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2010 Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games Who Will Be The Olympic Stars?

The 2010 Olympic Games competition is about to start. Although we don't know for sure how the olympics will turn out, we know who the potential Olympic stars may be. Nothing is for certain, but we should keep an eye on our US Olympic athletes because many of them could be 2010 Olympic Games stars and Gold Medal winners.

In alpine skiing, the 2010 Olympic Games US Team is led by the super-talented Lindsey Vonn. Although Vonn is nursing an injury to her shin, she is expected to compete for the 2010 Olympic Games Gold Medal in several events. The events she is most likely to medal in are the Women's Downhill, the Super G, the Slalom, and the Super G combined. With 31 World Cup wins in four disciplines (downhill, Super G, slalom and super combined) and two World Championship gold medals (plus two World Championship silver medals), she has become the most successful American woman skier in World Cup history. If her leg heals according to plan, expect Lindsey to walk away from Vancouver with 3-4 Gold Medals.

In snowboarding, the 2010 Olympic Games US Team is led by Gold Medal favorite Shaun White. White took the world by storm in when he won his first Gold Medal in the Men's Half Pipe event in the 2006 Winter Olympics. White is favored to win Gold in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in several events, including the Men's Half Pipe once again. In the 2010 Olympic Games, White is expected to showcase many brand new tricks that none of us have seen before. I can't wait to see him do it again!

When it comes to speed skating, the 2010 Olympic Games US Team will be led by none other than Apolo Ohno.  Ohno is a short track speed skater from Washington. In the 2008 Winter Olympic Games, Ohno won 5 individual medals in short track speed skating. In the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Ohno should challenge for Gold once again. As a seasoned veteran now, Ohno is bigger, faster, and stronger despite his small frame. With no mistakes, I predict he will win 4 Gold Medals.

The 2010 Olympic Games are going to be exciting. Whether you like the Winter Olympic Games or the Summer Olympic Games, the 2010 Olympic Games are going to shower us with memories for years to come.

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Did olympic skater Katarina Witt really exposed herself during Ice Skating?

Yes - on accident in a skating exhibition. You can read about it in her 2005 book, "Only With Passion." She claims that the dress made for the exhibition was finished late and she didn't have time to try it out in practice before she left for the exhibition. As she was doing a camel spin she suddenly felt a draft..... Anyways, photos were taken of the incident but didn't surface until the 1988 Calgary Olympics just a few months afterwards. The photos led to other skaters and coaches complaining about her dresses and accusations of flirting with the audience and judges. In response she added more material around the hips to her short program dress. Katarina has also stated that she never intentionally "flirted" but instead loves to "connect" with the audience and perform. She also said she always hated people saying she won on her looks -- it took away from all the hours of practice everyday.

Since then, Katarina has cashed in on all of those hard hours of practice by posing in Playboy in 1999 and in later German editions like 2005 or 2006.

Queen YuNaKim Homage to Korea 2011 World Figure Skating Champs FS(2010 Olympic champion)