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Brendan Green says goodbye to 'amazing' Olympics

After racing in six events at the Sochi Olympics, Hay River biathlete Brendan Green is making plans to compete at the World Cup.
'This has been a really special Olympics for me, mainly because of the journey to get here,' says Hay River athlete Brendan Green.

The Olympics may be over, but one northern athlete doesn't plan to rest anytime soon.

Brendan Green is originally from Hay River, Northwest Territories.

In Sochi this year, he raced six times as a member of Canadas biathlon team.

On Saturday, the mens relay team placed 7th overall.

Green says that was a strong finish for the team and he couldn't ask for a better experience.

Its been absolutely amazing, Green says.

This has been a really special Olympics for me, mainly because of the journey to get here," he says, referring to double back surgery he had in 2012. "It's been a really rollercoaster ride... so many 'what if's'and question marks as to whether I'd be able to return to racing, let alone qualify for the Olympicteam, so, yeah, I'm feeling pretty happy right now."

Green says the support from his home town has made a difference. People in Hay River gathered early Saturday morning to watch the relay race.

I must be one of the few athletes with a fan base that dedicated, to wake up that early, Green says. Its so cool.

Green had many strong finishes during the game, including coming in as the fastest Canadian in both the mens 15K and mens 20K individual events.

A highlight for Green was the mixed relay the first time the event has been included in the games, where he grabbed the baton from his girlfriend and teammate, Rosanna Crawford.

Not too many people can say that theyve done an Olympic race with their girlfriend.

Green and Crawford plan to spend five days training in Italy before heading to the World Cup. Theyll spend another five weeks in Europe traveling to Slovenia, Finland and Norway.

Then Green plans to head home to Hay Riverfor the ski races happening there in late March.