Yesterday, I listed the athletes who have already been named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic team — in curling, speedskating, ice hockey, luge, and biathlon (well, half of the biathlon team). Five sports have yet to name their teams. Here’s a list of those sports, the dates that they will announce the athletes headed to Vancouver, and the strongest contenders in those sports. Please let me know if I have overlooked anyone!

Biathlon

Tim Burke, Jay Hakkinen, Jeremy Teela, and Haley Johnson qualified for the 2010 Olympics based on their 2008/09 season results. Other U.S. biathletes are competing for the remaining spots at the Olympic Biathlon Team Trials in Altenberg, Germany. The Trials start January 7 with a time trial sprint race.

Racing continues on Saturday, January 9 with another sprint. The top 60 men and women from this race will qualify for the pursuit on Sunday. The athletes will keep their best two scores. The top two men and top three women will be nominated to the 2010 U.S. Olympic biathlon team, which will be announced on January 11.

Athletes who are competing for these spots include 2006 Olympians Lowell Bailey, Lanny Barnes, and her twin sister Tracy Colliander. Other U.S. biathletes vying for Olympic berths include Wynn Roberts, Walt Shepard, Zach Hall, Leif Nordgren, Laura Spector, Sara Studebaker, Susan Dunklee, and BethAnn Chamberlain.

Bobsled

Steve Holcomb, ranked first in the world in four-man bobsled and sixth in two-man, is on track to qualify for his second Olympic team. Not far behind, Olympic rookie John Napier, ranked fifth in four-man and seventh in two-man, will also surely be named to the U.S. men’s Olympic bobsled team.

Olympic silver medalist Todd Hays suffered a career-ending head injury while training in December. But the U.S. will probably still qualify three sleds for the 2010 Olympics, and Mike Kohn has been a podium regular in America’s Cup races this season.

The U.S. women will qualify three sleds if Bree Schaaf can stay ahead of the third-ranked Canadian sled in the next two World Cups (only two countries can send three women’s bobsleds to the Olympics). Schaaf is currently ranked eighth, 80 points ahead of the Canada 3 bobsled.

Reigning world champion Shauna Rohbock, in third overall right now, is on track to qualify, as is Erin Pac, ranked fifth.

The official U.S. Olympic bobsled team will be announced on January 20.

Skeleton

John Daly, who set a course record on the Lake Placid track at an America’s Cup race on December 18, is looking like he will qualify as the third U.S. skeleton. He will likely join Eric Bernotas and Zach Lund, who are currently ranked ninth and 11^th, respectively, on the World Cup.

Noelle Pikus-Pace and Katie Uhlaender should be the two women representing the U.S. in skeleton. Pikus-Pace is ranked seventh, Uhlaender ninth, with two World Cups remaining before the U.S. Olympic skeleton team is announced on January 20.

Figure Skating

The U.S. Olympic figure skating team will be nominated after the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, January 14 – 24. The U.S. has qualified to send two women, three men, two pairs, and three dance teams to the 2010 Olympics.

Women: No U.S. woman is a front-runner this year, but the field is deep. Skaters who earned podium finishes in the fall Grand Prix events include 2008 World Junior Champion and two-time U.S. silver medalist Rachael Flatt, 2009 World Junior bronze medalist Ashley Wagner, and reigning U.S. champion Alissa Czisny. Also, despite withdrawing from Grand Prix competition during the fall, 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen has announced her intent to compete at nationals.

Men: Reigning world and Grand Prix Final champion Evan Lysacek is a favorite to qualify for the 2010 Olympics, as is reigning national champion Jeremy Abbott. Others aiming to earn a spot on the Olympic team include 2006 Olympian and 2008 World bronze medalist Johnny Weir, who most recently finished third in the Grand Prix Finals; 2009 U.S. silver medalist Brandon Mroz; and 2009 Skate America bronze medalist Ryan Bradley.

Pairs: The top American pairs teams right now are two-time national champions Rockne Brubaker and Keauna McLaughlin and Olympic veterans John Baldwin and Rena Inoue. Brubaker and McLaughlin are currently ranked tenth in the world, ahead of Baldwin and Inoue in 11^th. Both pairs earned bronze medals in Grand Prix events during the fall.

Ice dancing: 2006 Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto and 2009 Grand Prix Finals champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White will be favorites to earn two of the three 2010 Olympic berths in ice dancing. Will the third spot go to 2009 U.S. silver medalists Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates? Or 2009 World Junior Champions Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein? Or …?

