To change or not to change -- costumes, that is. Speculation over whether Russians Oksana Domnina and Maksim Shabalin will change their costumes has continued, but another Russian team has made alterations.

Practice sessions have begun at Pacific Coliseum, the figure skating venue for the 2010 Vancouver Games. Skaters have practices there and at Trout Lake Centre, a smaller facility closed to the public. Here, a collection of behind-the-scenes photos.

Japan's figure skating star Mao Asada has captured her first honor at the Winter Olympics by having a hot dog named after her by a street vendor. It wasn't the first food item to bear her name -- she also has a sushi roll.

Think you have what it takes to be an Olympic figure skating judge? NBC's 'The You Be The Judge' scoring application puts the results of the competition at your fingertips. In preparation for your judging debut, start here.

Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Mirai Nagasu's, however, would draw raves from art critics. As Nagasu's coach Frank Carroll said, "They're nothing alike."