Four Reasons To Watch:

Adam Van Koeverden(Canada)
Canoe Kayak (K1 500m and K1 1000m)

Athens Olympics gold medallist (K1 500m) and current world champion was dominant throughout the 2007 season, including breaking the world record - long thought unbreakable - in the K1 500 metres. He has an excellent shot at defending his Olympic title, plus adding another.
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Alexandre Despatie (Canada)
Diving (3m and 3m synchronized)

Despatie is the first world champion in all three categories (1 and 3 m springboard, 10 m platform) and was a silver medallist at Athens. Earlier this year he broke his foot, but is still ready to go for #1 in Beijing. Will Olympic gold finally be his in 2008?
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Kyle Shewfelt (Canada)
Gymnastics (floor specialist)

How do you break both legs 10 months before the Olympics and still be ready to compete? Canada's first gold medallist at the 2004 Olympic Games has vowed to do just that and his arrival in Beijing will be a victory in itself.
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Michael Phelps (U.S.A)
Swimming (Various)

Phelps won six golds and two bronzes in Athens and is once again chasing Mark Spitz's record of seven golds set at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Will he win 8 golds in Beijing and become one of the greatest Olympians ever?