Athletes and coaches from Chile are planning to skip the Olympic closing ceremonies following a magnitude-8.8 earthquake that has devastated their country, according to AP Team spokesman Luis Alberto Santa Cruz said Saturday morning that the athletes and coaches are trying to get home from Vancouver as soon as possible because of the quake. Chile has three Alpine skiers representing the country at the Vancouver Games. Noelle Barahona, Maui Gayme and Jorge Mandru are all finished competing, so they won't miss any remaining events. Santa Cruz says that some of the coaches and athletes have been able to contact family and so far, they have found out that their loved ones are fine. The quake sent potentially deadly waves across the ocean and a tsunami warning _ the highest alert level _ was issued for Hawaii.
