Patricia Ross (born 8 March 1959 in

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) is an American former

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who competed from 1982 to 1984. She attended the

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and skied for the 'Cats. She graduated in 1982 with a degree in physical education. Ross finished seventh in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

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. After retiring, she became a real estate broker in

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Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

World Cup

Season standings

References

* * 1959 births Living people American female cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of the United States Sportspeople from Vermont People from Middlebury, Vermont 21st-century American women {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub