We all expected Lindsey Vonn, Apolo Ohno, and Shaun White to win Olympic medals. However, no one expected US men’s figure skater Evan Lysacek, women’s alpine skier Julia Mancuso, or women’s moguls competitor Shannon Bahkre to win medals as well. These unexpected and celebrated outcomes are the reasons for the US Olympic team’s great success thus far at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.