Curtain falls on breakthrough Paralympic Games

AFP
Mar 22, 2010


Whistler, BC — The night sky above this mountain village lit up Sunday night in a glowing fireworks finale of a winter games organizers say boosted the Paralympic Games to a new level worldwide.

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Ice sledge hockey: USA - Japan to clash for hockey gold

Associated Free Press
Mar 19, 2010


Vancouver, BC — Top-seeded America will tackle shock finalists Japan for the men's sledge hockey gold medal at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday after hosts Canada failed to make the title match.

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Lauren Woolstencroft of North Vancouver wins second gold medal

By M. Beamish
March 17, 2010


Whistler, BC — She arrived in Whistler as the boldest name on a short list of Canadian alpine and Nordic skiers expected to chase multiple medals, and so far Lauren Woolstencroft has lived up to her billing.

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Canadian heroes Fox, Hansen invoked to open 2010 Paralympics

By Stephanie Levitz
March 12, 2010


Vancouver, BC — Two singular journeys that have inspired Canadians for years became inspirations for the world as well Friday with the start of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

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2010 Paralympics Torch Relay

March 3 - Ottawa

Founded in 1855, Ottawa is the capital of Canada and is located on the banks of the Ottawa, Rideau and Gatineau rivers. Canada’s fourth-largest city is a complementary blend of urban and rural lifestyles, old and new neighbourhoods, culture and heritage and business and government.

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Crosby’s goal wins gold, Canada beats US 3-2 in OT

By Alan Robinson
February 28, 2010


Vancouver, BC — Rest assured, Canada, the national honor is served.

With a flick of the wrist from The Next One, Sidney Crosby, Canadians found Olympic redemption Sunday.

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Canada holds off Slovakia to reach final

By Steve Keating
February 26, 2010


VANCOUVER, BC — The stage for an explosive end to the Vancouver Games, taming the Slovakian giantkillers 3-2 on Friday to reach the Olympic men’s ice hockey final and a showdown with the United States.

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Controversy: S. Korea DQ'd in short track relay, China gets gold

By Chris Chase
February 25, 2010


Another Olympics, another short track speedskating controversy involving South Korea.

Eight years after Kim Dong-Sung had his gold medal stripped when judges determined he cut off Apolo Anton Ohno, the country was served another crushing disqualification when its women's 3,000 meter relay team had gold taken away when it was ruled that a skater had illegally bumped a Chinese competitor on a turn.

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Step-by-step guide to drafting a QB

By Jason Cole
Febreary 23, 2010


San Francisco 49ers owner and team president Jed York summed it up in early February as he looked back at the selection of quarterback Alex Smith with the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2005.

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Bode finally earns Olympic gold

Associated Press
February 21, 2010


Whistler, BC — Bode Miller finally won his elusive gold medal, using a blistering slalom run Sunday to complete one of the most unlikely Olympic comebacks ever.

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Be inspired! Attend the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

February 20, 2010


Vancouver, BC — Capture a piece of the magic and be there in person as Canadian and Paralympic history is made on March 12, 2010 as the world’s best winter Paralympians are officially welcomed during the dazzling and awe-inspiring Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

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Vonn easily wins downhill gold on bruised shin

By Howard Fendrich
February 17, 2010


Whistler, BC — None of it mattered one bit to Lindsey Vonn.

Not the badly bruised and swollen right shin, so painful at first it was tough to even walk, let alone ski with abandon at 65 mph down an icy, bumpy mountain.

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Canada sets record, 18-0, as women's hockey faces criticism

By Greg Wyshynski
February 14, 2010

Vancouver, BC — The Canadian women's hockey team set an Olympic record Saturday night, welcoming Slovakia to its first Winter Games tournament with an 18-0 demolition at Hockey Place. Before you shed a tear for the Slovaks, keep in mind they're the nation that defeated Bulgaria by the score of 82-0 in an infamous game in 2008.

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Opening Ceremony has somber start with tribute to Kumaritashvili

By Maggie Hendricks
February 12, 2010


VANCOUVER, BC — In time-honored tradition, the show went on.

Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics’ opening ceremonies were launched Friday night with a jubilant countdown by the crowd filling BC Place Stadium.

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Injured Vonn facing downhill drama

By Dan Wetzel
February 10, 2010


Downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, freshly minted with the Sports Illustrated daily double – cover for her skiing, swimsuit issue for her bikini – now is staring at an uncertain Olympics.

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There are still affordable Olympic tickets

By Darah Hansen
January 29. 2010


Vancouver, BC — Unlucky in the Olympic ticket auction? Or maybe you’re just now catching 2010 fever. No matter.

If you’re not too fussy about what you see, there are still plenty of affordable seats available for latecomers looking to catch some world-class sporting action.

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Bleiler wins, clinches Olympic bid in Mammoth
Final spot for women's olympic snowboard team to be decided in Park City, Utah

By Ryan Slabaugh
January 10, 2010


MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif. — What did Gretchen Bleiler do after she won the third Grand Prix of the season Saturday at Mammoth Mountain and earned a bid to the 2010 Winter Olympics?

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Dispute could mar bus ride to Whistler, B.C., during Olympics

The Canadian Press
December 29, 2009


VANCOUVER, BC — A major transportation provider to Whistler, B.C., during the 2010 Olympic Games could be behind picket lines by New Year's Day.

