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  • Team USA invites 34 to camp Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:09 PM ET After unveiling its full coaching staff, the U.S. men's hockey program announced the 34 players it invited to August's Olympic camp. Among those asked to go is 2009 Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas.
  • Former ski champ undergoes surgery Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:08 AM ET Former French ski champion Luc Alphand has undergone spinal surgery following a weekend accident in a motorcycle race.
  • U.S. names men's assistants Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:38 AM ET Ron Wilson's coaching staff for the U.S. Olympic hockey team was completed, with the addition of assistants John Tortorella and Scott Gordon.
  • Vonn, Mancuso head U.S. alpine team Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:26 PM ET Two-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn will lead the U.S. alpine ski team into the Olympic year.
  • Babcock named to lead Team Canada Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:24 AM ET Canada's "Redeem Team" has its man. Fresh off its worst Olympic finish ever -- a seventh-place in Torino -- the Canadians are turning to Detroit's Mike Babcock to coach its men's hockey team in 2010.
  • Sochi marketing given high marks Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:08 AM ET The International Olympic Committee praised organizers of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics for a domestic marketing program that is expected to raise more than $1 billion.
  • Zhang turning to a familiar face Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:57 AM ET Caroline Zhang ended her four-year partnership with Li Mingzhu and will now train with Charlene Wong, the former coach of rival Mirai Nagasu.
  • Miller frustrated with World Cup scene Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 6:57 AM ET Announcements of Bode Miller's return to skiing may have been premature. Unhappy with the World Cup scene, Miller has said he will be skiing next winter but for whom and where are still to be determined.
  • Austrians indicted in doping probe Posted Monday, June 8, 2009 8:48 AM ET Italian prosecutors have indicted 10 current and former members of the Austrian Ski Federation following their investigation of a blood-doping scandal at the 2006 Olympics.
  • U.S. predicted to have record haul Posted Friday, June 5, 2009 7:16 AM ET The United States was projected to win 13 gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics in Luciano Barra's latest forecast, two more than Norway.
  • Cohen begins to fill 2009-10 schedule Posted Friday, June 5, 2009 7:10 AM ET Sasha Cohen has signed on to join Kim Yu-na and Mao Asada, the current and 2008 world champions, in the season's first Grand Prix, the Trophee Eric Bompard.
  • U.S. preparing to 'raise the bar' Posted Thursday, June 4, 2009 6:54 AM ET Lindsey Vonn is likely one of many athletes whom U.S. ski chief Bill Marolt will be counting on in 2010. Marolt hopes the Vancouver Olympics will be a defining moment for the federation, writes Alan Abrahamson.
  • USOC names Roush's replacement Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2009 1:03 PM ET The U.S. Olympic Committee hired Mike English as its new chief of sport performance. English will take over for Steve Roush, who resigned earlier this year.
  • Money not an issue for Sochi Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:50 PM ET A Russian official says the government won't finance the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics this year and next because there is enough financial support from private investors.
  • Sochi 2014 begins main construction Posted Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:59 AM ET Organizers of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi say construction has begun on tunnels for the road and rail system that will link venues at the games.

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