AOC Media Centre - 2010 Vancouver

Vassilis Dimitriadis with the torchOlympic skier Vassilis Dimitriadis holds the olympic torch and olive branch as the first torchbearer during the Ceremony of the Lighting of the Olympic Flame for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games at the Ancient Olympia site in Olympia, Greece.(Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

Greek dancers at OlympiaDancers dressed as priestesses perform during the Ceremony of the Lighting of the Olympic Flame for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games at the Ancient Olympia site on October 22, 2009 in Olympia, Greece. Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame from Ancient Olympia on a 2180km relay through Greece for eight days before a hand-over ceremony at Panathenian Stadium in Athens on October 29 to members of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for its transfer to Canada. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

Meet the Vancouver HopefulsGet to know some of Australia's athletes for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Skater clear to compete for AustraliaRussian born skater, Tatiana Borodulina, is eligible to compete for Australia at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games after the Rudd Government proposed changes to the Citizenship Act, reducing the residency requirements from four years to two for elite athletes. 31 August 2009.

Whistler Creekside

Men's and ladies' alpine skiing events will be held at Whistler Creekside.

Whistler Olympic Park

The awe-inspiring event of ski jumping alongsiode cross-country skiing and biathlon will be held at Whistler Olympic Park.

Thunderbird Arena

Some ice hockey matches will be contested at the UBC Thunderbird Arena in downtown Vancouver.

Pacific Coliseum

Pacific Coliseum is the figure skating venue in Vancouver, the host city, for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Trackside - Richmond Olympic Oval

The magnificent speed skating track inside the Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver.

Richmond Olympic Oval

Richmond Olympic Oval is the Speed Skating Oval venue in Vancouver and boasts a number of eco-friendly aspects helping to make the Games green.

Whistler Sliding Centre

The sliding track in Whistler will host luge, bobsleigh and the death-defying skeleton disciplines of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

Cypress Mountain

Cypress Mountain will host freestyle skiing and snowboarding events during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Vancouver Olympic Centre

The Vancouver Olympic Centre Centre, also known as Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium Park is the curling venue for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

Vancouver Olympic Centre

Inside the Vancouver Olympic Centre, showing the curling lanes that will host one of the most popular events of the Games.

Vancouver Convention CentreThe new Vancouver Convention Center, slated to be completed by the spring of 2009 is seen February 8, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The center will be the International Broadcast Center for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Canada Hockey Place

Canada Hockey Place will host the ice hockey at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Adjacent is BC Place which will host the Opening and Closing ceremonies.

Ready for rough and tumble

At home on the sands of Freshwater Beach, Winter Olympian Jenny Owens talks about the rough and tumble of Ski Cross. August 2009

Owens on Ski Cross Olympic inclusionAt home on Freshwater Beach, Winter Olympian Jenny Owen's reaction to the inclusion of Ski Cross at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. August 2009

Mad women describe skeletonAnswering an AIS advertisement for 'mad women', winter athletes Emma Lincoln-Smith and Michelle Steele describe what the sport of skeleton is actually like.

Argy bargy on the slopesTim Sheridan from the Wide World of Sports talks to winter athletes Jenny Owens and Katya Crema about the new Olympic sport of Ski Cross at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

WWOS chats to the 'Mad' women

Tim Sheridan interviews winter athletes Michelle Steele and Emma Lincoln-Smith about their 'madness' for the sport of skeleton. April 2009

Winter athletes are measured for successAt a recent Team Processing session, Australia's winter Olympian hopefuls are measured for their Games uniform.

WWOS previews WhistlerTim Sheridan of the Nine Network, previews Whistler Blackcomb, one of the three venues of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

WWOS previews CypressTim Sheridan of the Nine Network previews Cypress Mountain, one of the venues of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

WWOS reviews VancouverTim Sheridan of the Nine Network looks around Vancouver, one of the sporting locations of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.