{{short description|Canadian cross-country skier}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski --> | name = Beckie Scott | image = Beckie Scott.jpg | fullname = Rebecca Scott | nationality = {{CAN}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|08|01}} | birth_place = Vegreville, Alberta, Canada | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|deathyear|mm|dd|birthyear|mm|dd}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | club = Vermilion Nordic Ski Club | personalbest = | seasons = 13 (1994–2006) | wins = 4 | totalpodiums = 15 | teamwins = 0 | teampodiums = 4 | individual_starts = 129 | team_starts = 16 | wcoveralls = 0 – (2nd in 2006) | wctitles = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's cross-country skiing}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2002 Salt Lake City|2 × 5 km pursuit}} {{MedalSilver|2006 Turin|Team sprint}} | show-medals = yes }} '''Rebecca Scott'''<ref>[http://www.olympic.org/en/content/The-IOC/Members/Ms-Rebecca-SCOTT/ IOC member profile]</ref> {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|AOE|MSM}} (born August 1, 1974) is a Canadian retired cross-country skier. She is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=General |first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor |date=2019-05-09 |title=Beckie Scott, O.C., M.S.M. |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/canadian-honours/order-canada/beckie-scott-oc-msm |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> She is the founder of a national organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through sport and play.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beckie Scott |url=https://www.spiritnorthxc.ca/beckie-scott |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Spirit North |language=en-US}}</ref> Scott was Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee, and gained notoriety for her position during the Russian (2014–2019) doping scandal.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Andres|last=Ybarra|agency=Associated Press|date=8 December 2019|title=Beckie Scott, WADA Athletes Committee calls for full Russian ban |website=CBC Sports|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/beckie-scott-wada-athletes-committee-calls-for-full-russian-ban-1.5388902#:~:text=Olympics-,Beckie%20Scott%2C%20WADA%20Athletes%20Committee%20calls%20for%20full%20Russian%20ban,who%20create%20and%20safeguard%20them.%22}}</ref> She served as an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu between 2006 and 2014.<ref name=gam>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/becky-scott-joins-top-level-of-wada/article4550408/ |title=Becky Scott joins top level of WADA |last=Christie |first=James |date=8 May 2018 |work=The Globe and Mail |access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> She is married to the American former cross-country skier Justin Wadsworth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/98758 |title=Justin Wadsworth |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> They have two children.
==Career== [[File: Beckie Scott torch relay handover 2012.jpg|thumb|Beckie Scott during the torch relay for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, July 2012]] Scott was born in Vegreville, Alberta, but grew up in Vermilion, Alberta. Supported by her parents, she began cross-country skiing at the age of five.<ref name="CANOlympicProfile" /> She entered her first competition at age seven and attended the Junior National Championships in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snowseekers.ca/story/skiing-tracks-olympian-beckie-scott|title=Skiing in the Tracks of Olympian Beckie Scott|last=Korobanik|first=John|date=29 November 2013|work=Snow Seekers|accessdate=29 March 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117054115/https://snowseekers.ca/story/skiing-tracks-olympian-beckie-scott|archivedate=17 January 2021}}</ref> She went on to win seventeen World Cup medals in sprint, individual Scott is a three-time Olympian, participating at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Her best-placed finish in Nagano was 45th, but Scott won a gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Salt Lake City games. She originally finished third in the 5 km pursuit, but she was upgraded to the gold medal when winner Olga Danilova and runner-up Larissa Lazutina were eventually disqualified for using darbepoetin, a performance-enhancing drug.<ref>{{cite web |title=Court Orders IOC to Award Beckie Scott Gold Medal |url=https://olympic.ca/2003/12/18/court-orders-ioc-to-award-beckie-scott-gold-medal/ |website=olympic.ca |accessdate=February 20, 2019 |date=December 18, 2003}}</ref> Scott was awarded a silver medal before receiving her gold medal in June 2004, almost two and a half years after the Olympics ended. She became the first Canadian and first North American woman to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.
