Unlike Canadian officials, who had the tough task of selecting a flag bearer from some 205 competitors, Mexico's choice to bear its green, white and red flag was easy -- because the team is made up of just one man.

And what a man he is. The five-time Olympian was born in Mexico, but spends most of his time in Liechtenstein, where he lives a life of general Euro-fabulosity as a German royalty-descended prince. So while his official Olympic page has him listed as the mere Hubertus von Hohenlohe, you can call him Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

At 51, he's the Olympics' oldest competitor, and, if all goes according to plan, skiing's not-so-petit-prince (he's 6'0") will take to the slopes on Tuesday in the giant slalom, then on Saturday in the slalom.

From a recent Time profile: 

"The fact is, von Hohenlohe is a talented skier who has somehow met the Olympic qualifying standards at 51 -- and it was infinitely easier for him to do that as an athlete from Mexico where no one skis, than from Austria, where the sport is a national obsession and the competition is cutthroat. Is von Hohenlohe simply a rich heir toying around the Alps, and using a poor country to reach the Olympics? 'In life you have a couple of opportunities and openings,' the prince argues. 'And one of them was that I was born in Mexico. Sure, I used it to my favor. But not in an abusive way. You try to find that little thing that makes a difference, and take advantage of them. I took advantage of it.'"