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>> cohen competing for the first time since the 2006 world championships was in second place after her short program leading into last night but she ended the night in fourth place and now her 2006 olympic silver medal from the winter games in torino will likely be the only one shell ever win. today two skaters stars are on the rise, rachl flatt and mirai nagaso secured their place on the 2010 olympic team. who are these two bright young new stars? before last night rachael flatt was a two-time ...

The olympics and youll be seeing these two names. heres what rachel had to say about her win last night. >> and she skated this program about as well as she -- >> under the radar, you know, i think that served me well in the past, but, you know, im very excited heading into vancouver and, you know, its an incredible experience. >> talk about pressure. wow. a full auditorium last night and, of course, the crowds will only increase when she heads to vancouver, but weve got two strong competitors t...

Last night. i stayed up late to do it with my daughter. >> i watched it also. a lot of drama last night. a lot of people were keeping a close eye on 25-year-old is a schaap cohen hoping the skating icon could stage a comeback propelling her on to the u.s. figure skating olympic team. but after she fell last night on a triple jump, her quest to make her third olympics came to an end. >> im really happy i undertook this challenge. it was really hard a lot of times but i just kept putting one foot ...

As storm chaser captured a funnel cloud spinning over northern californias contra costa county on saturday. two tornado warnings were issued in the past few days which is pretty rare nor northern california. in southern california the recent snows made for good skiing conditions. the latest snowfall in mount balledy, california, reportedly saw the best there in years. its a busy time at one ski resort near the sequoia national forest where 8 feet of fresh snow fell courtesy of this weeks winter ...

It is going to bring very heavy rain. flood watches in effect for through the northeast corridor, could be easily over two inches in the tri-state area and a lot of wind. very tough monday getting back to work. notice rain and snow also there across the midwest as colder air is working in. to the west weve got new systems on the way. they are not going to be as strong as the last round of storms by rain and snow for northern california today that reaches down the coast, into the bay area tomorro...

Thats incredible! >> shes making every other skater look like a slacker. the thing about rachel, she put more -- the reason she won this competition is because not only did she land everything, but technically she packed more into those four minutes than any other skater. she did the triple-triple combination, just a higher quality program, and pulled it off flawlessly. >> yeah. >> so -- as you said with the academics, shes an all-star already. >> oh, yeah. i mean, skaters, yeah, she makes me fe...

And quickly. 17-year-old rachael flat and 16-year-old mirai nagasu securing their place on the 2010 olympic team. before last night rachel flatt was a two-time runner-up at the skating championships. they did come to the nationals as one of the favorites to make the 2010 olympic team in large part because of her consistency as a skart. after last nights strong free skate that included seven triple jumps, she got to national title. after the title flatt said she was happy she finally competed the...

Two-mile radius. one fierce competition at the ladies figure skating championships. the roster is now set for next months olympic games. two teams, not 25-year-old skating veteran sasha cohen are on their way to represent the u.s. in vancouver. nbcs rehema ellis joins me live for more. >> the teenagers turned out to be the most fierce in terms of the competitiveness. a lot of people were keeping a close eye on 25-year-old sasha cohen hoping that the skating icon could wage a comeback that woul...

You can ask in life and it definitely has taught me a lot. >> nbcs janet shandlin is live in spokane, washington, where folks are out there looking like theyre rehearsing. its beautiful behind you, but we hear sashas out, janet, whos going to the olympics? >> alex, good morning. it was a compelling story about sasha, but in the end as you said, she just couldnt pull it off, having been away from competitive skating for almost four years. these are the names youre going to be hearing, rachel flat...

Competed and she had been able to complete everything shed trained for. second place, 16-year-old mirai nagasu with be the 2008 national champion. she said thursday that she expected to be the future of skating in the united states but now it is clear shes the star of the present. >> both of these ladies wearing beautiful power red and they really pulled it off but i am sad to see sasha cohen go, but valiant effort. >> 25 years old. shes been away from the sport for a while. this sport takes a l...