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Kris Freeman is arguably one of the United States's most elite cross-country skiers. Born in Andover, New Hampshire, he and his brother, Justin Freeman, are members of the U.S. Ski Team. Both were chosen for the U.S. Olympic Team, yet Kris was a "sure pick."

Before the olympics in Salt Lake, 2002 he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, the rarer form of the disease and is part of the few professional atheltes every to compete at the world level.

Kris Freeman is probably best known as a distance stalwart. He competed in the 2002 Olympics for his first Olympics. However, his greatest success came in March 2003 at Val Di Fiemme, Italy at the world championships. There, he placed fourth in the 15 Kilometer Classic, only to miss out on the gold medal by 10 seconds. At the U-23 World Championships he placed 1st in the 30km classic race skiing away from the field. He was, again, picked for the U.S. Olympic Team.

His skis are Fischer Skis, his boots are made by Alpina, and his bindings are Rottefella. He joined Alpina/Rottefella in the summer of 2005, early enough for the 2005-2006 season. Previous to this, he was sponsored totally by Fischer Skis, having the company's boots and bindings as well as their skis.

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