Pictures from 2008 Canadian Nationals in Vancouver/Whistler: http://picasaweb.google.com/swskier/Vancouver Got pulled from the 50k but my best place was 49th in the 15k skate.

Ski team has highest GPA of mens sports at UVM = 3.189http://www.uvm.edu/athletics/skiing/?Page=News&storyID=11592Skiers have the highest rate of alcohol consumption of any NCAA sport = 95.6%http://www.ncaa.org/library/research/substance_use_habits/2001/substance_use_habits.pdf(Ice Hockey and Water Polo are a distant second)

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Evaluation of neuroprotective and anti-fatigue effects of sildenafil.Published in Life Sciences Journal 2007 “Sildenafil (10 mg/kg) alone did not induce any significant behavioral changes, however there was licking of the genitals.” Read this and more on how erectile dysfunction drugs are being used as performance enhancing, anti-fatigue solutions. http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.uvm.edu/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=17&sid=82956c3f-9daf-4c33-97e1-9f917c2234dd%40sessionmgr2