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2010 Olympics Schedule Ready

In just over two years the 2010 Olympic Games will start in Vancouver / Whistler.  The competition schedules were released today.  You can view them by sport or by date. 

2010 Olympics Schedule

2010 Flags at Vancouver City Hall

Here is a photo of the Olympic and Paralympic flags flying at Vancouver City Hall.

To see a bigger version -- Flags at City Hall

Olympic Flag Stolen from Vancouver City Hall

The Olympic flag was stolen in the early morning hours from the flag post outside Vancouver City Hall.  Luckily it was a replica of the Oslo flag, which has been handed from one winter games host to the next since the 1952 Oslo Winter Games.

Weird Olympic Fact

A weird Olympic fact for you....

What weighs less than a elephant but more than a four man bobsled team?

The Countdown to 2010 Begins

The official countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics started yesterday.  A special clock was unveiled at the Vancouver Art Gallery to begin the 3 year countdown to the opening ceremonies taking place in Vancouver on February 12, 2010.  The countdown clock sits in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery on Georgia Street (one block east of Granville St.). 

IOC Visits Vancouver

Eleven members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were in Vancouver, BC this week.  They were here to observe the progress of the various Olympic Games construction sites as the venues are readied for the 2010 Winter Games.

Vancouver 2010

Vancouver Whistler was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games on June 2, 2003.   The irony - Vancouver has one of the mildest winters in the entire country.  Whistler, with an average annual snowfall of 30 feet, is hosting any event that requires snow to be on the ground during the Games.  Vancouver will be hosting sports that occur in rinks - hockey, skating, curling.