“Winter Olympic games” on The Daily Caller

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Lindsey Vonn says she “took a bunch” of painkillers and used “some creams” to numb her bruised and swollen right shin before an Olympic downhill training run. (more)

Our list of the highest-earning athletes of the Winter Olympic looks at earnings derived from prize money, endorsements, licensing income and bonuses for the 2009 calendar year and does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees. All salaried professional athletes, specifically National Hockey League players, were excluded from the list. (more)

Snow no! (more)

No gold on the home turf (more)

Here are some movies to get you into the mood for the Winter Olympics, which begin Friday in Vancouver, British Columbia. (more)

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk needs knee surgery and will miss the Vancouver Olympics. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Those who can’t get enough of Johnny Weir and his antics, don’t worry. He’s not going to leave you hanging until the Vancouver Olympics. (more)

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Heather McPhie and Bryon Wilson wrapped up their first trips to the Winter Olympics on Saturday night with strong World Cup moguls finishes. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Jeremy Abbott has won his second straight title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and is on his way to the Olympic Games. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Canadian city staging the Olympics will first host New York visitors performing a special feat: death-defying dance. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rena Inoue and John Baldwin sure know how to make an exit. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett are the new U.S. champions and all but certain to be on their way to the Vancouver Olympics. (more)

U.S. women’s bobsled driver Bree Schaaf is going to the Olympics, and Mike Kohn can start packing for Vancouver as well. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett have won the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, while two-time defending champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker have work to do if they hope to make the Olympic team. (more)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada’s Border Services Agency has agreed to give the International Olympic Committee the names of athletes entering the country with performance-enhancing drugs during next month’s Winter Games. (more)

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Eric Bernotas became the first American in nearly two years to win a World Cup skeleton race on Friday when the event was shortened to one run by race officials because of conditions at the start of the track. (more)

TOKYO (AP) — Russian coach Nikolai Morozov says the recent dominance of Asian skaters in women’s figure skating is due to bodies that are suited to the sport and disciplined training. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC will spread 835 hours of coverage of the Vancouver Olympics over five networks and its Olympic Web site, all of it in high definition. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Evan Lysacek says the results at the national championships aren’t as important as testing out changes he’s made to his programs. (more)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two-time Olympian Natalie Darwitz will captain the U.S. women’s hockey team in Vancouver. (more)