Bode Miller, the bad boy from the 2006 Games in Italy, relishes being an afterthought, and the emergence of U.S. teammate Lindsey Vonn has allowed Miller to shrink out of the spotlight heading into these Olympics with hardly an objection. (Alessandro Trovati / Associated Press)
Lindsey Vonn, who will soon have the world watching her, speeds down the course on her way to win an Alpine Women’s World Cup Super G race, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. (Alessandro Trovati / Associated Press)
The United States bobsled team of Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz will be competing soon in Vancouver, but here they are winning a World Cup race in Cesana Pariol, Italy, back on Dec. 6, 2009. (Massimo Pinca / Associated Press)
Pilot Shauna Rohbock and brakewoman Michelle Rzepka speed down the course during a World Cup bobsled competition in Innsbruck-Igls, Austria, on Jan. 22, 2010. (Christof Stache / Associated Press)
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Evan Lysacek performs in the men’s short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating final in Tokyo last December. (Itsuo Inouye / Associated Press)
The team of Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto compete in the compulsory dance competition during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Spokane Arena in Washington on Jan. 21, 2010. (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
Heather McPhie competes during the 2010 World Cup freestyle moguls competition at Whiteface Mountain on Jan. 21, 2010 in Lake Placid, N.Y.(Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
Hannah Kearney goes airborne during the 2010 World Cup freestyle moguls competition at Whiteface Mountain on Jan. 21, 2010 in Lake Placid, N.Y.(Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
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Angela Ruggiero from Simi Valley (in the white Team USA jersey) tangles with members of the Canadian team on Dec. 30, 2009 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler / Minneapolis Star Tribune / MCT)
Erin Hamlin rockets down the track during the first run of the World Cup luge competition in Koenigssee, Germany, on Jan. 2, 2010. (Uwe Lein / Associated Press)
Snowboarder Shaun White in the men’s halfpipe finals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Reigning Olympic champ White will be competing in Vancouver. (Joe Klamar / AFP/Getty Images)
Scotty Lago soars above the halfpipe en route to finishing second at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix on Jan. 22, 2010, in Park City, Utah.(Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
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Snowboarder Nate Holland gets some air last December during the 2010 World Cup qualifying in Telluride, Colo.(Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
Graham Watanabe takes a training run last December in Telluride, Colo.(Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Kelly Clark does an aerial above the halfpipe during practice last month in Park City, Utah, and she went on to win the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
Gretchen Bleiler competes during qualifications for the halfpipe portion of the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix last month at Mammoth Mountain. (Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images)
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Lindsey Jacobellis is silhouetted against a perfect blue sky in December at World Cup 2010 qualifying in Telluride, Colo.(Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
Chad Hedrick skates in the 1,500 meters during Day 1 last December of the ISU World Cup Speedskating Championships at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah. (Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images)
Short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno practices on Saturday, Feb. 6, for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in British Columbia, Canada. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)
Short track speed skater Katherine Reutter, left, will help represent Team USA in Vancouver. (Doug Benc / Getty Images)
