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Zach Lund is competing for one of likely three Olympic spots.

Speed Zone

Zach Lund was destined for speed. First, it was luge. But then, he switched to skeleton and hasn't looked back. But Bonnie DeSimone writes that tragedy off the track helped Lund become one of the world's best. Story

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ATHLETES YOU NEED TO KNOW
ATHLETE	SPORT	AGE	KEY STATS
Apolo Anton Ohno Photos	Speed- skating	23	2002 Games: Gold in 1,500 meters Silver in 1,000m
Sarah Parsons Photos	Women's Hockey	18	2005 Worlds: Two Gs, two As in five games
Timothy Goebel Photos	Figure Skating	25	Olympics: '02 bronze medalist; Worlds: Two-time silver medalist
Jeremy Bloom Photos	Freestyle Moguls	23	World Cup: Two-time moguls champ; 10 overall wins
Zach Lund Photos	Skeleton	26	Ended 2004 ranked fifth in world
Lindsey Kildow Photos	Skiing	21	2002 Olympian

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DATE	EVENT
Dec. 12-17	Luge World Cup Lake Placid, N.Y.
Dec. 14-18	2006 U.S. Olympic trials -- short track Marquette, Mich.