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  • Taking the Sea to Sky Highway
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    Taking the Sea to Sky Highway

    On Day 3 of our Olympic adventure, Matt Renoux and I decided to check out Whistler Mountain which is about two hours north of Vancouver. We set out at 8 a.m. Monday morning and didn't return until 8 p.m. I wish I could say we strapped on skis...

  • Playing favorites: What's your sport of choice?
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    Playing favorites: What's your sport of choice?

    There are 15 sports taking place during the Winter Games and all of them have characteristics that make them unique and exciting for fans. But of them all, which is your favorite sport and what sport, if any, do you want to see added to the Olympic program?

  • Steamboat's Olympic Sendoff
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    Steamboat's Olympic Sendoff

    This past week and weekend has been jam-packed for the Spillanes and me. Jim left for Vancouver, so Sam and I filled in for him in the Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival.

  • Speed skater stands above rest
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    Speed skater stands above rest

    Many this February will be watching as speed skater Apolo Ohno, leads the U.S. team, and some might notice most of the athletes don't stand much taller than 5-foot 6 or 5-foot 7. But, there's one U.S. skater who stands out in the skating crowd.

  • Exploring a shining star
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    Exploring a shining star

    Lindsey Vonn has set herself apart as the best female Alpine skier in the world. Few understand what makes Vonn so good as two-time Olympian and NBC Alpine analyst Christin Cooper. In a thorough event-by-event analysis, Cooper breaks down what makes the young skier so good.

Colorado Athletes

  • Casey Puckett
    Casey Puckett

    Freestyle Skiing

    Lives in the same Aspen neighborhood as Lance Armstrong

  • Todd Lodwick
    Todd Lodwick

    Nordic Combined

    Took his first big ski jump off the big hill in Steamboat

  • Johnny Spillane
    Johnny Spillane

    Nordic Combined

    Works as a fly-fishing guide in Steamboat in the summers

  • Gretchen Bleiler
    Gretchen Bleiler

    Snowboarding

    When she's not boarding, Bleiler enjoys mountain biking in Aspen

  • Peter Budaj
    Peter Budaj

    Hockey

    Former Avs player Patrick Roy was Budaj's hero while growing up

  • Tyler Jewell
    Tyler Jewell

    Snowboarding

    Member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

  • Taylor Fletcher
    Taylor Fletcher

    Nordic Combined

    Fletcher's father is a ski patroller in Steamboat Springs

  • Lanny Barnes
    Lanny Barnes

    Biathlon

    Hometown of Durango is her "favorite place in the world"

  • Jeremy Abbott
    Jeremy Abbott

    Figure Skating

    Enjoys eating at Denver-based Chipotle with his friends

  • Lindsey Vonn
    Lindsey Vonn

    Alpine Skiing

    Hiked the Mushroom Bowl at Vail on her first day of powder skiing

  • Sarah Schleper
    Sarah Schleper

    Alpine Skiing

    Her dad owns Buzz's Ski Shop in the Vail Village

  • Rachael Flatt
    Rachael Flatt

    Figure Skating

    Local band The Fray is one of her top three favorite musical groups

  • Peter Forsberg
    Peter Forsberg

    Hockey

    Has won two Olympic gold medals and two Stanley Cups

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  • Nicole Joraanstad Day 4! Going for a workout and then heading to the rink to practice.
  • Erik Fisher Going free skiing today and checking out Whistler a little bit before I have the 1st of 3 training runs tomorrow!
  • James Southam Off to the olympics! On the bus with the Italians and japan.
  • Nate Holland Vancouver, coming in HOT!
  • Nate Holland Packing for the Olys!

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