Articles related to "2010 Olympics"

If home field advantage is used to full effect, it may be the boost Canadian athletes need to take them to the top of the podium when the 2010 Winter Olympics begin.

The long track speed skating venue of the 2010 Olympics has gained international recognition for structural design. It is one of many standout sports arenas in the world.

Making an Olympic team takes incredible dedication and commitment. Trying to achieve that goal whilst overcoming significant health problems takes that and so much more.

Stamp collections worldwide will be enhanced with Vancouver 2010 first day covers as well as a batch of colorful stamps featuring 2010 Winter Olympic Sports and mascots.

Vancouver's 2012 Olympics is a chance for athletic showmanship - and a cessation of war hostilities. Revived in the 20th century, Olympic Truce is an ancient tradition.

Hard to believe but during the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver, visitors from near and far can catch the cruise of a lifetime, a literal floating hotel on the water.

Olympic Games carry a history of celebration along with displacement of local residents in the rush to create new developments. Civil rights may also be challenged.

Canadian, American and international travelers coming to Vancouver, BC for the 2010 Winter Games can use this information to get a jump start on the trip of a lifetime.

Vancouver and surrounding areas of British Columbia offers tourists amazing sporting, cultural and city experiences while visiting BC for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In 2010, Vancouver will host the world for the Winter Olympics and locals will host volunteers who are working for free to make the Canadian Olympics the best ever!

Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada will host the 20 events of the Winter Olympics. Vancouver is the host but venues are spread between points 140KM apart.

Canada Post, an official supplier of the 2010 Winter Olympics and supporter of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team, has a colorful lineup of stamps and collectible products.

The state-of-the-art speedskating oval just outside Vancouver in Richmond, BC, gives locals a stunning new recreation area and will amaze the world at the 2010 Olympics.

Olympic Games have a history of celebration combined with controversy. These days Olympic organizers are asked to introduce green, sustainable standards to the Games.

The mountainside village that will attract the eyes of the world during the 2010 Winter Olympics had a much humbler beginning.

ISU figure skating's elite ladies competed in Los Angeles and set the stage for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games.

As a preview to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, this year's ISU World Figure Skating Championships showcased extremely talented, athletic, and focused women.

With the creation of the O Zone in Richmond and a French quarter on Granville Island, the Vancouver 2010 Olympics will bring much fun to British Columbia.

As the 2010 Olympic games in British Columbia approaches, everyone is clamoring to acquire sporting event tickets. