We've heard alot of Olympics stories about female athletes who learned to compete against their older brothers. Lindsey Jacobellis says she owes some of her aggression, and competitiveness, as well as some of her snowboard skills to her older brother, Ben. And local skier Libby Ludlow in addition to having her own older brothers, has a friend who's like a brother. Fellow U.S. team member Scott Macartney has been on the slopes of the Northwest with her since childhood. It's enough to give big brother a good name.

But the highest interest...and perhaps the highest hopes rest with a big sister. Let's see if something of older sister Sarah Hughes' gold medal winning performance in Salt Lake City rubs off on little sister Emily Hughes in womens' figure skating. We'll know this week. Stay tuned.