Alpine Skiing: First Iranian woman skier ready for Canada slopes
Dizin (AFP) - Marjan Kalhor, who never imagined she would one day become the first Iranian woman to take part in the Olympic Winter Games, insists her moment of history will not fall foul of her country's conservative rulers. >>>
VANOC board of directors declare Vancouver and Whistler ready to host the world in 23 days
Vancouver, BC - With just 23 days remaining before the world is welcomed to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the board of directors - in their final meeting before the Games begin - gave their seal of approval to the finishing touches the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is preparing on behalf of all Canadians for a worldwide audience. >>>
One month to go: 2010 Winter Games outdoor venue teams matching wits with Mother Nature
Vancouver, BC - On the eve of the final month to go before the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, intensive operations to prepare the four outdoor competition venues for all weather scenarios - including the current spell of unseasonably warm and wet weather in Vancouver - are well underway to ensure the optimum fields of play for the world’s best winter athletes. >>>
Vancouver 2010 Terry Fox Award to honour Olympian who touches world with courage, humility and extraordinary athletic abilities at 2010 Winter Games
The name of an everyday hero, who continues to touch the hearts of Canadians three decades after his ambitious cross-country run to find a cure for cancer, will be etched on a brand-new award presented to an athlete competing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. >>>
Concord Pacific named Official Supplier of 2010 Winter Games
With 66 days to go until Canada’s Games begin, Concord Pacific Developments, Inc. (Concord Pacific), and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) announced today the Vancouver, BC-based company has been named an Official Supplier for the upcoming Games. >>>
VANOC names eight honorary mayors for Olympic and Paralympic Villages at 2010 Winter Games
Eight Canadians have been named volunteer honorary mayors to welcome athletes from around the world to their home away from home at the athletes’ villages in Whistler and Vancouver during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. >>>
VANOC confirms board leadership and updates on progress and remaining challenges
Vancouver, BC — The board of directors for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) received a comprehensive update on Games-time planning today, including the need for more volunteers with accommodation in the Sea to Sky region and expanded traffic management plans to encourage the public to leave vehicles at home and use alternative forms of transportation leading up to and during the Games. >>>
City of Vancouver hands over Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver to VANOC
Vancouver, BC – Officially marking the 100 day countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and a major milestone in the road to 2010, City of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson handed over the keys today to the Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver to John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). >>>
With nearly 100 days to go until start of 2010 Winter Games, VANOC completes search for Sea to Sky workforce accommodation
Vancouver, BC — Accommodation for more than 6,000 people needed to stage the 2010 Winter Games in British Columbia’s Sea to Sky region has been secured by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The accommodation solutions range from a cruise ship to billeted rooms in private homes between North Vancouver and Pemberton. >>>
General Electric and Vancouver 2010 partner to provide high-tech mobile medical unit for Whistler-area venues during Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
General Electric, a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) announced today that GE Healthcare is providing a state-of-the-art mobile medical unit for medical emergencies for athletes and officials in the Sea to Sky region during the 2010 Winter Games. >>>
Final Vancouver 2010 progress report delivered in Copenhagen to the 121st Session of the International Olympic Committee
With just 128 days remaining before the start of the 2010 Winter Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) presented its final progress report to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today in Copenhagen. >>>
VANOC Board of Directors reviews final five month home stretch of activities and operations before start of Games
Vancouver, BC — The board of directors for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) met today in Vancouver to discuss an exceptionally busy fall schedule full of operational activities and major announcements leading up to the opening of the Games, as well as updates on standing agenda items such as ongoing financial management, Games-time planning and the Olympic Torch Relay. >>>
Cross-Canada countdown is on for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
Vancouver, BC — Skydivers parachuting in from above, top regional musical performers, giant puppets, a dazzling light show, foot stomping Acadian fiddlin’, towering snow and ice sculptures, a huge tepee, as well as a kazoo band: that is just a sampling of the unique local flavour almost 200 torch relay celebration communities plan on showcasing when they welcome the Olympic Flame and potentially the world to their part of the country. >>>
Vancouver is ready for 2010
“Vancouver is ready for 2010”, said the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games through its Chairman, René Fasel. For its ninth and final visit (25 – 26 August) to the next Olympic and Paralympic Host City, the Commission was joined by representatives of the Olympic Winter International Federations, who were able to bring their expertise to bear in the discussions with the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) relating to the sporting elements of the Games, as well as by observers from the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee. >>>
VANOC board of directors’ meeting highlights major milestones in challenging economy
With a growing number of milestones reached or within sight, and the continuing ramping up of Games-time readiness planning in an extremely challenging economy, the board of directors for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) met today in Vancouver for its fourth meeting of 2009. >>>
