The Olympic Rings get a last-minute clean before a women's training run at Whistler's Sliding Centre, venue for the luge, skeleton and bobsleigh events in Whistler
Opening ceremony flag bearer Shelley Rudman finds another distinctly British icon parked in the lobby of the team hotel as athletes gather for a pre-Games shindig
A dedicated member of staff shovels snow to ensure the men's freestyle skiing training session can go ahead without a hitch
Japan's Kai Ozaki practises one of his many aerial tricks ahead of the men's freestyle skiing Men"s Moguls event at Cypress Mountain
Lukas Vaculik of the Czech Republic pays no attention to the lingering fog which has been concerning organisers at Cypress Mountain
However, the weather intervenes and forces the cancellation of the ladies' downhill practice session, much to the chagrin of the competitors hoping to acquaint themselves with every bump and groove of the track
A rather dainty pink umbrella partially shields two ski jumpers on their way to the top of the ramp at the Whistler Olympic Park
Andreas Kuettel of Switzerland launches himself off the ramp at Whistler's Ski Jumping Stadium
Frances Julie Carraz Collin gets to grips with the targets at the Whistler Olympic Park during the women's Biathlon free practice session
A happy snowman greets the biathletes as they make their way around the gruelling track
The US short-track skate team get themselves acquainted with the Richmond Olympic Oval
A graceful Evgeni Plushenko goes through one of his routines at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, home of figure skating for the next 17 days
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