0This Year's Hottest OlympiansThe Winter Games are upon us again, and this year’s American competitors have the strength, the bodies—and the personal drama—to take home the gold. View our gallery of the best athletes heading for Vancouver.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 10:35AM EDT / Published Jan. 15, 2010 10:28AM EST Lee Jin-man / AP Photo (1, 3); Itsuo Inouye / AP Photo Johnny Weir, Evan Lysacek, Jeremy AbbottLee Jin-man / AP Photo (1, 3); Itsuo Inouye / AP Photo Shaun WhiteDoug Pensinger / Getty Images; Streeter Lecka / Getty Images Jeret PetersonLuca Bruno / AP Photo; Peter Dejong / AP Photo Shani DavisPeter Dejong / AP Photo Jennifer RodriguezTerje Bendiksby / Newscom Apolo Anton OhnoMatthew Stockman / Getty Images Jamie Langenbrunner, Paul Stastny, Chris DruryBruce Bennett / Getty Images; David Zalubowski / AP Photo (2) Tanith Belbin and Ben AgosotoRobert F. Bukaty / AP Photo Lindsey VonnLuca Bruno / AP Photo Bode MillerAlain Grosclaude, Agence Zoom / Getty Images Nate Holland, Seth WescottJed Jacobsohn / Getty Images; Streeter Lecka / Getty Images Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Lindsey JacobellisMike Coppola / Getty Images; Harry How / Getty Images; Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images Erin HamlinEckehard Schulz / AP Photo Tim Burke, Lanny BarnesAlex Domanski, NordicFocus / Getty Images; Jens Meyer / AP Photo Johnny SpillaneMatthias Schrader / AP Photo John Shuster, Debbie McCormickMorry Gash / AP Photo; Jeff Bassett / AP Photo
Johnny Weir, Evan Lysacek, Jeremy AbbottLee Jin-man / AP Photo (1, 3); Itsuo Inouye / AP Photo Shaun WhiteDoug Pensinger / Getty Images; Streeter Lecka / Getty Images Jeret PetersonLuca Bruno / AP Photo; Peter Dejong / AP Photo Shani DavisPeter Dejong / AP Photo Jennifer RodriguezTerje Bendiksby / Newscom Apolo Anton OhnoMatthew Stockman / Getty Images Jamie Langenbrunner, Paul Stastny, Chris DruryBruce Bennett / Getty Images; David Zalubowski / AP Photo (2) Tanith Belbin and Ben AgosotoRobert F. Bukaty / AP Photo Lindsey VonnLuca Bruno / AP Photo Bode MillerAlain Grosclaude, Agence Zoom / Getty Images Nate Holland, Seth WescottJed Jacobsohn / Getty Images; Streeter Lecka / Getty Images Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Lindsey JacobellisMike Coppola / Getty Images; Harry How / Getty Images; Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images Erin HamlinEckehard Schulz / AP Photo Tim Burke, Lanny BarnesAlex Domanski, NordicFocus / Getty Images; Jens Meyer / AP Photo Johnny SpillaneMatthias Schrader / AP Photo John Shuster, Debbie McCormickMorry Gash / AP Photo; Jeff Bassett / AP Photo