FILE--Denny Morrison, from Fort St. John, B.C., skates to a second place finish in the men's 5000-metre event at the Canadian Speed Skating Single Distance Championships in Calgary, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. Canada's speedskaters are going to have to own the oval if the country's athletes are going to meet the goal of owning the podium at the Vancouver Olympics. There are big expectations on a deep and talented long-track team, which won eight medals at the Turin Games and is expected to do even better this time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh