006–07 31 December 2006 Munich, Germany1.1 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
32007–0826 January 2008 Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
42007–081 March 2008 Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
5 2011–12 18 December 2011 Rogla, Slovenia1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2010–11 5 December 2010 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdGaiazova
2 2011–12 15 January 2012 Milan, Italy6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdJones

Career highlights

;Women's cross-country 1.1 kilometre sprint
;Women's cross-country team relay
In 2018, Crawford was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.