Countdown to the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Olympic curler turns his life around

John Benton

Alcohol had a death grip on Olympic curler John Benton before a near-fatal car accident opened his eyes.

Remedy seems to be working for luger Benshoof

A cortisone shot has the White Bear Lake luger ready to continue his run toward the Olympics.

Photo right: Tony Benshoof

Mahres hope U.S. slalom drought ends

Before he was an Olympian, much less a gold medalist, Ted Ligety was making precision turns and effortless cutbacks in front of an admiring audience.

49ers' Davis gets a curling lesson

Vernon Davis stepped onto the ice and started moonwalking, fully confident he could conquer the sport of curling — or at the least be respectable. He is an NFL star, after all.

Olympian Benshoof being treated for recurrence of herniated disk

Tony Benshoof (right)

Tony Benshoof's back problem is back, already causing concern for the Olympic season.

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