Past Olympic medalists Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Ted Ligety and Andrew Weibrecht are among the 22 ski racers named to the U.S. Alpine team heading to the Pyeongchang Games.
U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced the roster Wednesday.
Three California-based skiers made the team — Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley) and Mark Engel (Truckee) are on the 13-member men’s team and Stacy Cook (Mammoth Lakes) made the nine-member women’s team. Also, Reno’s Tim Jitloff was named to the men’s team.
Vonn won a downhill gold and super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games, then sat out the Sochi Olympics four years later because of a knee injury. Shiffrin won a slalom gold in 2014, while Ligety owns two golds and Weibrecht has one silver and one bronze.
A couple of familiar faces and multiple-medal winners who are not on the team because they have retired from competition are Bode Miller and Julia Mancuso.
The Olympics open Feb. 9 in South Korea.
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Serena back at Indian Wells
Serena Williams plans to return to tournament play after the birth of her first child in March in the Southern California desert.
Williams was among the entries released for the BNP Paribas Open, which runs March 5-18 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Riverside County.
It will be the two-time champion’s first tournament after 14 months off. Her daughter was born in September.
Soccer: David Beckham’s plan to bring Major League Soccer back to South Florida is on the cusp of becoming reality.
Beckham and his partners are reportedly planning a Monday event to formally announce Miami’s MLS team, as well as its name and logo. A spokesman for Beckham did not immediately respond to a request for comment. His group has said it wants the team to begin play in the 2020 season.
•Real Madrid was eliminated from the Copa del Rey quarterfinals after a shocking 2-1 defeat by visiting Leganes. Playing without Cristiano Ronaldo and other regular starters, Madrid was unable to defend its 1-0 win from the first leg, crashing out on the away goals rule after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.
•Arsenal profited from two fortuitous goals to beat Chelsea 2-1 and seal a League Cup final meeting with Manchester City.
Baseball: The Kansas City Royals signed former Blue Jays infielder Ryan Goins to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to spring training. Goins, 29, was non-tendered by Toronto after hitting .237 with 21 doubles, nine homers and 62 RBIs.