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Katie Uhlaender doesn't make US World Cup skeleton team, leaving Olympic hopes uncertain
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FILE - Katie Uhlaender, of United States, finishes the women's skeleton run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. - photo by AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File
Katie Uhlaender's bid to become the first American women's slider to make six Olympic teams hit a major bump Saturday when she didn't qualify for the U.S. World Cup team that will start competing later this month. The team, which was finalized after the completion of selection races on the 2002 Olympic track in Park City, Utah, includes world silver medalist Mystique Ro, Sara Roderick, 2022 Olympian Kelly Curtis and Kendall Wesenberg on the women's team, along with Austin Florian, Dan Barefoot and Nick Tucker on the men's team. Ro and Florian combined to win the mixed team world championship last season.