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Brian Olsen
- Member of 2006 U.S. Olympic biathlon team
- Member of three Junior World teams with a best result of 11th in the 10K sprint
- Top U.S. finisher in the 2004 Junior World Championship Sprint with 14th place
- Member of 2003 World University Games team
- Four-time U.S. Junior Champion
- Loves to analyze performance and training
- An Internet journalist, he regularly distributes a newsletter called, "The SHOT from FrozenBullet.com, his website
- Founder, webmaster, chief cook and bottle washer for his biathlon Web site, www.frozenbullet.com, which carries features on the sport, athlete profiles and training tips
- Brian is basically self-coached with Will Sweetser of the Maine Winter Sports Center as an advisor
- Admires Ole Finar Bjorndalen
- Hobbies include back country skiing, cooking, writing
- Considers his biggest accomplishment in biathlon as "overcoming the odds and getting his biathlon career back on track this year to make the Olympic team"
"The most important thing that your first coach gives you is a love for a sport. The love to simply do the activity, no matter how fast you compete, or how many races you win. If that love is there, then in your mind, you can do anything.” -Brian Olsen
Related Links
Personal Web Site: Brian Olsen's Frozen Bullet
"Biathlon is a sport in which perfection is only measured, never achieved. A perfect race is rare because it is always possible to ski or shoot just a little faster. Even a World Champion has things to work on, and so too do I."
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Height: 6'
Born: 27-Oct-83
Hometown: Bloomington, MN
Resides: Jericho, VT
Event: Biathlon
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