Vancouver 2010 will have some eye popping competition at the senior men’s figure skating level, due to a couple of returning Olympians and some unexpectedly muscular European contention. Here’s how to tell the players without a scorecard. Click here for more Whistler data.

Evgeny Plushenko is the tall Russian with the blonde mop top and the long nose. Stefan Lambiel is the Josh Hartnett lookalike with bad teeth, corny costumes, and floppy hair.  Brian Joubert is a watered down French Elvis Stoijko, and the Americans are a bucket of fun too. The Casanova lookalike is Evan Lysacek, the Miami beach frontman is Johnny Weir, and the milquetoast straight arrow is Jeremy Abbott. Patrick Chan is the Asian Canadian who could sweep a home country victory.