Timmer fails to qualify for Vancouver Olympics
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands -Olympic champion Marianne Timmer failed to qualify for the Vancouver Games on Monday and won't get a chance to defend her 1,000-meter title next month.
American sprinter Walter Dix, third in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 Olympics and second in both events at last year's World championships, failed to qualify for either event at the London Olympics.