Handling the pressure
Cal Botterill is a Canadian Olympic team veteran. Heading into his ninth Games, you could say he's one of the most crucial people going to Vancouver 2010. He's not an athlete. He's a sports psychologist. It's his job, along with the other psychologists going to the 2010 Games, to help Canadian athletes cope with the pressures of being in the international spotlight.
The missing piece
As a 30-year-old veteran in 2008, Steve Omischl put together the greatest season of any aerial athlete in history. Yet for all of his accomplishments in the sport, one remains missing from his mantle: Olympic gold.
Scott Russell: In one year, our chance to be great
The Vancouver Olympics will be a landmark Canadian moment - one that we dare not miss. In spite of all the critics and all of our collective worries, this is surely our chance to rise above the mediority and blossom as a country.
Vancouver: 1 year to go
The Canadian Olympic Committee guarantees its athletes will win several gold medals in Vancouver - unlike the 1976 Montreal Summer Games and 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
The Canadian Dream Team
Before the flame is lit at the Vancouver Olympics, Canadian sports fans are already thinking about the Games' marquee event: the men's hockey tournament. That goes double for the crew here at CBCSports.ca.
Busy times for Yzerman
Steve Yzerman has been consumed with hockey since the future Hall of Famer was named Team Canada's executive director in October.
Great Genes
A daugther of a former Canadian Olympian, short-track speedskater Jessica Gregg is looking forward to participating in her first Olympics, but competing on home soil will be an even bigger thrill.
It takes courage
Since the dawning of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece around 776 BC, many of the original elements of the Games still hold true, according to Canadian snowboarder Katie Tsuyuki.
Peaks and valleys
The expeditions Canadian athletes embark upon now can shape their Olympic outlook, writes CBC News' Tom Harrington.
The next one
Patrick Chan removed any doubt that he is ready to emerge as Canada's next great male skater after winning the Four Continents event in Vancouver recently - a competition featuring many of the skaters who will be participating in the Olympics.
King of the mountain
Watch as Canadian alpine skier John Kucera captures a gold medal in the downhill at the world championships in Val D'Isere, France.
Unfinished business
Canadian bobsledder Heather Moyse knows what it's like to place fourth and miss an Olympic medal - a heartbreak she plans on avoiding in Vancouver.
Been there, done that
Two-time gold medallist Cassie Campbell-Pascall joined CBC Newsworld's Nancy Wilson to discuss the Canadian women's hockey team and what it will take for the ladies to successfully defend their Olympic title.
Overcoming fear
Still scarred from a crippling crash less than two weeks ago, Canadian Alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek conquering her fears by simply participating in the women's world downhill competition in Val d'Isere, France.
Scott Russell: Olympic feeling
We were at the Pacific Coliseum for the ladies free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and our sorceress of research, Barb Strain, leaned over my shoulder and passed me a handwritten note. "It feels Olympic in here," was all it said.
Pj Kwong: Canadian skaters blossoming
The Canadian Olympic figure skating team won't be revealed until early 2010, but there are already some names that spring to mind as real medal possibilities.
A tour of Vancouver
CBC Sports reporter Karin Larsen gives readers a first-hand look at the Olympic venues that will play host to athletes from around the world.
