The World Competes

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics are only 17 days away, and the US Alpine Ski Team competitors have been announced:
Men’s Team

Ted Ligety
Bode Miller
Marco Sullivan
Jimmy Cochran
Steven Nyman
Will Brandenburg
Erik Fisher
Tommy Ford
Tim Jitloff
Nolan Kasper
Andrew Weibrecht
Jake Zamansky

Women’s Team

Lindsey Vonn
Julia Mancuso
Stacey Cook
Kaylin Richardson
Sarah Schleper
Hailey Duke
Chelsea Marshall
Megan McJames
Alice McKennis
Leann Smith

Cypress Mountain, which will host snowboarding and freestyle skiing events, is suffering from a lack of snow, 16 days before the Olympics.

An artist’s rendering of what the Olympics will look like during London in 2012 is now available.