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! >>>
VANOC completes operational testing at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) successfully completed its operational testing today at the curling sport event at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre—the 108,000-square-foot facility that will seat approximately 5,000 spectators during the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and is the largest curling venue at any Winter Games to date. >>>
Vancouver 2010 sport venues completed on time and within $580-million budget. Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre opens today as a model of sustainable building
VANCOUVER, BC – One of the biggest milestones in preparing to host the top athletes from countries around the world has been reached by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and its partners: construction and upgrades on all sport competition venues were completed on time and within the $580-million budget. Athletes are now training and competing in the venues in preparation for the Games. >>>
Travelling quickly down the road to 2010: final groundbreaking takes place at Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium Park curling venue
It was an otherwise cloudy February morning, but the sun shone briefly on the small group of spectators and elementary school students gathered at Hillcrest Park to witness the official groundbreaking for the new Olympic and Paralympic curling venue on Friday, February 23. >>>
Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre is now open!
With less than 365 days left before the beginning of the 2010 Winter Games, the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Park Board and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) hosted a public event on February 19 to celebrate the opening of the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre. >>>
In Their Words: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue is a product of the St. John's Curling Club in Newfoundland and Labrador. He skipped the Canadian men’s curling team at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. With teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, Gushue won the Olympic gold medal in curling and became the first Newfoundlander ever to win Olympic gold. >>>
