Downhill world champion John Kucera and World Cup slalom champion Jean-Baptiste Grange are just two who will miss next year's Winter Olympics through injury.

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He's been struggling with injury this winter and I know he's not as fit as he'd like to be, but he's worked hard on getting himself back into shape.

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For those not cognizant that there was roughly a year until the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, a sudden injury to American World Cup alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn served as an immediate reminder that the Sochi Games are quickly approaching.

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Moore's injury is one of several at this year's Winter X Games.

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His ill-fated 1998 season with Glamorgan was cut short through injury and he was mostly absent from the Pakistan side last winter.

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Winter is always the most difficult time for the health service - illness and injury increase when it is cold.

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Even the cautious approach won't knock out the problem completely, however Red Sox slugger David Ortiz suffered the same injury in May 2008 and returned without surgery, but was still complaining of discomfort that winter.

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The Crash Reel (Jan. 23, 8:15 p.m. at Wheeler Opera House) is an HBO documentary about the traumatic brain injury and recovery of snowboarder Kevin Pearce after his horrific crash while training for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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