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Kari Traa has rocketed moguls skiing to dizzy heights in her native Norway after appearing semi-nude in provocative photographs in a glossy magazine last year. Suddenly, Traa became headline news and she has even been voted the most sexy of all Norwegian women. Not that viewers will see much of her Scandinavian blonde hair under her competitive hat and goggles. Locals, though, reckon her smile is enough to melt the snow.
Michelle Kwan has sacked her coach, changed choreographer and is battling to find herself, but is still the hot favorite to win women's figure skating.
Anni Friesinger said amid a revealing photo spread in Bild: "My sport is extremely sexy, totally erotic, the suits we wear show every part of our bodies off. There's simply no better sport for gaining a firm behind."
Hannah Hardaway took a bad approach to her second jump, a double-twister spread, but she landed with a thud and a fifth place finish -- not good enough to win a medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Tammy Lee Shewchuk is one of four newcomers on a Canadian women's roster that is getting tougher and tougher to crack with each passing year.
Jamie Sale and David Pelletier are a Canadian ice dancing couple off the ice as well as a passionate expressive couple in competition, who were robbed by the judges in this year's competition and awarded a silver. 40 years off Russian domination accounts for something it seems.
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Compiled by the TwistedFans Staff; Commentary and Stats provided by Jacquelin Magnay, AP, ESPN.com, NBCOlympics.com, and Donna Spencer. Photos provided by AP/Amy Sancetta, AP, ifsmagazine.com, and Hockey Canada.
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Hannah Hardaway 
Tammy Lee Shewchuk 
Jamie Sale 
