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The Winter Olympics are just a few weeks away and one of the stars of the Vancouver Games could be speed skater JR Celski. VIDEO HERE>>>

http://www.king5.com/on-tv/Olympic-Christmas-for-JR-Celski–80119312.html

From Deseret News (UT)

J.R. Celski is being referred to as the “next Ohno”, a comparison he solidified with five medals at the 2009 World Championships. He was at the top of his game and on the verge of realizing his dreams when he was involved in a horrible accident.

Short track speedskating can be vicious, as athletes jockey for position, and Celski suffered a 6-inch cut, all the way to the bone, that looked as bad as it felt. Read Full Article>>>.

from KCRA 3 Sacramento

Kenneth Carson who from Elk Grove in Sacramento Valley  hopes to qualify for the2010 Olympic Winter Games on representing the Philippines.  Read Full Article>>>

Photo from KCRA

From Seattle Times

J.R. Celski made remarkable progress from a horrifying short-track speedskating accident where his own skate blade severed his left quadriceps muscle to the bone during the Olympic trials on Sept. 12 Read Full Article>>>.

Photo by Getty Images.

by A. Hazard, The State Hornet (Sacramento, California).

With 86 days until the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Kenneth Carson is looking to earn Olympic gold as a part of the Republic of the Philippines’ snowboard cross team Read Full Article>>>.

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