Nice feel good skating story
12 year old Stephanie Orton has had a rough life. After being removed from her parents for neglect and living in foster care, her grandmother was finally able to adopt her. To help her build confidence, her grandmother enrolled the 7 year old in skating lessons. Since then Stephanie has flourished, in [...]
Can Vancouver Meet Their Construction Budget?
Cesare Vaciago, the chief executive officer for the Turin Olympic Organizing Committee, believes that the Vancouver organizers have underestimated the cost of construction for the Olympics venues for the 2010 Olympics.
Vancouver officials defend their budget, saying they have fewer venues to build than the Italian city of Torino.
It would be nice to think that for [...]
New Winter Olympic sports
Lady ski jumpers aren’t the only ones who hope to add their sport to the Vancouver Olympics. Four other events will be considered for inclusion in the 2010 Vancouver games when the Olympic committee meets in November. The other events are ski-cross (similar to snowboard cross, which was a big hit in Turin), [...]
Vancouver may have a ski jumping first
If things continue along the current path, Vancouver will be the site of the very first women’s ski jumping Olympic medal. Currently, there are no Olympic events for women in the area of ski jumping, but this could all change soon. The International Ski Federation voted Friday to include an individual women’s [...]
Will Apolo Ohno be at the Vancouver Games?
The short answer is— yes. But if the question is “will Apolo Ohno be competing at the Vancouver Games”, then the answer would be “maybe”. In a recent interview, Apolo Ohno said he’s been too busy to think about whether he wants to commit the next 3 1/2 years to training to compete [...]
Hey Canada! Get your own military!
Canada is preparing to utilize NATO or Norad (backed up by the U.S. Airforce) for patrolling the skies during the Olympics. I hope this means that they plan to pay for the service. While I have no problem helping our neighbors to the north, I do think that the security needed to host [...]
Courtney Zablocki joins National Guard
I didn’t realize that joining the National Guard was so popular among Olympic athletes, but apparently it is. Courtney Zablocki just joined, after finishing fourth in Turin. Joining the Guard allows her to receive a stipend while continuing to train. Zablocki hopes to to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Environmentalists criticize Vancouver spotted owl plan
You would think environmentalists would be thrilled that the government of British Columbia has announced a plan to save the spotted owl. You would be mistaken. Environmental groups think that the plan, which ends shortly after the 2010 Winter Olympics, is simply for the benefit of the international community as the Olympic spotlight [...]
Is Toby Keith the next Olympic curler?
Country music sensation Toby Keith has been spending some time learning the sport of curling. He says he has ambitions of attending the Vancouver Olympics as a competitor. It would certainly be good publicity for the sport.
Sasha Cohen intends to attend Vancouver Olympics
It’s four years down the road, and in skating that can be a lifetime, but Sasha Cohen plans to attempt one more Olympics bid. She will probably skip this year’s Grand Prix events, due to commitments to the Champions on Ice tour. But after that, she hopes to return to a more [...]
Official Vancouver site spoofed
Oh, I don’t know how this is going to work out. Generally speaking, the Olympic Committee frowns upon sites that attempt to represent themselves as official sites. I don’t know how they feel about spoofs, but they don’t seem to have a big sense of humor about these types of things.
There is a [...]
The Road to Vancouver
Most people don’t just decide to be Olympians. Most of have trained a large portion of their lives for their chosen sport. But sometimes, while watching the Olympics, someone gets the bug. Matt Deminico is one of those people. After watching the Turin Olympics, he has decided to take up short [...]
Clarke backs Gretzky to coach 2010 team
Will Wayne Gretzky’s participation with the losing 2006 Turin Olympic Canadian hockey team be his last? Former Canadian coach and Philadelphia Flyers general manager Bobby Clarke hopes not. Although Gretzky shouldered the blame for Canada’s poor performance, Clarke thinks he should be given another shot.
Planning to attend the Vancouver Olympics?
You might want to start saving now. Some of the first package deals have come out already for the 2010 games. They are charging $1400 per night for a room that would normally be less than $300. The platinum package costs just under $26,000. That includes flight, limo ride, and 18 [...]
The Olympic flag raised in Vancouver
The Mayors of Vancouver and Whistler, together with First Nations, the Federal Government and other partners were at the historic raising of the Olympic and Paralympic flags on the deck of the Vancouver 2010 Information Centre in Whistler on Friday.
Did she peak too late or too early?
Kimmie Meissner won gold at the World Figure Skating Championships, but is that a good thing? It’s a month too late for the 2006 Olympics and four years too soon for the 2010 Olympics. Is this the beginning of a great career or a career peak? Only time will tell. In [...]
For skaters, the road to Vancouver starts in Calgary
The World Figure Skating Championships followed right behind the Olympics this year. There’s a good article here on the Canadians’ hopes and dreams for Vancouver and how those start at Calgary’s World Championships.
If Worlds are any indication, the Chinese will continue to be a force to be reckoned with in pairs.
The World Figure Skating [...]
Paralympic training center given the go-ahead
An often-neglected aspect of the Olympics occurs after the torch is extinguished. It is the Paralympics that are contested shortly after the standard Olympics. I, myself, have been guilty of forgetting that they even happen. But I shouldn’t be. These are world-class athletes.
In preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the British [...]
2010 Vancouver Olympics already stirring controversy
The Turin Olympics have hardly ended and already Vancouver is plagued with controversy. From cost overruns to environmental concerns, the 2010 Olympics already has its share of problems. Amidst the controversy, there is, at least, progress, as Vancouver breaks ground on its Olympic Village.
Olympic flag tour
Toronto— RBC Financial Group, in partnership with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), today announced the RBC 2010 Flag Tour, a cross-country touring exhibition designed to give Canadians a taste of the excitement and spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Canada.
The RBC 2010 Flag Tour [...]
Vancouver 2010
We enjoyed covering the 2006 Olympics so much that we started this blog to cover future winter olympic games. The next winter games are scheduled for 2010 and will be held in Vancouver, Canada.
We are contemplating traveling to Vancouver either for the games or ahead of the games to take pictures and check out the [...]
