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- ↑ "Biathlon Canada: FIVE CANADIAN BIATHLON WOMEN LAUNCH NUDE CALENDAR WITH HOPES OF RAISING FUNDS TO FUEL QUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL PODIUM". Biathlon Canada. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ↑ "Retiring from Biathlon; Part 2, the Women". International Biathlon Union . 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
