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Olympic Sports Scene for Nov. 9

Olympic Sports Scene is a weekly update with results and previews highlighting U.S. Olympic sporting news from around the world. Tune-in every Monday for a quick overview of America's elite athletes in action. Read More

Going for the Gold: Lindsey Vonn

Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn is known for being the only American woman having captured the last two World Cup overall titles. She is focused on her journey to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Read More

Going for the Gold: Ryan Suter

USA Hockey player Ryan Suter follows the ice tracks of his “Miracle on Ice” Olympian father, Bob Suter, and uncle, Gary Suter, by attempting to make the roster for the 2010 Team USA hockey team. Read More

Going for the Gold: Augusto Perez

Augusto Perez starts everyday the same, a kiss to his wife and "Buenos dias te quiero mucho" he does the same to his five year old twins. But unlike each mundane morning, he can pin point exactly when he began competing in wheelchair curling. Read More

Going for the Gold: Catherine Raney

If Catherine Raney qualifies for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the speedskater would be attending her fourth Winter Games. She is a three-time Olympian but has some unfinished business: She has never won an Olympic or world championship medal. Read More

Going for the Gold: Lowell Bailey

It is difficult enough to be able to ski fast and shoot accurately, but biathlete Lowell Bailey has been able to perform both at the Olympic level. Read More

Going for the Gold: Julia Mancuso

Hailing from a town known as Olympic Valley, it only makes sense that Julia Mancuso went on to become a two-time Olympic athlete. The town is in California, and to outsiders, it might seem as if she’d be more suited for surfing and sun than ski slopes. Read More

Going for the Gold: James Joseph

Despite only participating in wheelchair curling since 2004, James Joseph will make his second Paralympic Games appearance next year in Vancouver. He picked up his first push stick five years ago, and he hasn’t been able to put it down since. Read More

Going for the Gold: Women's luge

The United States' women's luge national team is looking to win its first Olympic medal, maybe even a gold, at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Read More

Going for the Gold: Shannon Bahrke

In Vancouver, Bahrke is looking to one-up her 2002 Olympic silver medal and to avenge her 10th-place finish in 2006. Don't be surprised if you see her after the Winter Games with a gold medal around her neck. Read More

Going for the Gold: Apolo Anton Ohno

With his trademark long hair, bandana and facial hair, short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno probably is one of the most recognizable athletes of the Winter Games. Read More

Going for the Gold: Lindsey Jacobellis

In the sport of snowboardcross (SBX), a downhill snowboarding race that incorporates turns and jumps, Lindsey Jacobellis is a force to be reckoned with. Read More

Going for the Gold: Alissa Czisny

Figure skater Alissa Czisny earned an unsuspected first-place finish at the U.S. National Championships this past January. In her home state of Ohio, she managed to come out on top over her toughest competitors vying for Vancouver. Read More

Going for the Gold: Eric Bernotas

Skeleton slider Eric Bernotas only first got involved in the sport at age 30. Now at 37, he is preparing for his second Olympic appearance next year in Vancouver. Read More

Going for the Gold: Todd Hays

Todd Hays went through most of his life thinking he'd pursue a career related to football. Little did he know that almost 20 years later he'd be training to go to his fourth Olympic Winter Games as a bobsledder. Read More

Going for the Gold: Natalie Darwitz

Natalie Darwitz, captain for women's ice hockey, helped lead her team to victory April 12, when Team USA defeated Canada 4-1 to be the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation women's world champions. Read More

Going for the Gold: Shaun White

Mention action sports and it's hard not to immediately picture Shaun White. Read More

Going for the Gold: Tony Benshoof

Tony Benshoof is the top U.S. luge athlete, ranked 3rd in the world and currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records for "Fastest Luge Speed." Now he has his sights set on the podium in 2010 at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Read More

Going for the Gold: Meryl Davis & Charlie White

Ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White were barely 10 years old when they were partnered together in 1997. Almost 12 years later, the duo still leaves its mark all over the ice. Read More

Going for the Gold: Noelle Pikus-Pace

Skeleton athlete Noelle Pikus-Pace has a difficult enough time trying to figure out her practice and competition schedule, let alone find a baby-sitter for her 14-month-old daughter. Read More

Going for the Gold: Todd Lodwick

When Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick retired in 2006 he had competed in four Olympic Games, six World Champioinships, had 24 top three World Cup finishes-six of which he won-and a record 17 U.S. titles. But that was not enough. Read More

Going for the Gold: Spotlight on Jennifer Rodriguez

Veteran speed skater Jennifer Rodriguez is slated to make a run for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games after a two-year hiatus following the 2006 Games in Torino. Read More

Going for the Gold: Spotlight on Erin Hamlin

On February 6, 2009--after barely 88 seconds--Erin Hamlin's luge career slid into full speed as she became the first U.S. woman to ever medal at the Luge World Championships. Read More

Going for the Gold: Spotlight On Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker

Sixteen-year-old Keauna McLaughlin and 22-year-old Rockne Brubaker weren't always skating partners. In fact, they competed against each other before they became the skating powerhouse that they are known as today. Read More

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