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- ↑ "Wayne Wong among inductees to ski shrine U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame". Idaho Mountain Express. November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ↑ LeMond, Greg; Kent Gordis (1987). "The Greg LeMond Story". Greg LeMond's complete book of bicycling (1st ed.). New York: Putnam Publishing Group. p. 16. ISBN 0399132295.
Wayne Wong taught me a lot about skiing. One thing he especially recommended as an ideal off-season exercise was cycling. As a result, I started paying attention to my bike for a change.
- ↑ "Wayne Wong". Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
