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In Pictures: Cross-country skiing
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Crossing lines at the Olympics
An avid U.S. fan finds herself cheering the straight-up sportsmanship of a Norwegian competitor.
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Bode Miller, ski tinkerer, wins silver in the super-G
Bode Miller, who added a silver medal to his tally in the super-G on Friday, is one of many Olympic athletes who embrace the technical materials side of their sport -- in this case his skis -- to reach maximum performance.
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Weathering the Olympics: how science and sport meet on the bottom of a ski
Rain and slush are testing Olympic skiers as well as their technical gurus, whose choices of skis and wax can help make the difference between gold and anonymity.
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Cross-country
Petter Northug Jr., the Usain Bolt of cross-country skiing, is ready to redeem Norway's 2006 embarrassing relay performance, while a resurgent US team could win its first medal since 1976 at the Vancouver Olympics.
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Olympics: a maverick skier who could medal
Andrew Newell is turning cross-country skiing on its head, literally, and is one of the U.S. Team's best hopes for an olympic medal.
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In Pictures: Cross-country skiing
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America's new pastime: luge?
The US is enjoying unprecedented success in winter sports where it has long struggled, raising hopes for medals in the 2010 Olympics.
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Foreigners at home, US skiers shine at last on global stage
Alaskan Kikkan Randall, at Nordic Worlds, wins first medal for US in cross-country skiing since 1982.
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