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FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2010, file photo, USA's Zach Parise (9) celebrates after scoring a goal in the third period of the men's gold medal ice hockey game against Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Parise, of the Minnesota Wild, will be the captain of the U.S. men's hockey team at the Sochi Olympics. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Sochi Olympics: Minnesota’s Zach Parise named captain of U.S. men’s hockey team

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise (11) scores his second goal of the game past Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, of Russia, during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Denver. The Avalanche won 5-4. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)

Zach Parise named captain of US hockey team

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FOR STORY GEORGIA LUGER - In this photo taken Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 David Kumaritashvili, father of the Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili killed during a training run at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, stands at the grave of his son in Bakuriani, Georgia. David Kumaritashvili laments that his country will have no one competing in the luge event when the games get under way next month in nearby Sochi. His son, Nodar Kumaritashvili, died when he lost control of his sled at nearly 145 kph (90 mph), flew off course and slammed into a steel pole. He was 21 and preparing to compete in his first Olympics halfway around the world in Vancouver, Canada. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

Luge dreams live on in family of Georgian who died

By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI - Associated Press