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Murray Buchan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

One Team to Sochi Murray Buchan

featured in Events Videos Author James Fisher, Val Thorens Video Reporter Updated

Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.

Video shot and edited by Jon Moy for Freestyle Team GB

 

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