Scott is an Officer of the Order of Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gg-order-canada-christmas-2018-1.4953455|title=Author Ann-Marie MacDonald, Olympian Beckie Scott joining Order of Canada |date=December 27, 2018|first=Peter|last=Zimonjic|website=CBC|language=en|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> and has been honoured with a variety of awards in Canada. She has been inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christie |first1=James |title=Beckie Scott selected to Canadian Ski Hall of Fame |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/beckie-scott-selected-to-canadian-ski-hall-of-fame/article581577/ |accessdate=February 20, 2019 |publisher=Globe and Mail |date=May 30, 2011}}</ref> and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Waterloo<ref name="CANOlympicProfile">{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/beckie-scott/ |title=Beckie Scott {{!}} Team Canada |date=September 18, 2011 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> and has twice received the John Semmelink Award, for demonstrating sportsmanship and ability in international competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Semmelink Award History of Recipients |url=https://canadiansnowsports.com/e/awards/files/John_Semmelink_Award_History_of_Recipients.pdf}}</ref> She holds honorary Doctorates of Laws from the University of Alberta,<ref>{{cite web |title=Dig deep and enjoy the journey, Olympian advises UAlberta grads |url=https://www.folio.ca/dig-deep-and-enjoy-the-journey-olympian-advises-ualberta-grads/ |website=folio.ca |accessdate=February 20, 2019 |date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> Mount Royal University and the University of British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://graduation.ok.ubc.ca/event/honorary-degrees/2019-honorary-degree-recipients/|title=2019 Honorary Degree Recipients | Okanagan Graduation}}</ref> Scott was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence on October 17, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/aoe/index.html|title=The Alberta Order of Excellence|website=www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>
On March 29, 2005, Scott agreed to join the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) athlete committee.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/story/turin2006/national/2005/03/29/Sports/scott050329.html |title=CBC Sports - Road to Torino: Anti-drug committee recruits Scott |access-date=2005-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404024155/http://www.cbc.ca/story/turin2006/national/2005/03/29/Sports/scott050329.html |archive-date=2005-04-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On February 23, 2006, Scott was elected as an athlete member of the International Olympic Committee along with Finnish ice hockey player Saku Koivu.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=2342063 ESPN - Beckie Scott, Saku Koivu elected to IOC - Olympics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Scott retired on April 12, 2006, as the most decorated Canadian cross-country skier. 2006 was also her best season, with multiple victories and podiums on the World Cup circuit, to go with her Olympic silver in one of her races in Turin, and she lost out on winning her first World Cup overall season title to the great Marit Bjørgen by the smallest margin.
In September 2012, Scott was appointed to WADA's executive committee.<ref name=gam /> In September 2018, Scott resigned from the WADA compliance and review committee responsible for making a recommendation to end the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's suspension from WADA.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pells |first1=Eddie |title=Beckie Scott resigns from WADA committee that recommended reinstating Russian Anti-Doping Agency |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/beckie-scott-wada-russian-doping-agency-1.4825469 |website=cbc.ca |accessdate=February 20, 2019 |date=September 15, 2018}}</ref>
==Charity== In 2017, Scott established ''Spirit North'', a charitable organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through equitable access to sport and play.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sibonney |first=Claire |date=Winter 2023 |title=Game On: Three organizations are working hard to ensure that Canadian kids benefit from the power of play. |url= https://www.flipsnack.com/caasco/caa-magazine-sco-winter-2023/full-view.html|magazine= CAA Magazine|location= |publisher= CAA|access-date=2023-11-03}}</ref>
==Cross-country skiing results== All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=55256&type=st-WC |title=SCOTT Beckie |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref>
===Olympic Games=== * 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 5 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km <br> relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team <br> sprint |- | 1998 || ''21'' || 47 || {{n/a}} || 60 || 45 || 51 || {{n/a}}|| 16 || {{n/a}} |- | 2002 || ''25'' || {{n/a}}|| 4 ||— || style="background:gold;"| '''Gold''' || — || 5 ||8 || {{n/a}} |- | 2006 || ''29'' || {{n/a}} ||style="background:#000; color:#fff;"| <span style="color:white;">{{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}</span> ||{{n/a}} || 6 || — || 4 || 10 || style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' |- |}
===World Championships=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 5 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km <br> relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team <br> sprint |- | 1995 || ''20'' || 42 ||{{n/a}} || 40 || 43 || —||{{n/a}}||—|| {{n/a}} |- | 1997 || ''22'' || 24 ||{{n/a}} || 25 || 27 || 28||{{n/a}}||14|| {{n/a}} |- | 1999 || ''24'' || 36 ||{{n/a}} || 53 || 29 || —||{{n/a}}||15|| {{n/a}} |- | 2001 || ''26'' || {{n/a}} || —|| 26|| 11 || {{Abbr|CNX|Cancelled}}{{ref label|cancelled|a|1}}||9||6|| {{n/a}} |- | 2003 || ''28'' || {{n/a}} || 8 || — ||6 || 9 ||4 ||—|| {{n/a}} |- | 2005 || ''30'' || {{n/a}}||13|| {{n/a}}||4||15|| 12 ||— || 10 |- |} {{refbegin}} :'''a.''' {{note label|cancelled|a|1}} Cancelled due to extremely cold weather. {{refend}}
