June 23, 2009 – Here is an athlete profile of Junior Canadian Cross Country Ski Team member Allyson Cummings of Sovereign Lake, BC. She answered 10 questions for the profile: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Allyson Cummings. Read on for the inside scoop on this up-and-coming athlete.

1. My best finish in a cross-country skiing event was: 1st in team sprint 2007 Nationals, 2nd in classic sprint 2007 Nationals.

2. My biggest inspiration in life is: My teammates, coaches, and pretty much any Canadian athlete that strives to be the best.

3. Growing up I have always wanted to be: A ballerina and an Olympic medallist. My parents sadly never put me in ballet.

4. My favourite sport team is: Canadian Cross Country Ski Team!! Does that count?!

5. My favourite movie is: Batman The Dark Knight.

6. Before a race I will listen to: Lots of techno or remixes of songs.

7. If I could Rule the world for a day I would: Make an island half winter and half tropical so that I could ski then lie on the beach and have free food served to me all day.

8. If I could only have one more meal it would be: Hardest question ever! I love food more than life itself. Probably Jambalaya with cheesecake and fruit pizza for dessert.

9. My favourite place in the world to visit is: I’m quite the beach bum when I’m not training so: the beach. Any beach.

10. My greatest Olympic moment is: Either watching Chandra sing “Oh Canada” or Usain Bolt breaking both the 100 m and 200 m world records, while making it seem effortless, at the Bejing Olympics.