Estonia at the 2010 Games

My family comes from Estonia, both my parents were born there and lived there until they were expelled in 1939.

I will be following the Estonians at the 2010 Games in Vancouver. They are coming with a team of 28 athletes.

There best chance comes in cross country skiing and biathalon. In the 2006 Olympics they picked up three golds.

Alpine skiing

• Deyvid Oprja - Men's
• Tiiu Nurmberg - Women's

Biathlon
Men's team

• Roland Lessing
• Kauri Kõiv
• Indrek Tobreluts
• Priit Viks
• Martten Kaldvee

Women's team

• Eveli Saue
• Sirli Hanni
• Kadri Lehtla
• Kristel Viigipuu.

Cross-country skiing
Men's team

• Peeter Kümmel
• Jaak Mae - 38 but still getting top ten finishes in the shorter classical races this year in the world cup. Bronze in Salt Lake City
• Aivar Rehemaa - no good finishes in the world cup this season
• Anti Saarepuu - a sprinter that can finish in the top ten
• Andrus Veerpalu - won gold in 2002 and 2006 in the 15 km classical and bronze in the 50km in 2002, he has a good chance of a medal again
• Kein Einaste - only a few top ten finishes this year
• Algo Kärp - no good finishes in the world cup this season
• Kaspar Kokk - no good finishes in the world cup this season
• Timo Simonlatser - a few top tens

Karel Tammjärv - has not finished well in many races this season though had a 4th in a 10k classical

Women's team

• Kristina Šmigun-Vähi - 2 Golds in 2006, but her preformance on the World Cup has not been that good the last couple of years, her last win was almost three years ago
• Kaija Udras - has a chance to win a medal in the shorter classical
• Triin Ojaste - only 20 but has potential
• Tatjana Mannima - outside shot at a medal

Figure skating

• Jelena Glebova – Ladies' - Outside chance of a medal
• Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov – Pairs
• Irina Štork / Taavi Rand – Ice dancing - they are very young, 16 and 17
• Viktor Romanenkov – Men's - also very young, only 16

Kadri Pihla Snowboarding