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! >>>
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 wraps up operational testing at Cypress Mountain Snowboard sport event; Feb. 15 PGS snowboard event cancelled due to soft snow conditions
Vancouver – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today completed day three of its field of play testing at World Cup snowboard competition at Cypress Mountain. >>>
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. >>>
GM Canada making dreams possible
Canada ’s Matthew Morison can attest to the dividends of hard work. Just 20-years-old, he’s one of the fastest snowboarders on the World Cup circuit. Morison has the support of his coach, family, teammates and General Motors of Canada behind him. >>>
In Their Words: Dominique Maltais
The Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games was the first time snowboard cross would be contested at an Olympic Games. In her own Olympic Games debut in Torino, snowboarder Dominique Maltais of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec won a bronze medal. So far she has been on the World Cup podium seven times in her snowboarding career. >>>
Following her passion to unexpected places – Chelsie Mitchell takes on the big jumps
Starting out as a competitive alpine skier, Chelsie Mitchell quit racing at 16 to snowboard and hang out with friends. What she didn’t expect was that her passion for snowboard and her commitment to excellence would, at 22, land her a place in the ranks of the most elite snowboarders in British Columbia, as the first Aboriginal female to make the BC Snowboard Team. >>>
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. >>>
