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Vancouver 2010 clarification of anticipated venue completion dates
Oct 25, 2006
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is on schedule to complete its competition venues well in advance of the Games to allow for maximum training time for Canadian athletes and venue testing.
Contrary to information VANOC published earlier and consistent with the objectives outlined above, VANOC’s Olympic and Paralympic venue completion dates should read as follows:
| Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Venues | Anticipated Completion Dates |
| UBC ice hockey arena | Spring 2008 |
| Richmond Speed Skating Oval | Fall 2008 |
| Whistler Olympic and Paralympic (Athletes) Village | Summer 2009 |
| Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic (Athletes) Village | Fall 2009 |
| Hillcrest curling venue | Fall 2008 |
| Whistler Athlete Centre | Fall 2008 |
| Whistler Sliding Centre | Winter 2007 (Dec) |
| Whistler Nordic competition venue | Fall 2007 |
| Cypress freestyle and snowboard venue | Fall 2007 |
| Whistler alpine | Fall 2007 |
| Hastings Park skating venue | Fall 2007 |
| Training venues | Fall 2008 |
The venue information, including the annual report, has been
updated on Vancouver2010.com. VANOC apologizes for any confusion
that may have resulted from the previously published information.
© 2009 The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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