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Thursday, February 9, 2006

Our Winter Olympians: Torin Koos, cross-country skier

• AGE: 26

• HOMETOWN: Leavenworth

• SPORT: Cross-country skiing

• OLYMPICS: 2002

• BIO: Koos, who will make his second Olympic appearance, grew up skiing in the Cascade Mountains and began cross-country racing at 12. ... Skied for the University of Utah, where he was a three-time All-American. A sprinter, Koos made his World Cup debut on Jan. 14, 2001, at Soldier Hollow, Utah, when he finished 12th in a 1.5km F sprint. ... Finished 29th in the 1.5km F sprint at the 2001 Worlds and the next year made the U.S. Olympic team.

• FOR STARTERS: Started his athletic career as a soccer player and runner. ... Koos finished ninth in the 2000 Junior World Championships (skiing) sprint.

• OLYMPICS: Koos placed 36th in the 1.5km F sprint in Salt Lake City.

• SKINNY: Koos is a 1999 graduate of Cascade High School in Leavenworth. ... He graduated from Utah with a degree in communications in 2003. ... Currently pursuing a graduate degree at Westminster College in Salt Lake City. ... Told U.S. Ski Team officials that he would like to broker Washington state pears to market worldwide.