Koos

Koos won praise from the stadium's PA announcer — "Torin Koos is on fire!" — as he pulled to third place in the fifth lap, his last, of the semifinal.

U.S. women post best-ever result in Olympic cross-country 2010

In the men's race, Andy Newell and Torin Koos put on a powerful display in the semifinals and finished ninth on the men's side after hanging with the lead pack through most of the final.

U.S. women post best-ever result in Olympic cross-country 2010

The U.S. men, Andrew Newell, Torin Koos, Garrot Kuzzy and Simeon Hamilton placed 13th with a time of 1: 51: 27.7, 6: 22.3.

Sweden wins men's cross-country skiing relay 2010

PRAGELATO (AP) American Torin Koos failed to advance past the qualifying race in the men's cross-country 1.3 km sprint Wednesday, a disappointing end to his second Olympics.

USATODAY.com - Koos can't advance in cross-country sprint 2006

Torin Koos, suffering from bronchitis, failed to advance in the sprint, saying, "You get dealt kind of a bad hand of cards once in a while."

USATODAY.com - Koos can't advance in cross-country sprint 2006

But another American, Torin Koos, failed to advance past the qualifying race for a disappointing end to his second Olympics.

USATODAY.com - Sweden's Lind wins men's cross-country sprint 2006

Andy Newell and Torin Koos placed ninth in the team sprint.

USATODAY.com - Hays drives bobsled to Athlete of the Week honor 2005

Andy Newell and Torin Koos teamed up to finish 16th in a men's team sprint, while Kikkan Randall and Wendy Wagner were 12th in the women's race.

USATODAY.com - Hat trick of honors for world champion Rodriguez 2005

Torin Koos had the top U.S. finish in cross-country racing in Reit im Winkl, Germany, placing 33rd in the men's 1. 2-kilometer sprint.

USATODAY.com - Ohno refuses to slow down 2005

Torin Koos was 32nd and Lars Flora 52nd in qualifying.

USATODAY.com - Scott overtakes top speedsters for weekly honor 2005