Elk River/Gophers
Age: 32
Height/weight: 6-1, 200
Position: Defenseman
Olympic experience/Sochi stats: First/no points in 4 games.
Bio: It's been a long, long journey to the Winter Games for Martin, an All-America pick and NCAA champion with the Gophers. He waited in the wings in 2006, when he was tapped as a replacement for any U.S. defensemen injured before the Turin Olympics, but he was not called upon. Martin made the team for the 2010 Vancouver Games, but a broken arm prevented him from playing. He recently was sidelined because of a broken leg but expects to be healthy for the Olympics; in Sochi, he is likely to pair up with Brooks Orpik, his defensive partner in Pittsburgh.
Paul Martin
February 23, 2014 at 3:41PM
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Lindsey Vonn completed another downhill training run on her injured left knee while Jessie Diggins and the U.S. women’s hockey team were also in action on Saturday in Italy.
