Just around 6 months from now, the whole world will get together again for the greatest winter sporting event, the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Check out the NBC Closing Credits for the 2006 Winter Games.

Many figure skaters set their eyes for the elusive gold medal, but only one of them will take the gold. For the rest of the year, I will be previewing the figure skaters who are in form to take that gold medal. The GP events and National championships are all blogged here, along with some comments and reactions. Stay tuned for my Olympic coverage!