- country ▁ski ing ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics ▁List ▁of ▁Olympic ▁ven ues ▁in ▁cross - country ▁ski ing ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : S ports ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : S ki ing ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁* ▁Olympics <0x0A> </s> ▁Beth ▁Bom bara ▁( born ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁American ▁singer , ▁song writer ▁and ▁music ian ▁from ▁Grand ▁Rap ids , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁She ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Bom bara ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Grand ▁Rap ids , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁instrument ▁was ▁the ▁piano , ▁taking ▁less ons ▁from ▁gr ades ▁ 3 ▁through ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁att ending ▁high ▁school , ▁she ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁her ▁mother ’ s ▁electric ▁guitar . ▁ ▁Her ▁mother ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁instrument ▁and ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁ch ords ▁and ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁teach ▁herself ▁how ▁to ▁play . ▁The ▁guitar ▁became ▁her ▁primary ▁instrument ▁from ▁that ▁point ▁forward . ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁Jen ison ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁Bom bara ▁formed ▁a ▁punk ▁rock ▁band ▁called ▁Green ▁Me ans ▁Go . ▁ ▁After ▁pract icing ▁and ▁writing ▁a ▁few ▁songs ▁together , ▁the ▁band ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁local ▁shows ▁for ▁aud ien ces , ▁gain ing ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁loyal ▁following . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁continued ▁into ▁her ▁college ▁years , ▁performing ▁from ▁