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Marielle Thompson of Canada poses for a portrait ahead of the FIS Ski Cross World Cup 2017 in The Blue Mountains, Ont., March 4, 2017.Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press

Marielle Thompson has been named to Canada's ski cross team for the Pyeongchang Olympics, less than three months after suffering a serious knee injury.

The reigning Olympic champion ruptured her ACL and MCL during a training run in October.

Alpine Canada named the 25-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., to the team in hopes she'll be in racing form come next month's Games.

Thompson won gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and captured her third World Cup Crystal Globe as the overall World Cup champion in 2017.

The Olympic cross-country skier says he puts a lot of pressure on himself when he trains and always tries to do more

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