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Apple Valley’s fun-loving Margie Freed aims to help Team USA earn first biathlon Olympic medal

At the Olympic biathlon venue in Italy, the mixed relay opened Sunday, with U.S. contender Margie Freed competing as part of the team.
Freed began in cross country and won a 2016 state Nordic title after reaching the 2016 State Nordic Ski Racing Meet as an eighth grader, then learned biathlon shooting quickly despite never firing a gun before.
Freed says keeping the sport fun and being a versatile athlete fuels her success, noting she helped the U.S. relay to a fourth-place finish two weeks ago, tying the nation's best result.
Freed says her dream is a relay medal so teammates can share the excitement, and she 'won't let that go' despite the Olympic pressure.
Freed remembers meeting Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall at a Mall of America event and notes that many of her original sports friends retired, changing her training environment.

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Apple Valley’s fun-loving Margie Freed aims to help Team USA earn first biathlon Olympic medal

Margie Freed has always been in it for the fun. The “about me” section on her bio on the US Biathlon website opens with the phrase “Hey Sports Fans!” The Eastview alum — who won an individual Nordic state title in 2016 — first joined cross country skiing because her friends were in it. She first reached the state meet as an eighth grader. “A sign I had talent,” she noted. Her motivation for continued success? “So I could continue to go on ski t…

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