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 concludes field of play testing for aerials, moguls and ski cross, prepares for snowboard sport event February 12 to 15
VANCOUVER, BC – While the world’s best athletes thrilled local spectators at the Canada Post Grand Prix at Cypress Mountain, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) conducted its operational testing in the areas of field of play, workforce and medical services. >>>
Cypress Mountain freestyle venue competition-ready for 2010 Winter Games
More than three years before freestyle skiers dazzle spectators with their jumps, twists and turns at the aerials and moguls events in 2010, the freestyle site at Cypress Mountain is the first 2010 Winter Games venue to be competition-ready. >>>
VANOC to consider adding ski cross to 2010 Winter Games sport program
Pending final agreement from Vancouver 2010, the 2010 Olympic Winter Games could be the first to feature the exciting new event of ski cross. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board made the decision today in Kuwait City. Format changes to skeleton and the speed skating team pursuit events were also recommended. >>>
The rough-and-tumble world of ski cross
Imagine racing down a steep, tight, winding course filled with jumps, rollers, berms and tabletops fashioned out of artificial and natural features. Now imagine you’re pitted against 3 other skiers in a mass start, elbow-to-elbow, and the object is to cross the finish line first. And in one piece. Such is the life of a ski cross athlete. >>>
A look at freestyle skiing: past, present and future
“It’s alpine skiers on a snowboard cross course, doing freestyle skills. It’s the ultimate crossover between alpine, freestyle and snowboard.” This is how Joe Fitzgerald, Freestyle Coordinator for the International Ski Federation (FIS), describes the new 2010 Olympic Winter Games discipline of ski cross. >>>
In Their Words: Davey Barr
Whistler’s Davey Barr, a Canadian national team ski cross athlete, began racing in 2002. Initially, he entered local competitions in British Columbia, and as his skills advanced, Barr began travelling to the United States in search of international competition. Among his top accomplishments, Barr won the United States ski cross championships in 2004 and again in 2006. More recently, this February he won a gold medal at the World Cup race in Deer Valley, Utah — the first-ever FIS World Cup ski cross event held in North America. >>>
In Their Words: Kristi Richards
In her seven years on the Canadian Freestyle ski team, mogul specialist Kristi Richards of Summerland, British Columbia has stood on many World Cup podiums. She soared to the top of her game at the 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, when she won the gold medal in moguls. >>>
VANOC readies for freestyle skiing and snowboard Sport Events at Cypress Mountain
The top freestyle skiing and snowboard athletes competing for a podium finish will dazzle the crowds with their best Lincoln loops, spread eagles, alley oops and 720 Airs at Cypress Mountain starting next week. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will be making efforts to help the venue operator accommodate spectator interest as much as possible given the venue’s limited capacity; however VANOC will not be testing transportation and spectator services due to the operational differences at Games-time. >>>