Snowboarding

So many world-class snowboarders are vying for spots on the 2010 Olympic team that qualifying for it could be as hard as winning an Olympic gold medal. Up to four athletes per gender can qualify in halfpipe, boardercross, and parallel GS, and the team will be announced on January 25.

In halfpipe, 2006 Olympic gold medalist Shaun White won the first Olympic qualifier in December ahead of Louie Vito, who included a stint on “Dancing With the Stars” as part of his Olympic prep this fall. Rounding out the team could be Greg Bretz, Danny Davis, Steve Fisher, Zack Black, 2002 Olympic silver medalist JJ Thomas, to name just a few. Sadly, after suffering severe brain trauma while practicing a double cork on December 31, Kevin Pearce is in the hospital and no longer a 2010 contender.

Kelly Clark, 2002 Olympic gold medalist dominated the first qualifier ahead of 2006 Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter and silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler. Look for this “dream team” to qualify again.

In boardercross, 2002 Olympic halfpipe gold medalist Ross Powers finished third at a World Cup boardercross race in December and became the third U.S. rider to meet the Olympic qualifying criteria, along with 2006 Olympic gold medalist (in boardercross) Seth Wescott and Graham Watanabe. Any number of riders could qualify for the last spot in the next three World Cups, including Nate Holland, Nick Baumgartner, or Shaun Palmer, to name a few. Lindsey Jacobellis, 2006 Olympic silver medalist, is the leading contender to make the women’s Olympic boardercross team.

In parallel GS, Olympic veteran Chris Klug and Tyler Jewell have had top-five finishes in World Cups this season. Michelle Gorgone’s top 2009/10 World Cup result is 11^th.

Skiing

Freestyle: Hannah Kearney and Patrick Deneen earned Olympic berths in moguls after winning 2010 Olympic Trials on December 23. Bryon Wilson and Nate Roberts have met the qualifying criteria of one top three World Cup finish, while Michael Morse has finished sixth and eighth in the season’s first two World Cups.

It will be a battle among the women for the other three Olympic mogul team berths. Michelle Roark and Emiko Torito have each had a top five World Cup finish. Close behind with top 10 finishes are Heather McPhie, Shelly Robertson, Shannon Bahrke, and Eliza Outtrim.

On December 24, Lacy Schnoor and Jeret “Speedy” Peterson won Trials in aerials and will compete in Vancouver. Look for Jana Lindsey, Emily Cook, Dylan Ferguson, Scotty Bahrke, and 2009 World Champion Ryan St. Onge to vie for the remaining Olympic berths.

In ski cross — a new Olympic event — former alpine Olympians Daron Rahlves and Casey Puckett have met qualifying criteria by finishing second and third, respectively, in the season’s first World Cups. The U.S. Olympic ski cross team will be officially named, along with the entire freestyle team, on January 26.

Nordic combined: Johnny Spillane won Olympic Trials on December 23. Coming off knee surgery in October, Spillane is having his best season since he won gold at the World Championships in 2003.

The four-man Olympic Nordic combined team will be named January 19. Competitors must have a top 30 World ranking to qualify. As of early January, 2009 World Championship gold medalists Billy Demong and Todd Lodwick are ranked 15^th and 17^th, respectively. Brett Camerota is the only other American in the top 50.

Alpine: The team will be nominated on January 25. To date, Lindsey Vonn, Sarah Schleper, Julia Mancuso, and Alice McKennis for the women, and Ted Ligety, Bode Miller, and Jimmy Cochran for the men, have each had at least one top 10 finish in a World Cup race. The rest of the Olympic team will be named based on total World Cup points in an event.

Cross-country: The U.S. will announce the Olympic cross-country team on January 19. So far, Andy Newell, Kris Freeman, and Kikkan Randall have met the lead qualifying criteria by being ranked in the top 50 overall on the World Cup. In fact, Newell is ranked third overall in sprinting. Other skiers will be named by coaches’ discretion and USSA ranking after 2010 nationals, which are being held this week.

Ski Jumping: The U.S. Olympic ski jumping team will be announced on January 19, with qualification based on World Cup results this season (up until January 11). Reigning U.S. champion Nick Alexander has competed on the World Cup tour this season, with a top finish of 38^th last Sunday. In November, Alexander finished 13^th in a World Cup team event along with Nick Fairall, Michael Glasder, and John Lyons.