From the U.S. Ski Team:

Double World Champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) added a new line to the U.S. Ski Team record books Saturday, becoming only the second American in history to win back-to-back World Cup downhill titles. Vonn tied for 12th on the day, but mathematically clinched the title with an insurmountable 111-point margin over Swiss racer Dominique Gisin.

Austrian Andrea Fischbacher won the race as Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) finished 10th. Chelsea Marshall (Pittsfield, VT), Stacey Cook (Mammoth, CA) and Keely Kelleher (Big Sky, MT) also finished in the points.

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Seattle’s Colin Huffman is just one win away from earning a spot in the 2010 Olympics. Huffman is the fifth player on Tyler George’s Minnesota-based team and Washington’s final shot at putting a curler in the Olympics.

George’s team beat John Shuster’s Minnesota team 6-5 with a point in the final end to earn a place in Saturday’s finals.

Washington might get a curler in the Olympics after all.

Seattle’s Colin Huffman was added to Tyler George’s Minnesota rink as their fifth player. A curling team has four players, so Huffman will be the reserve. Huffman played on Jason Larway’s accomplished Seattle team this season, but the team, which made the playoffs at nationals the last two seasons, just missed qualifying for the Olympic trials.

George’s team went 8-1 in pool play and is the top seed in the playoffs that start today.

The Olympic dreams of Washington’s top curling teams are officially dead after a disappointing morning at the U.S. Curling Trials in Broomfield, Colo.

Both Mark Johnson and Greg Romaniuk’s Seattle-based teams lost their matches Thursday morning that would have put them in a tiebreaker to make the playoffs.

Romaniuk took an early 4-2 lead against Tyler George’s Minnesota team but failed to scored in the final six ends and lost 8-4.

Johnson’s loss was even more heartbreaking. His team led by a point entering the 10th and final end but Todd Birr’s Minnesota team scored twice to

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Cristin Clark’s rink finished up at the U.S. Curling Trials tonight with a 9-2 loss to Patti Lank’s team from New York.

Clark’s team finished with a 2-7 record.

Greg Romaniuk rebounded from his morning loss to beat Kevin Deeren’s Chicago team 7-6 to stay in playoff contention at the U.S. Curling Trials.

Mark Johnson’s team blew a two-point lead in the tenth end on Wednesday night before falling 10-8 to Craig Brown’s Wisconsin Team in the extra end.

Both Seattle teams are 4-4 in pool play, with their final match tomorrow.

Cristin Clark’s Seattle team lost 8-7 moments ago to Amy Wright’s Minnesota Team at the U.S. Olympic Curling Trials in Broomfield, Colo.

Clark’s team is 2-6 in pool play and was eliminated from playoff contention last night. The team plays its final match tonight.

Mark Johnson’s team won this morning solidifying his chances of making the playoffs at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Broomfield, Colo.

Johnson’s Seattle team beat Kevin Deeren’s Chicago team 8-5 and improved to 4-3 in pool play. With two games to play Johnson is in a four-way tie for second.

The Greg Romaniuk team didn’t have a good morning. Romaniuk became the first team at trials to get shutout, losing 7-0 in five ends to Craig Disher’s North Dakota team. Romaniuk is 3-4 in pool play.

Both teams play again at 3 p.m. Johnson plays defending national

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