Mike Whitmarsh, Feb. 19: The 1996 Olympic silver medalist in beach volleyball committed suicide with carbon monoxide from car exhaust, according to the medical examiner.

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Kamila Skolimowska, Feb. 18: The 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw died suddenly while training in Portugal. The Polish athlete was just 26.

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Ted Uhlaender, Feb. 12: The former Major League Baseball player, seen here as Cleveland's first base coach in 2001, had worked most recently as a scout for San Francisco.

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Jeremy Lusk, Feb. 9: The motocross star died two days after suffering head injuries in a crash.

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Mel Kaufman, Feb. 9: The former linebacker, who won two Super Bowl rings as a player with the Redskins, died in his California home at the age of 50.

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Marian Cozma, Feb. 8: The 26-year-old was a member of Romania's national handball team. Cozma was stabbed to death and two other players were seriously injured in an attack at a nightclub in western Hungary.

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Payton Jordan, Feb. 5: The college track and field star, seen here in 2004, went on to coach at Stanford and led the United States to a record 24 medals at the 1968 Olympics.

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John Gordy, Jan. 30: The former Detroit Lions offensive lineman was a three-time Pro Bowler and helped form the NFL Players' Association.

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Ingemar Johansson, Jan. 30: The Swede stunned the boxing world by knocking out Floyd Patterson to win the heavyweight title in 1959. Johansson became only the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the US.

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Glenn Davis, Jan. 28: The star hurdler, center, won two of his three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics.

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Indy driver Danica Patrick appears at the 2007 ESPY Awards. Click through for more Danica Patrick photos.

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PHOENIX - FEBRUARY 10: Danica Patrick, driver of the #16 Rahal Letterman Racing Honda Panoz, waits in pit lane during the IRL IndyCar Series Open Test on February 10, 2005 at the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

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RICHMOND, VA - JUNE 24: Danica Patrick driver of the #16 Rahal Letterman Racing Argent Pioneer in the pits during practice for the IndyCar Series Sun Trust Indy Challenge on June 24, 2005 at the Richmond International Speedway in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images). *** Local Caption *** Danica Patrick

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HOMESTEAD, FL - FEBRUARY 21: Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda, poses for a portrait during testing for the IRL Indycar Series on February 21, 2007 at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

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Danica Patrick, Host of "Zero to Sixty" On Spike TV Spike TV Presents The 2003 GQ Men of the Year Awards - Arrivals The Regent Wall Street New York City, New York United States October 21, 2003 Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage.com To license this image (1757629), contact WireImage: +1 212-686-8900 (tel) +1 212-686-8901 (fax) info@wireimage.com (e-mail) www.wireimage.com (web site)

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New York, UNITED STATES: Driver Danica Patrick of the US is seen during a photo op for the driver line up for the 2007 Indianpolis 500, 21 May 2007, in New York's Times Square. Patrick, one of three female drivers who qualified for the 91st Indianapolis 500, will start 8th in the 27 May race. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Danica Patrick arrives at the 13th Annual ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre on July 13, 2005 in Hollywood, California.

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DETROIT - AUGUST 30: Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 Motorola Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda, walks through the paddock during practice for the IRL IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix on August 30, 2008 at the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - APRIL 23: American auto racing driver Danica Patrick arrives to the "Baby Mama" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre, during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

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HOMESTEAD, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Danica Patrick driver of the #7 Motorola Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda poses for a portrait during Spring Testing for the IRL IndyCar Series on February 26, 2008 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

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A view from the top of the impressive, nine-story high ramp constructed by Red Bull for the "Snowscrapers" snowboarding competition that took place in New York City on Feb. 5, 2009.

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Riders flew down the ramp (sometimes aided by a winch) and landed on either side of the spine.

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Pat Moore, of New Hampshire, stands at the top of the ramp before dropping in with the aid of a winch. Before the competition, Moore said they could've used more height for the build-up, but that all the riders were just excited to be riding in Manhattan.

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Height over the top of the spine wasn't quite what spectators were accustomed to, but the riders were still pushing themselves hard due to the massive audience.

Ben Trivett, FanHouse

A boned-out tailgrab during Thursday afternoon's practice.

Ben Trivett, FanHouse

And the crowd ... rough estimates put it in the tens of thousands. Either way, despite positively frigid temperatures, the audience was enthusiastic. And large.

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Shaun White was definitely the event's major draw. The 2006 gold medalist was swarmed everywhere he went, and was accompanied by two handlers to get through the swarm of fans and press trying to get time with the Flying Tomato.

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Being the oldest rider at the event, Norway's Terje Haakonsen was one of the sentimental favorites. This was one of his more impressive tricks of the night, a tweaked method backflip.

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The media was plentiful. Dustin Craven talks to Fuel TV between runs. Craven did not advance past the first round of the event.

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An impressive boned-out indy grab high over the spine.

Damon Dahlen, FanHouse

A view from the top of the impressive, nine-story high ramp constructed by Red Bull for the "Snowscrapers" snowboarding competition that took place in New York City on Feb. 5, 2009.

Ben Trivett, FanHouse

Riders flew down the ramp (sometimes aided by a winch) and landed on either side of the spine.

Ben Trivett, FanHouse

Pat Moore, of New Hampshire, stands at the top of the ramp before dropping in with the aid of a winch. Before the competition, Moore said they could've used more height for the build-up, but that all the riders were just excited to be riding in Manhattan.

Ben Trivett, FanHouse

Height over the top of the spine wasn't quite what spectators were accustomed to, but the riders were still pushing themselves hard due to the massive audience.

Ben Trivett, FanHouse

A boned-out tailgrab during Thursday afternoon's practice.

Ben Trivett, FanHouse

And the crowd ... rough estimates put it in the tens of thousands. Either way, despite positively frigid temperatures, the audience was enthusiastic. And large.

Joe Kohen, WireImage

Shaun White was definitely the event's major draw. The 2006 gold medalist was swarmed everywhere he went, and was accompanied by two handlers to get through the swarm of fans and press trying to get time with the Flying Tomato.

Joe Kohen, WireImage

Being the oldest rider at the event, Norway's Terje Haakonsen was one of the sentimental favorites. This was one of his more impressive tricks of the night, a tweaked method backflip.

Damon Dahlen, FanHouse

The media was plentiful. Dustin Craven talks to Fuel TV between runs. Craven did not advance past the first round of the event.

Damon Dahlen, FanHouse

An impressive boned-out indy grab high over the spine.

Damon Dahlen, FanHouse