Just hours after the union representing Pacific Coach Lines issued 72-hour strike notice, the company issued lockout notice, meaning bus service could be halted as early as Friday.

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Intrawest scrambles for cash

By Petti Fong, Vancouver and Tony Wong, Toronto
December 25, 2009


Canada may be aiming to “Own the Podium” at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but there’s a chance the Games skiing venue will end up owned by its creditors.

Intrawest ULC, the Vancouver-based company that operates the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort that will play host to Olympic skiing and sliding events, is scrambling to refinance a term loan that was due Wednesday.

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Championship Skiers, Bound as Rivals and Friends

By NATE PETERSON
November 30, 2009


ASPEN, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn talks about her friendship with Maria Riesch in simple terms.

The two have led “pretty much the same life” for most of the past decade, Vonn said. They have similar interests, whether it is playing tennis in the summer, spending time with family, shopping or lying on a beach in Mexico.

Listening to Vonn talk about Riesch is like listening to anyone talk about her best friend. But the ordinariness ends there.

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A Torch Fit for a Cross-Canada Journey

November 12, 2009


Employees of Bombardier are feeling a special bond with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. The Montreal, Quebec-based company — manufacturer of state-of-the-art planes and trains — designed and produced the 12,000 torches that will be used in the epic cross-Canada Olympic Flame journey that embarked on October 30, 2009.

They didn’t have a handbook on how to build a torch. The torch design came from a team of over 50 engineers, industrial designers and other specialists from Bombardier Aerospace and Bombardier Transportation, working in collaboration with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).

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VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC MEN’S HOCKEY ODDS LIST CANADA AS BIG FAVOURITE

By A J Ryder
October 20, 2009


The European bookmakers have already released their odds for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the host country looks to be in the driver's seat- by a considerable margin. Top UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has listed Canada at a 1.9 price to win Men's Olympic Hockey Gold.  This means that a £100 bet would pay out a total of £190.91. Punters can also get in on the each-way betting, which offers 1/2 odds on the top 2 finishers.

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Whistler's room rates fall sharply, according to index

By Brian Morton, Canwest News Service
September 15, 2009
 

VANCOUVER, BC — Whistler has experienced the country's steepest decline in room rates during the first half of 2009 with a 27-per-cent drop compared to the same period in 2008, according to the first-ever Canadian Hotels Price Index.

Jasper and Collingwood followed with a 22-per-cent and 15-per-cent decrease in average room rates respectively, the index added in a release.

Despite the fall in hotel prices, the three areas still ranked among the top 10 most expensive Canadian destinations, with prices averaging between $173 and $182 per night.

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Gagné injured at Olympic camp

August 25, 2009


CALGARY (CBC) — Forward Simon Gagné of the Philadelphia Flyers was not on the ice Tuesday as Canada's men's 2010 Olympic hopefuls reconvened at the Saddledome in Calgary.

The 29-year-old Gagné sustained what he believes is a mild injury Monday night at practice.

"I had been skating back home for about two weeks but not at that high level," Gagné told the Flyers' website. "I kind of felt that it was getting a little bit tight on me, close to the hip and groin."

Gagné, who had surgery on his right hip in late May, is heading back to Philadelphia to meet with doctors Wednesday.

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Women ski jumpers can't compete in 2010

By Allan Dowd
July 15, 2009


VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) — A Canadian judge has rejected a bid by female ski jumpers to compete in next year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but agreed they were being discriminated against.

The International Olympic Committee is discriminating against the women by barring them from the 2010 Games, but that decision cannot be challenged under Canada's civil rights laws, the court ruled on Friday.

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RV lots coming to Vancouver during Olympics

June 17, 2009


VANCOUVER (CBC) - Hundreds of RVs could line the waterfront in Vancouver's upscale Kitsilano neighbourhood during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

On Monday, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation voted to convert parking lots at Jericho Beach and Spanish Banks into lots for recreational vehicles from Feb. 10 to March 2, 2010.

For $95 a night, visitors can reserve one of 110 spots at Jericho Beach or one of 255 at Spanish Banks.

Park Board commissioner Aaron Jasper said the move is an attempt to address the expected shortage of RV space in Metro Vancouver during the Games.

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Dodging Olympics, 2010 Oscars Return to March

April 16, 2009


(Newser) – Thanks to the Olympics, you’ll have some extra time to see the Best Picture nominees before the 2010 Oscar telecast, the Los Angeles Times reports. The awards ceremony will move to March 7 from late February to avoid competing with the Vancouver Games. “Why have two gigantic, spectacular events happen on the same day, particularly these days?” said the academy president.

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Solid progress noted as VANOC board of directors reviews activities and operations during second meeting of 2009

Mar 18, 2009


Vancouver, BC – The board of directors for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) met today in Vancouver for its second meeting of 2009. The meeting included a management update and look ahead to the coming months from Chief Executive Officer John Furlong, as well as updates and discussions on standing agenda items.

“These last few months have been an extraordinarily busy time for the Organizing Committee. The VANOC board of directors congratulates the team on the successful completion of some of the biggest milestones leading up to the Games, including the successful hosting of sport events and the one-year countdowns to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,” said Jack Poole, chairman of the board. “With less than a year to go, each day brings increased pressure. And while this uncertain global economic environment presents challenges for everyone, the board is confident VANOC and its partners are well positioned to deliver great Games.”

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