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Cindy Klassen tries to catch her breath after skating Tuesday. Cindy Klassen, Canada's most decorated Olympian, won't get a chance to repeat her five-medal feat at the Vancouver Winter Games.

CALGARY a ' Cindy Klassen has qualified for the Vancouver Olympics. The Winnipeg native finished second in the 3,000 metres at the Canadian single distance championships and Canadian olympic team trials by clocking a time of four minutes 06.08 seconds.

Published on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 2:26AM EST W HAT'S UP Speed skating At Calgary Olympic Oval , Canadian single-distance championships and qualification for open spots on Canada's Olympic team, Dec.

Canada's Christine Nesbitt skates to a first place finish in the ladies' 1500m race during the 2009 ISU Speed Skating World Cup Final at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, December 12, 2009.

Team Howard skip Glenn Howard and team mates Craig Savill , Brent Lain and Richard Hart watch the replay of their shot on big screen during the Canadian Olympic curling trials men's final against Team Martin in Edmonton, Alberta December 13, 2009.

THREE Olympic storylines that grabbed our attention in the last week... 1. There he is in all his glory, seemingly screaming out at all us "syrup suckers" and "ice holes" in Canada from one of the most prestigious perches in athletics: the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Christine Nesbitt wrote down her great expectations in the summer of 2005. She was the new gal on the Canadian long-track speed skating team, a sport where success usually demands a long, slow apprenticeship.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the Canadian women speed skaters were impressive.

Enrico Fabris of Italy won the 5,000 meters in 6 minutes, 6.06 seconds on Saturday in the final long-track speedskating World Cup before the Vancouver Olympics.

Canada's Christine Nesbitt won her second gold medal in as many days yesterday, winning the women's 1,000-metre event at an ISU World Cup speed skating meet in Salt Lake City.

Canada's Christine Nesbitt skates to a first place finish in the ladies' 1000m race during the 2009 ISU Speed Skating World Cup Final at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, December 13, 2009.

Canadians finish 1-2 in women's speedskating 500 Eds: APNewsNow. KEARNS, Utah Canada's Christine Nesbitt and Kristina Groves have finished 1-2 in the women's 1,500 meters at a World Cup speedskating meet in Utah.

Chad Hedrick grabbed Shani Davis' arm on the medals podium and held it up. The American rivals went at it again Friday, with Davis emerging on top in the final World Cup speedskating event before the Vancouver Olympics.

Canadian speedskaters Christine Nesbitt and Kristina Groves were the top two skaters in World Cup 1,500-metre action for the second straight week, but this time it was Nesbitt with the edge.

Canada's Kristina Groves wins a bronze at the final speedskating World Cup event before the Vancouver Olympics.

Canadian biathlete Sandra Keith . Photograph by: Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images Ottawa biathlete Sandra Keith can cross-country ski fast, quickly lower her pulse rate and hit tiny targets with bullets from her rifle.

Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon sees retiring times on his horizon after continuing his comeback bid with a strong showing in the Essent ISU World Cup stop that ended Sunday in Calgary.

CALGARY: American star Shani Davis set the track record in winning the men's 1,000 meters on Sunday at the World Cup, while Canadian speedskater Christine Nesbitt won a pair of gold medals and helped set a world record.

Four years ago, Catriona Le May Doan correctly predicted Cindy Klassen would dominate the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

CALGARY SUN PHOTO Canadian Denny Morrison leads team-mates Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux in the Team Pursuit speed skating event in the Essent ISU World Cup at the Olympic Oval in NW Calgary.