2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: A closer look
Lindsey Probst
Issue date: 2/1/10 Section: Sports
However, there are a few names to look for this year, while watching the Games unfold. After finishing eleventh in the Worlds, 22-year-old U.S. figure skater, Alissa Czisny is an artful skater that shows great potential to wear a medal. In the men's figure skating competition, look for U.S. athletes Jeremy Abbott and Johnny Weir.
Dominating Men's Cross-Country Skiing is Norwegian, Ola Vigen Hattestad. Also, Finland's Anssi Koivuranta has been a consistent winner, and claimed the 2008-2009 World Cup.
If Norway and Finland seem a little too far away to relate to, check out a more local Olympian. Not only is she from the United States, but Short Track Speed Skater, Katherine Reutter hails from Champaign, IL.
Reutter is a three-time national champion, finished fourth in the World Championships twice, and placed sixth in two events in the World Cup.
While in Vancouver (her Olympic debut), Reutter will compete in four events, including the 500-meter, 1,000-meter, 1,500-meter and the 3,000-meter relay. Her events are scheduled for Feb. 13 at 7:45 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
She recently appeared on the Colbert Report; a political satire show hosted by Stephen Colbert, who is also sponsoring the Olympic Games.
Look for her and other Olympians to give a chilling performance at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games starting Feb. 12.
Dominating Men's Cross-Country Skiing is Norwegian, Ola Vigen Hattestad. Also, Finland's Anssi Koivuranta has been a consistent winner, and claimed the 2008-2009 World Cup.
If Norway and Finland seem a little too far away to relate to, check out a more local Olympian. Not only is she from the United States, but Short Track Speed Skater, Katherine Reutter hails from Champaign, IL.
Reutter is a three-time national champion, finished fourth in the World Championships twice, and placed sixth in two events in the World Cup.
While in Vancouver (her Olympic debut), Reutter will compete in four events, including the 500-meter, 1,000-meter, 1,500-meter and the 3,000-meter relay. Her events are scheduled for Feb. 13 at 7:45 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
She recently appeared on the Colbert Report; a political satire show hosted by Stephen Colbert, who is also sponsoring the Olympic Games.
Look for her and other Olympians to give a chilling performance at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games starting Feb. 12.
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