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Just a quick news update on random Olympic happenings:

Images of Lindsey Vonn, Seth Wescott, and Shaun White will grace Wheaties boxes. Vonn placed third in a downhill training run in Switzerland this week.

Joannie Rochette eulogized her mother at her funeral in Quebec on Thursday.

Soviet great gymnast Natalia Laschenova, who won a gold medal as a member of the 1988 Olympic team is in danger of being deported from the United States after living and working in Ohio for 10 years. If deported, it is possible that she might not be granted citizenship in Latvia if she cannot prove that she speaks fluent Latvian. her daughter's gymnastics scholarship to Auburn is also now in question.

The USA Youth Luge Championships were last weekend. Jacob Hyrns and Elisabeth Underwood won the Youth A men's and women's races respectively and Johnny Gustafson and Caroline Goyette won the Youth B division races.

Evan Lysacek will dance his way to post-Olympic glory on the next season of Dancing with the Stars.

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Just because the Olympics are over doesn't mean Olympic sports are out of action. Alpine ski racing resumes this weekend in Crans Montana for the women and Kvitfjell for the men. Evan Lysacek and Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto withdrew from the figure skating world championships and will be replaced by Ryan Bradley and Kimberly Navarro and Brent Bommentre respectively. Ashley Wagner and Ross Miner withdrew from the figure skating junior worlds team and will be replaced by Kiri Baga and Keegan Messing. The Tyson American Cup will also take place this weekend. It is rumored that Aly Raisman will join Rebecca Bross as the American women participants. Stay tuned!