===World Cup=== ====Season standings==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age |- ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint |- | 1994 || ''19'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}|| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |- | 1995 || ''20'' ||{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |- | 1996 || ''21'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}|| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |- | 1997 || ''22'' || 50|| {{n/a}} || 51 || {{n/a}} || 50 |- | 1998 || ''23'' || 33|| {{n/a}} || 43 || {{n/a}} || 31 |- | 1999 || ''24'' || 44 || {{n/a}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}} || 21 |- | 2000 || ''25'' || 15 || {{n/a}} || 21 ||20 || 9 |- | 2001 || ''26'' ||15 || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 17 |- | 2002 || ''27'' || 22 || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} ||10 |- | 2003 || ''28'' || 9 || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 10 |- | 2004 || ''29'' || 16 || 23|| {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || 6 |- | 2005 || ''30'' || 18|| 22|| {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || 12 |- | 2006 || ''31'' || style="background:silver;"| {{silver02}} ||style="background:#c96;"| {{bronze03}} || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || style="background:silver;"| {{silver02}} |}
====Individual podiums==== * 4 victories * 15 podiums {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place |- | align=center|1 || rowspan=1 align=center|2000–01|| align=right| 14 January 2001 || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Soldier Hollow, United States || 1.0 km Sprint F || World Cup || 3rd |- | align=center|2 || rowspan=1 align=center|2001–02|| align=right| 19 December 2001 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Asiago, Italy || 1.5 km Sprint F || World Cup || 3rd |- | align=center|3 || rowspan=3 align=center|2002–03|| align=right| 19 December 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Linz, Austria || 1.0 km Sprint F || World Cup || 3rd |- | align=center|4 || align=right| 15 February 2003 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Asiago, Italy || 5 km Individual C || World Cup || 2nd |- | align=center|5 || align=right| 20 March 2003 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Borlänge, Sweden || 1.0 km Sprint F ||World Cup || 3rd |- | align=center|6 || rowspan=1 align=center|2003–04|| align=right| 12 March 2004 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pragelato, Italy || 1.0 km Sprint F || World Cup || 2nd |- | align=center|7 || rowspan=9 align=center|2005–06|| align=right| 10 December 2005 || rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Vernon, Canada || 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F || World Cup || 2nd |- | align=center|8|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 11 December 2005 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1.5 km Sprint F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=center|9 || align=right| 15 December 2005|| rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canmore, Canada || 10 km Individual F ||World Cup || 2nd |- | align=center|10|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 December 2005 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15 km Mass Start C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=center|11|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 21 January 2006 || align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Oberstdorf, Germany || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=center|12 || align=right| 8 March 2006|| align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden || 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F ||World Cup || 3rd |- | align=center|13 || align=right| 9 March 2006|| align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Drammen, Norway || 1.0 km Sprint C ||World Cup || 2nd |- | align=center|14 || align=right| 15 March 2006|| align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Changchun, China || 1.0 km Sprint F ||World Cup || 2nd |- | align=center|15|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 19 March 2006 || align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Sapporo, Japan || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- |}
====Team podiums====
* 2 podiums – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammate(s) |- | align=center|1 || rowspan=1 align=center|2000–01|| align=right| 13 January 2001 || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Soldier Hollow, United States || 4 × 5 km Relay C/F || World Cup || 2nd || Renner / Thériault / Fortier |- | align=center|2 || rowspan=1 align=center|2005–06|| align=right| 18 December 2005 || align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canmore, Canada || 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C|| World Cup || 2nd || Renner |- |}
==See also== * List of University of Waterloo people
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Beckie Scott}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801034900/http://beckiescott.com/ |title=Official website |date=mdy}} * {{FIS cross-country skier|55256}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304174047/http://www.olympic.ca/en/news/beckie-scott-celebrates-golden-moment-top-olympic-podium/ |title=Beckie Scott celebrates golden moment on top of Olympic podium - Canadian Olympic Committee |date=mdy}} * {{Team Canada|beckie-scott}} * {{Canada's Sports Hall of Fame|new_id=beckie_scott|id=492}} * {{Olympics.com|beckie-scott}} * {{Olympedia}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Cross Country Combined/Double Pursuit Women}}
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