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This week, Michael Phelps posted the above photo on his Instagram account with a not-so-subtle tagline: "One on one training session with @coach_bowman !!!"

"Coach Bowman," of course, is Bob Bowman, Phelps' coach through much of his career. Could this be a hint at a comeback for the Rio Olympics in 2016? Several sources, including Phelps' competitor/teammate Ryan Lochte, have indicated in recent months that they expect Phelps to return. Phelps himself has remained mum on the subject, but if he does decide to come back, Bowman would be the one to have on the deck.

Phelps has no driving reason to return; he's already the most decorated Olympian in history, with 22 medals total, 18 golds. And returning would mean a return to years of grinding practice. Does he have it in him? Only Phelps knows, and he ain't talking.

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You expect plenty of distinctive, unforgettable moments at a New York fashion awards show, but being asked to fill up a urine sample cup probably isn't among them. Alas, that's exactly what happened to Lindsey Vonn Monday night at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards.

According to the New York Post, Vonn was at Lincoln Center in New York City dressed in full regalia (see right) when she received a phone call from the United States Anti-Doping Agency, telling her that she needed to provide a sample now. And Vonn, who was wearing that divine Cynthia Rowley gown — but then, you already knew that, didn't you? — complied. Rowley escorted the USADA testers in off the street, according to The Post, and there you go. (Caveat: the Post identified the testers as the International Olympic Committee, so bear that in mind.)

"Lindsey met the IOC [sic] at the bathroom," The Post reported a source as saying. "Cynthia stood guard outside, and no one was allowed to enter the bathroom.

The Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee has unveiled the medals that will be awarded at the Winter Olympics and Paralympics next year.

The medals feature Sochi's trademark "Patchwork Quilt," which draws together elements from the many cultures of the Russian Federation. As the Organizing Committee notes, "the medals have been carefully crafted to depict the landscape of Sochi from the sun's rays reflecting through the snowy mountain tops onto the sandy beaches of the Black Sea coast." (No mention of snow stockpiles, apparently.)

Approximately 1,300 medals will be manufactured because of the enormous number of events. The Sochi Games will include 12 new medal events, including snowboarding, luge relay and women's ski jumping.

The medals weigh between 460 and 531 grams, and the Paralympic medals, with a slightly different design, are between 585 and 686 grams. The medals are 10 millimeters thick and 100 millimeters across.

If you're looking to earn one of these beauties, it might be

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The International Olympic Committee cut down the list of eight sports hoping for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics to three in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday. Wrestling, softball and baseball in a joint bid and squash will now compete for the final spot in the 2020 Olympics that will be held in Tokyo, Madrid or Istanbul. Both the host city and the final sport will be chosen at the IOC conference in September in Buenos Aires.

[Related: IOC cuts revenue for Olympic track and field starting in 2016]

In February, wrestling learned that it hadn't made the list of core Olympic sports, forcing the ancient sport to contend with other prospective sports for a spot. Since that news dropped, wrestling supporters from the United States, Russia, Iran, and other traditional wrestling powerhouses have worked to reinvigorate the sport.

Baseball and softball were in the Olympics from 1996 to 2008, but were cut after the Beijing Olympics. Though sports like hockey and basketball have grown as professionals played the game, Major League Baseball reiterated their refusal to stop the season to let professionals play. Squash has never been an Olympic sport.

Karate, roller sports, wushu, sport climbing and wakeboarding didn't make the cut.

Bode Miller (USA Today Sports Images)Chelone Miller, the 29-year-old brother of skiing star Bodie Miller, died on Sunday evening. According to a release from U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the death was due to an apparent seizure that stemmed from a 2005 motorcycle accident.

Chelone was an accomplished snowboarder and skier. He was focused on making the 2014 Olympics in snowboardcross, a type of snowboard racing over a course. His dream was gaining momentum, as he took fourth at the U.S. Grand Prix and then scored an overall win at an event in early March.

Nicknamed "Chilly," Chelone also showed off his snowboarding skills in a Jeep commercial.

He was remembered fondly by skiing officials.

“Chelone Miller was an aspiring elite athlete who had made great progress as a snowboardcross rider this past season. We are all deeply saddened at the news of his death and extend our condolences to the entire Miller family,” said U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association President and CEO Bill Marolt.

Oscar Pistorius. (Getty Images)

Oscar Pistorius can leave South Africa.

A judge has ruled that Pistorius, the Olympic athlete charged with murdering his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, may leave South Africa for international competitions. However, there are significant conditions to Pistorius' travel rights; he must file travel plans with authorities at least a week before departing, and he must surrender his passport within 24 hours of returning to South Africa.

According to his attorneys, Pistorius has no immediate plans to compete in any international competition, but he may need to run in the future in order to raise money for his legal fees. Pistorius' attorneys have long maintained that he is not a flight risk, and that he needs the ability to compete in races in order to remain financially solvent.

Pistorius is facing severe financial difficulties because of his attorneys' fees. Local South African media reports have indicated that he has explored selling his racehorses and other assets in order to pay his

Construction continues at the Rosa Khutor resort in Sochi. (Getty Images)

More than money or sponsors or amazing stories or even athletes, the Winter Olympics needs one thing: snow. So now that there are fears of a mild winter that could complicate the 2014 Winter Olympics, Russian officials are taking extreme precautions: they're stockpiling this year's snow to prepare for next year's Games.

"Storing snow from the 2012-2013 season will allow us to avoid the risk of insufficient natural snow quantities or anomalous temperatures next season," said a statement from the Rosa Khutor resort. "The 450,000 cubic meters of 'last year's' snow is the volume that will guarantee the necessary covering on the slopes of Rosa Khutor, even in the worst weather conditions."

Now, you might wonder about how exactly the resort will store the snow through the summer; this isn't like keeping a snowball in the freezer to whip at your unsuspecting friends in July, after all. There will be multiple on-site reservoirs to handle the snow, at a total cost of 250 million rubles, or

Yuna Kim skates her short program (Getty)The anthems have been sung, the medals have been given out, and the 2013 figure skating world championships have come to a close. What did we learn from all that skating?

Yuna Kim is still the queen: The Vancouver Olympic gold medalist took more than two years off the ice, and it didn't matter. "Queen Yuna" is still reigning over the figure skating world. She won the world title with enchanting, yet still technically strong performances. Carolina Kostner took second place, and was more than 20 points behind Kim.

The Davis/White vs. Virtue/Moir rivalry is still going strong: In Vancouver, Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took ice dancing gold by a narrow margin. Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White took the last two world titles. On Saturday, the American pair beat the Canadians by four points, setting up another showdown in Sochi.