With the opening ceremony just hours away, one of the best ways to get excited for the Olympics is to take a look at some of the hottest Canadians who will be competing this year. There may be 200-plus Canucks competing - and we love them all - but here are some our most beautiful striking poses, and showing us why they rock.

Canada's Kristina Vaculik is part of the women's gymnastics team competing in London this summer. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Canada's Dominique Pegg is part of the women's gymnastics team competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Canadian Olympic athletes Phylicia George (C), Justyn Warner (L) and Sarah Wells (R) gesture at reporters along with other Olympic athletes at a press conference held by Nike and Athletics Canada to unveil Canadian Olympic team apparel in Toronto July 10, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill

Triathlete Simon Whitfield waves the Canadian flag after being named Canada's flag bearer for the opening ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa July 12, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Melissa Bishop holds a Canadian flag at the track next to the St. Denis Centre in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, July 17. Bishop will be representing Canada in the 800-metre run at the Summer Olympics Games in London. JOEL BOYCE/QMI Agency

Canadian rower Lindsay Jennerich and former Olympian, Tracy Cameron, are seen in this 2011 file photo. MIKE HENSEN/QMI AGENCY

Jessica Zelinka crosses the finish line to win the women's 100 meter hurdles finals at the Canadian Track and Field Olympic Trials in Calgary, June 30, 2012. Zelinka is a Canadian Olympic heptathlete. REUTERS/Todd Korol

Canada's Kaylyn Kyle drinks water during their women's Group F football match against Japan at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Coventry July 25, 2012. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Mary Spencer, a three-time world champion and five-time gold medallist at the Pan Am Games, will be Canada's lone female boxer at the debut of women's boxing in London.

Emily Batty from Brooklin, Ont., will be representing Canada in mountain biking.(DANIEL MALLARD/QMI Agency)

Meaghan Benfeito will competing at the 2012 London Games in the women's 10m synchro event. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

Canada's Olympic team athlete Catharine Pendrel cycles during the women's UCI Mountain Bike World Cup cross-country competition at Mount Ste-Anne in Beaupre, June 23, 2012. Pendrel is one of Canada's best hopes for gold in London. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

Canadian women's national soccer team members Chelsea Stewart (R) lifts a weight bar as Lauren Sesselmann looks on while training in Richmond, B.C., April 21, 2012. The team qualified earlier this year for the Olympic Summer Games in London, but lost an opening round match against Japan on July 25. REUTERS/Andy Clark

Milos Raonic attends a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Club before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 26, 2012. Any thoughts of Raonic winning an Olympic medal basically disappeared when the tennis draw was announced at Wimbledon. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Adam Van Koeverden (L) of Canada paddles to win the men's K1 1000m final during the ICF Canoe and Kayak Sprint World Championships in Szeged, 170km (106 miles) south of Budapest, August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

Emilie Heymans of Canada poses prior to practice for the Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard event at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, June 15, 2012. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

Canada's Carol Huynh poses after she won gold medal in the 48kg women's freestyle wrestling match at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 7, 2010. Huynh is pinning her hopes of winning gold at the London Olympics on the power of positive thinking. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder

Emilie Heymans (R) and Jennifer Abel of Canada practice for the Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard event at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, June 15, 2012. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

Alexandre Despatie of Canada dives during the men's 3m springboard semi-final in the FINA Diving World Series in Dubai March 16, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Roseline Filion and Meaghan Benfeito are two of the youngest Canadians at this year's Olympics. PIERRE-PAUL POULIN/QMI Agency

Edmonton triathlete Paula Findlay will be competing in her first Olympics this year. AMBER BRACKEN/QMI AGENCY

Jennifer Abel of Canada poses prior to practice for the Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard event at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, June 15, 2012. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

A tattoo of a maple leaf and the Olympic rings is seen on the back of Canada's Brent Hayden as he attends a training session at the main pool of the Aquatics Centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 25, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Cyclist Joelle Numainville is making her first Olympic appearance in London. (QMI Agency File)