Hear it from the Pros

With the days ticking down to the start of the 2010 Winter Games, it’s time to brush up on the sports!

Vancouver2010.com caught up with some of the top athletes from every sport of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. We asked them to explain how they train and how they fuel-up and gear-up for competition. They also talk about their best games, races and competitions of their careers.

Hear audio clips from these athletes:

Alpine skiing — Julia Mancuso (USA)

Biathlon — Sandra Keith (CAN)

Bobsleigh — Ken Kotyk (CAN)

Cross-country skiing — Chandra Crawford (CAN)

Curling — Shannon Kleibrink (CAN)

Figure skating — Evan Lysacek (USA)

Freestyle skiing — Vincent Marquis (CAN)

Ice hockey — Jennifer Botterill (CAN)

Luge — Regan Lauscher (CAN)

Nordic combined — Bill Demong (USA)

Short track speed skating — Jessica Hewitt (CAN)

Skeleton — Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN)

Ski jumping — Stefan Read (CAN)

Snowboard — Drew Neilson (CAN)

Speed skating — Chad Hedrick (USA)

You can also click on our French language mirror site and listen to French athletes.

To hear from Paralympians, visit us again on March 12, the one-year countdown to the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. Meanwhile, visit the sport pages on vancouver2010.com to read up on the basics, learn the lingo and find out how athletes train to be among the best in their field.