Olympic Sports Scene for Nov. 16

USOC November 16, 2009

Olympic Sports Scene is a weekly update with results and previews highlighting U.S. Olympic sporting news from around the world. Tune-in every Monday for a quick overview of America's elite athletes in action.

In 88 days the Olympic anthem will be played as 200-plus U.S. Olympians march into the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. To prepare for their big moments in Vancouver, the Winter Olympic hopefuls and nominees are thick into international competition.

Click HERE to read about the recent successes of U.S. athletes, especially at the Nov. 15 Skate America where the U.S. figure skaters won four medals in Lake Placid, N.Y. Also, speedskaters Apolo Anton Ohno and Shani Davis earned World Cup gold medals and Lindsey Vonn won her first medal of the Alpine Skiing World Cup season.