Calendar

FIGURE SKATING

* Jan. 4-11: U.S. Figure Skating Championships (Philadelphia).

ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP

* Tuesday: Alpine World Cup men’s downhill (Bormio, Italy).

* Tuesday-Saturday: U.S. Ski Team World Cup at Lake Placid, N.Y. (Alpine, cross-country, freestyle, Nordic combined and ski jumping. Winners qualify for Olympics.)

BOBSLED

* Tuesday-Wednesday: U.S. two-man Olympic trials (Park City, Utah).

SPEEDSKATING

* Jan. 10-11 and 17-18: U.S. short-track Olympic trials (Lake Placid, N.Y.)

* Jan. 13-14: World Cup long-track sprint (Baselga di Pine, Italy).

* Jan. 17-18: World Cup long-track all-around (Innsbruck, Austria).

SWIMMING

* Jan. 12-18: FINA World Championships (Perth, Australia).