The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics were opened last Friday and the first weekend of competition saw medals won and medals lost. Tracks changed and events postponed. Some athletes just happy to be in Vancouver while others won’t be happy until they’ve got a medal hanging round their neck. Either way, sport at the highest level always brings with it powerful images of concentrated athletes and spirited fans hoping their favorite will get that coveted moment of glory.
China's short track speed skating team train in preparation for the competition of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency/Eyevine/Hollandse Hoogte)
Daniel Pfister of Austria in action during a Luge Men's Singles training run at The Whistler Sliding Centre in the Callaghan Valley, in preparation for the event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (Photo: Tim Clayton/Newspix/Hollandse Hoogte)
Shen Xue, left, and Zhao Hongbo during a practice session in Vancouver. They are considered favorites in pairs skating, a sport that has been dominated by Russia. (Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times/Hollandse Hoogte)
Speed skater Apolo Ohno of the U.S. competes in the 1,500-meter final in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. Ohno was second in the race and tied Bonnie Blair for the most Winter Olympic medals by an American. (Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times/Hollandse Hoogte)
South Korean speed skaters Lee Ho-suk (242) and Sung Si-bak crash into the wall on the final lap of the 1,500-meter final on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. (Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times/Hollandse Hoogte)
A couple watch a women's luge athlete compete The Whistler Sliding Centre course in Whistler. (Photo: Peter J. Thompson/CanWest/Hollandse Hoogte)
Canadian luge athlete Alex Goth takes part in a opening ceremony at the Whistler Olympic Village at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. (Photo: Peter J. Thompson/CanWest/Hollandse Hoogte)
The men's and women's Alpine ski training was canceled due to weather at Whistler Creekside where athletes are in preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. (Photo: Peter J. Thompson/CanWest/Hollandse Hoogte)
Tara (L) and Jamie (R), both from Whistler attended the men's NH ( Normal Hill ) ( Normal Hill ) Individual Ski Jumping qualification round at the Whistler Olympic Park. (Photo: Jean Levac /Can West/Hollandse Hoogte)
Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes in the trial qualification of the NH ( Normal Hill ) Individual ski jumping event held at the Whistler Olympic Park. (Photo: Jean Levac /Can West/Hollandse Hoogte)
Fans watch the trial qualification of the NH ( Normal Hill ) Individual ski jumping event held at the Whistler Olympic Park. (Photo: Jean Levac /Can West/Hollandse Hoogte)
Karla Orozco and Rebecca Durazo are from Mexico, they sit in a bobsleigh that is a street display in Robson Square. (Photo: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star/Hollandse Hoogte)
Si-Bak Sung (244) and Jung-Su Lee (243) of Korea chase Apolo Ohno (256) of the United States, during the medal round men's 1500 meter short-track speedskate event during the Vancouver 2010 XXI Olympic Winter Games. (Photo: John Lok/Hollandse Hoogte)
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands competes for men's 5000m final of speed skating. Sven Kramer, the world record holder claimed the gold and broke the Olympic record with 6:16.60. (Photo: Wu Wei/Hollandse Hoogte)
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