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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Scott Berry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Berry made history as South Dakota's first Winter Olympian". Rapid City Journal. July 21, 2012.
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