Vancouver-Whistler
to host the 2010 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has selected Vancouver
and Whistler as the Host Cities for the XXI Winter Games
in 2010, scheduled for February 12 to February 28, 2010
and the Paralympic Games scheduled for March 12 to 21,
2010.
The
2010 Winter Games will include the Alpine events (Downhill,
Super G, Slalom, Giant Slalom and Combined), Freestyle
(a mix of jumping, speed and technique), Snowboarding,
and the Ice Sports: Sleds (Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton),
Hockey, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, and Curling. Paralympic
Games will see athletes compete in the Men's and Women's
Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom events.
The
Paralympic Games are the highest level of competition
for elite athletes with physical, visual or intellectual
disabilities. The 2010 Paralympic Games (March 12 to
21, 2010) will take place shortly after the 2010 Olympic
Games (February 12 to 28, 2010), using the same sporting
venues and facilities.
| 2010
Winter Olympic Locations |
| Vancouver |
Freestyle Skiing and
Snowboarding, and all the ice sports (Ice Hockey,
Curling, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, and Short
Track Speed Skating) |
| Whistler |
Alpine Skiing, Sliding
Sports (Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton), and Nordic
Sports (Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic
Combined, and Ski Jumping)
|
| 2010
Winter Olympic Venues |
| Vancouver |
 |
General
Motors Place |
Ice
Hockey |
|
Hillcrest/Nat
Bailey Stadium Park |
Curling |
|
Pacific
Coliseum |
Figure
Skating, Short Track Speed Skating |
|
UBC
Winter Sports Centre |
Ice
Hockey |
|
Olympic
Village |
Athlete
Accommodation |
|
B.C.
Place |
Opening
and Closing Ceremonies |
| Whistler |
|
The
Whistler Sliding Centre |
Bobsleigh,
Luge, Skeleton |
| |
(Blackcomb
Mountain) |
|
|
Whistler
Creekside |
Alpine
Skiing |
| |
(Whistler
Mountain) |
|
|
Whistler
Olympic Park |
Biathlon,
Cross-country Skiing, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping |
| |
(Callaghan
Valley) |
| Richmond
(Greater Vancouver) |
|
Richmond
Oval |
Speed
Skating |
| West
Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) |
|
Cypress
Mountain |
Freestyle
Skiing, Snowboarding |
Number of athletes and officials expected:
5,000
Number of Games events tickets available: 1.8 million
Vancouver
Grouse
Mountain, North Shore Vancouver |
Vancouver is Canada's
fastest-growing metropolis, and a city of magical contradictions
- from rough-and-tumble Hastings Street, where timeworn
brickwork still exudes a wild, beer-for-a-dime, seaport-town
atmosphere, to trendy Robson Street, with its futuristic
Japanese noodle houses and haute couture. Vancouver has
long touted itself as Canada's gateway to the Pacific
Rim, and for decades, waves of immigrants have broken
on its shore.
Winter Activities in Vancouver
Downhill skiers and snowboarders have their pick of
Cypress
Mountain (25 groomed runs, 1,750 feet/537 m vertical,
3 chairlifts) in West Vancouver’s Cypress Provincial Park
and Grouse
Mountain and Mount
Seymour in North Vancouver. Intermediate and advanced
skiers and snowboarders gravitate to Cypress and Grouse,
while Seymour has the distinction of being the place where
three-quarters of Lower Mainlanders learn to ski, and
it’s got 5,000 pairs of rental skis (and snowboards) to
prove it.
Map:
Vancouver to Whistler
Map
of Vancouver
Map
of Vancouver Downtown
More
Information on the city of Vancouver
Skiing
and Winter Recreation on Vancouver's
North Shore.
Whistler
Whistler
and Blackcomb Mountains
Photo: Randy Lincks |
Whistler is the ultimate rags-to-riches
West Coast success story. The Princess of the West Coast,
Whistler has been transformed from the tiny wilderness
recreation community originally known as Alta Lake to
the world famous super-resort village with a population
of 10,000, in just over 25 years. Whistler has been recognized
as the Top Ski Resort in North America for the past 6
years. The skiing in Whistler is... well... maybe the
best anywhere! Whistler and Blackcomb mountains combined
have over 200 runs and 33 lifts.
Whistler
Blackcomb Resort has the largest ski area on the
continent: over 28,000 hectares (just over 7,000 acres)
of skiing area, with over 200 marked trails and 12 massive
Alpine bowls.
Map:
Vancouver to Whistler
Map
of Whistler Village and Whistler Valley
More
Information on the resort town of Whistler.
Skiing
and Winter Recreation in Whistler/Sea
to Sky.
Callaghan Valley
Callaghan
Valley will host the biathlon (cross-country and shooting),
cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (ski jumping and
cross-country), and ski jumping for the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler
Olympic Winter Games. The largely unspoiled Callaghan
Valley is located west of Whistler Village in the Coastal
Snowbelt, ringed on three sides by glaciated terrain.
As the warm moist maritime air pushes up over the glaciers
of Brandywine, Metal Dome, and Powder Mountains, the air
gets super-cooled, providing a reliable snowpack and more
snowfall on average than surrounding areas.
More
Information on the Callaghan
Valley.
Richmond
The Richmond Oval site is located on the banks of the
Fraser River, 25 minutes south of the Olympic Village
in downtown Vancouver. The site, in the northwest corner
of Richmond, is across the river from Vancouver International
Airport and near the Richmond city centre.
More
Information on the city of Richmond
West Vancouver
With spectacular views of the city of Vancouver and its
harbour, the freestyle and snowboard competition sites
are located in Cypress Provincial Park within the District
of West Vancouver. It is served by an excellent highway
and has ample parking.
More
Information on West
Vancouver
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