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VANCOUVER -- Goaltender Roberto Luongo expects to return to the Vancouver Canucks lineup soon and should be back in game shape in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Luongo took part in his first workout with the team Wednesday since suffering a "lower-body" injury Dec. 22 against Winnipeg. "This is my first team practice, so Im feeling good," said Luongo after a morning skate in advance of Vancouvers game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. "Everythings progressing really well right now." Luongo indicated the problem is not overly serious, but was still not healthy enough to play against Tampa Bay. Eddie Lack drew his third straight start, and fourth appearance since Luongo got hurt, while minor-league call-up Joacim Eriksson was given the backup assignment. Speaking to reporters for the first time since he was sidelined, Luongo revealed how he got hurt, but would not disclose the extent of the injury, other than to say it was a lower-body problem. "It was an Evander Kane shot down the wing that originally got me a little bit," said Luongo. "I tried to stay in the game a few more minutes and then kept feeling it during the play and felt it again on another shot." Luongo left the game late in the first period during a TV timeout after consulting with trainer Mike Bernstein. "After one of the TV timeouts, I made him aware there was a bit of an issue there, so he knew something was going on," said Luongo. "Sometimes those things subside, and sometimes they (dont). So I tried to keep playing until the next TV timeout pretty much and I went to the bench again and spoke to Bernie." Luongo indicated he could return to Vancouvers lineup in the next few days. He added Fridays full practice with the team, as opposed to the light morning skate, will be important in determining his status. The prognosis indicates that he will be ready to play for Canadas Olympic team at Sochi in February. Meanwhile, Canucks coach John Tortorella said defenceman Dan Hamhuis should be selected to play for Canada in Sochi. Hamhuis, who attended Canadas summer orientation camp, has been one of Vancouvers best defenders this season. He logged 32:30 of ice time, while recording two assists, in a loss to Philadelphia on Monday. "(Playing in the Olympics) would be an awesome opportunity," said Hamhuis, a 31-year-old, Smithers, B.C., native. "Ive had the opportunity (to play for Canada), I think, seven times now. It never gets old. So Id love for an opportunity to do it at the Olympic level." Hamhuis has represented Canada in the junior and senior world championships, but a longed-for chance to play in the Olympics has eluded him. "Its always a great experience playing for Hockey Canada, and to do it at an Olympic level would just be that much better," he said. 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Russias Ekaterina Glazyrina was second at 31:19.2, while Anais Bescond of France won the bronze (31:31.3).Crawford, a two-time Olympian from Canmore, Alta., and sister to Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Chandra, missed just one shot in her first of four rounds of shooting to narrowly miss the podium, finishing in 31:38.2. Today was a great day. Good, quick shooting really helped me today, said Crawford, whose previous best was an eighth-place finish.Crawford started well back of the leaders in 34th — based on Fridays sprint race — and so had huge ground to make up on the field.It was too bad that Fridays skiiing wasnt that good, because I had a lot of work to do today.dddddddddddd I felt much better than in the sprint, but hitting 10 for 10 yesterday in (Saturdays) relay really gave me confidence going into todays race, said Crawford. Olympic pursuit champion Martin Fourcade of France shot flawlessly to win the mens event.Fourcade started the 12.5-kilometre mens race 27.8 seconds behind Johannes Thingnes Boe, who won Fridays sprint. The Norwegian stayed ahead of the field until missing two targets during his third visit at the shooting range.Fourcade finished in 32:53.7 for his 32nd World Cup win and third of the season, beating Germanys Simon Schempp, who also shot cleanly, by 4.1.Jakov Fak of Slovenia missed once in his final shooting and came 10.9 back in third, followed by Boe, who trailed Fourcade by 16.2.— With files from The Associated Press. ' ' '