The Olympic Flame is Ablaze, making its way to Vancouver, Canada, where the 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, will kick off February 12. here, some of the Koreans and Asian Americans who will grace the world’s most inspiring athletic stage.

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by Andrew Jo

illustration by Eric Sueyoshi

Simon Cho
Short Track Speed Skating,…

By Andrew Jo

With a breathtaking combination of grace, beauty and sensuality, Kim Yu-Na, 19, heads to her first Olympic competition like few before her have. Hailed as a figure skating prodigy, the first such title bestowed upon a Korean figure skater, Kim will have lofty expectations as she takes the ice at Pacific Coliseum next month during the XXI Winter Olympic Games.

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By Jimmy Lee     Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi

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