Associated PressPressure on Dutch to continue winning ways at Olympic oval
Thomas Krol believed he was going to the Olympics four years ago. The national federation named Kai Verbij to the team for Pyeongchang. Verbij was injured at the trials and unable to compete in the 1,000 meters, but he was chosen over Krol.
Associated PressIt's men only in Nordic combined at the Olympics for now
Like her brother, Annika Malacinski dreams of going to the Olympics in Nordic combined. As wintry weather settled in at the Olympic Jumping Complex and Mount Van Hoevenberg last fall, she and Niklas trained together in this tiny town that hosted the 1980 and 1932 Winter Olympics. The siblings fearlessly took flight off a ski jump and relentlessly pushed themselves on paved paths in roller skis alongside other Olympic hopefuls.
NBC SportsBeat Feuz wins Kitzbühel in last downhill before Olympics
Beat Feuz of Switzerland won the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria, two weeks before the Beijing Olympics.
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