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Hear it from the Pros
Vancouver2010.com caught up with some of the top athletes from every sport of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Hear them here! >>>
Top 10 Moments for Canadian Olympians
If you had to choose the most outstanding achievement of a Canadian winter Olympian, what would it be? >>>
Spirits high as VANOC gains valuable experience at first official sport event
Whistler, BC – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) concluded its field-of-play testing today at the first official Sport Event. With four days of clear weather conditions and successful course preparation, alpine athletes and officials from around the world have stated that the alpine courses for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will set the stage for exciting and challenging competition in 2010. VANOC was commended by the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Günter Hujara, chief race director, who complimented VANOC for being the first Organizing Committee to have its alpine venues completed and tested two years in advance of the Games. >>>
VANOC begins select testing of field of play at first official Sport Event
Whistler, BC - The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will begin testing its operational readiness at the first official Sport Event for alpine skiing, taking place in Whistler, BC from February 21 to February 24. >>>
Testing completed at Paralympic alpine skiing sport event in Whistler
WHISTLER, BC – Just two days after the One-Year Countdown celebrations to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) completed its operational testing today at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) alpine skiing sport event. The event also marks the final Paralympic sport event for VANOC, and the last event at Whistler Creekside – official competition venue for alpine skiing in 2010 >>>
Sporting helmets on the slopes
It’s time to welcome the sun, shed the down jacket and work on that goggle tan — spring skiing and snowboarding have arrived. The one thing that many alpine enthusiasts don't seem to be shedding, though, is their helmets. >>>
Lessons from the dark horse
Everybody loves the underdog – even for years after their breakthrough performance. When a dark horse exceeds their own expectations, it shows the rest of us that patience, diligence and a little bit of luck can make dreams come true. Two Olympic Games dark horses – American hockey player Mark Johnson and Canadian alpine skier Kerrin Lee-Gartner – know the benefits of being an unsuspecting athlete on the cusp of victory. And now they both give back to the sports that brought them such success. >>>
Why wait for 2010? See Alpine now!
The celebs of the slopes will be in Whistler this Thursday through Sunday for the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Cup ski races. International skiing sensations such as Bode Miller, Benjamin Raich, Nicole Hosp, Lindsey Vonn, as well as Canada’s top names in alpine will be among the fiercest competitors blasting down the future course of the 2010 Winter Games. >>>
