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After Arritola and her teammates went through the outfitting process Tuesday and received almost 100 pieces of Team USA gear, they knew they were preparing for more than just the next cross-country event.
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Arritola and other members of the U.S. cross country ski team already had come to the country a week earlier to compete in a World Cup event in Canmore, Alberta, and took a short trip to British Columbia to prepare for the Olympics in Vancouver instead of returning home.
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There's one other part of the Olympic experience that Arritola and Stephen do not plan to miss.
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"It's definitely started to set in," Arritola said.
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Like Arritola, Stephen didn't initially plan to be a cross-country skier.
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Arritola, who grew up in Salem, will compete in 4 events
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Arritola, 23, was born in Bend and grew up in Salem but began her skiing career after moving to Sun Valley, Idaho, as a high school freshman.
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Arritola wasn't pleased with her U. S.-best placement, either, getting off to a rough start and churning away at her energy reserves trying to recover.
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Neither is expected to win a medal this year - Arritola finished 23rd in the 10K at the World Cup, and Stephen was 36th - but the two could be competitive by the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, after four more years of experience.
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"Having my teammates here is critical, especially the ones that I've traveled with all fall," Arritola said.
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