Torin Koos of Leavenworth made the U.S. roster again making a likely candidate to make his third Olympic team in January.

From the U.S. Ski Team:

World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), along with World Cup sprint medalist Andy Newell (Shaftsburry, VT), Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) and three-time U.S. champion Liz Stephen (East Montelier, VT) are among the athletes headlining the newly named 2010 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team.

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From the U.S. Ski Team

Life’s not exactly a beach for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team moguls athletes who are stationed in San Diego this week for one of the most intense training camps of their season.

“We came down here to get our skiers out of their element in the mountains,” U.S. Moguls Head Coach Scott Rawles said. “We’ve been doing beach workouts every day. We try to keep everyone moving. We have stuff going on from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., so it’s fairly grueling, really intense and it’s a good way to get our prep

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OK, tickets have been on sale since 11:30 a.m. and all 40,000 are almost gone.

All that’s left are closing ceremony and hockey. The best tickets left appear to be for the bronze medal match in the women’s hockey. They are going for$135-265.

Log on to cosport.com to buy tickets

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Yes, the cosport.com website is currently offline, but don’t panic. The website is expected to be back online by 11 a.m. when Phase II of ticket sales begin. The website is the only place to buy tickets.

The 2010 Winter Olympics are still eight months away, but the real competition starts this morning.

Starting at 11 a.m. Thursday sports fans from North America, Europe and Australia will logon to their computers for a chance to buy some of the 40,000 tickets available.

New Jersey-based cosport.com will handle the sales, the final major ticket offering.

Tickets will only be available for sale online to those who registered on the website before 6 a.m. Click here to register.

The Olympics are Feb. 10-28 in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C, the closest the games have ever

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Leave it to Sasha Cohen to spice things up.

The Olympic silver medalist confirmed Wednesday she is returning to competitive figure skating in hopes of earning a spot at the Vancouver Games. She has submitted paperwork to U.S. Figure Skating that would enable her to compete at Grand Prix events this fall.

"I’ve been excited," Cohen told The Associated Press by phone from Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she is touring with Stars on Ice. "Every day it’s closer and real, so it’s very exciting to me."

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From VANOC:

Tickets for the Opening Ceremony and five sports (64 medal events!) of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games go on sale tomorrow – May 6, 2009 at 10:00 am (Pacific Time) on a first-come, first-served basis.

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