Wonder what it’s really like at the Vancouver Olympics?  Jump on Twitter to find out.

The 2010 Winter Olympics are in full swing now in Vancouver, and if you’re curious what is on the minds of the athletes, it seems Twitter will be the best place to find out.

It shouldn’t really be a big surprise that the popular microblogging service is being used by the athletes; it seems like they would be the perfect demographic for such a tool.  Finding them might have been a bit difficult though, and then there is always the question if they are who they really say they are.  Luckily Twitter thought to take care of both jobs for you.

If you head over to the @verified/olympians page, you’ll currently find about 100 Olympians who have all had their accounts verified by the company. Not all of them are from Team U.S.A., so don’t think this isn’t for everyone.  As a matter of fact, the Swiss team has an official account and is quite talkative.  I have no clue what they’re saying, but they do seem to post quite a bit!

The athletes seem excited to be sharing the thrill of the event with everyone and are posting information like weather conditions, photos of their commutes to and from the venues, what’s going through their heads before they compete and so on.

So if you’re tired of pre-packaged inspirational videos from the televised coverage already, be sure to check this page out, and, no, you don’t even need to have a Twitter account to enjoy it!