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Downhill skier Stacey Cook suffered a nasty fall during a training run at the 2010 Olympics and has been looking ahead to Sochi ever since, hoping for a fair shot at the medal stand.

Five years ago, bobsled driver Steven Holcomb was deeply depressed. His U.S. four-man bobsled team was peaking and had a strong chance to win the first American gold medal in the event since 1948 at the 2010 Olympics. But despite devoting a decade of...

The U.S. women's soccer team accomplished its big goal this past week: earn an Olympic berth. But what lies ahead for players between now and London in July?

Not only did the U.S. women's win Friday night book their ticket to the London Olympics, it also gave fans a better representation of women's soccer.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Despite a gloomy prognosis that her recovery from a torn right ACL and MCL could take six to eight months, U.S. defender Ali Krieger said Sunday she hasn't given up on the 2012 London Olympics. "I'm not going to giv...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Despite the record-setting score, the U.S. women's soccer team's 14-0 rout over the Dominican Republican might have come at a price. Defender Ali Krieger left the game in the first half with an injured right knee and he...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The U.S. women's soccer team had an abrupt greeting when it arrived here this week for the start of the Olympic qualifying tournament. The first was snow and significantly colder than normal weather for Vancouver (it is...

Lisbeth Salander exited the Kvarnen bar onto Tjarhovsgatan, started up her Yamaha WR250X motorcycle, sped down Gotgatan to Soder Malarstrand and raced at a recklessly high speed to Kungens Kurva. She parked her bike and entered the IKEA. Instantly he...

We spoof the famous book about the girl with the dragon tattoo.

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Turns out we were following the wrong athletes all along. As always, I was dazzled and inspired by the Olympians at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, from the champions who went home wrapped in glory to those who retu...

You can do more than you think. The Paralympics are proof. And the athletes' stories are worth telling and hearing, whatever your physical condition.

Would the IOC ever consider Spring and Autumn Olympics?

The reason U.S. skiers spent the second week crashing and missing gates was the same reason they stepped on the podium during the first week of the Games: They took risks.

Yes, Lindsey Vonn didn't exactly end her Olympics on a happy note, but the American skier still met expectations here in Whistler.

While the U.S. women's Olympic podium streak was snapped in Vancouver, Thursday proved that the absence won't last long.

The journey to the top of the Olympic podium has been a long one for Billy Demong and the U.S. Nordic combined team. But now that they're there, the sport has a chance to grow in the States.