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55Canada's Hollingsworth
The gold medal favourite at the 2006 Olympics, Mellisa Hollingsworth nearly finished off the podium. After winning bronze in Torino, the skeleton racer is hoping for a smoother slide at Whistler.
54Lueders' last hurrah?
Canada's most decorated slider is piloting his fifth and maybe final Olympic Games. Watch Pierre Lueders try to add to his medal haul in Whistler.
53Curling hotties
Who's hot? Well, check out Canada's John Morris, the Czech Republic's Jiri Snitil, China's Xu Xiaoming and Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen. All four guys made curling's 'Hotties' list.
52Short track's fans
Fans sporting the maple leaf may be hard to see when short track kicks off at Pacific Coliseum. The South Korean men's team and China's women's team are the favourites in 2010, and flag-waving fans will be out in droves.
51Bold beautiful biathlon
Canada's top female biathletes are looking to trade their pin-up for podiums. The women's team made a 2009 nude calendar to help fund their quest for Olympic success.
50Chan vs. Joubert
To quad or not to quad? That is the question between figure skaters Brian Joubert of France and Canada's Patrick Chan. Chan's quad is in progress, while Joubert might attempt three. Will it be the difference-maker?
48Australia's golden Canuck
Olympic moguls champion and Vancouver native Dale Begg-Smith returns home to defend his title, but he's still representing Australia. He moved and quit the Canadian team when told he spent too much time on an IT business that later turned him into a millionaire.
47Short track's spills, thrills
Watch short track speed skating and you'll see why it's been called 'Human NASCAR.' Half a dozen skaters rip around tight corners at 50km/h. They bump, push, fall and slide, and there's no shortage of spills.
46Canada's short track streak
One short track speed skating relay team has won a medal at every Olympics since the sport joined the Games' roster in 1992: Canada's ladies. Can they keep the streak alive?
45Katie Uhlaender's inspiration
The American slider always drew inspiration from dad, Ted, a pro baseball player. One year before the opening ceremony for the 2010 Games, Ted lost his battle to cancer. Katie is gunning for gold in her dad's honour.
44Biathlon: You try it
It's not as easy as it looks. Try cross-country skiing between 7.5 - 20 km with a 3.5kg rifle on your back, then lie down and shoot at tiny targets. It's one of the most demanding Olympic sports there is.
43Cool Runnings II
Who will be Vancouver's Jamaican bobsleigh team equivalent? Could be Australia. Pilot Christopher Spring is a former sprinter who moved to Canada in 2007 and got hooked on bobsleigh. Now he's training full time in Calgary.
42China's curling dynasty
Curling's big in China? Yes it is, and Canada's Dan Rafael helped put it on the map. Since he started coaching the national teams three years ago, the women became world champions and the men qualified for the Olympics.
41Anni Friesinger
'Sexy Anni' is one of the world's most famous and accomplished speed skaters. Watch her gun for a third Olympic title and fifth Olympic medal in Vancouver.
40The next Great One
Meet a female player whose skill set has been likened to Sidney Crosby's: Marie-Philip Poulin. She's expected to play a big offensive role on Team Canada's top line as the women go after their third straight Olympic gold.
39Curling ice guru
Meet the guru of curling ice making in Canada and the man in charge in Vancouver: Manitoba's Hans Wuthrich. He has an 'Eye on the Ice' wireless system that monitors everything you can think of to create perfect ice.
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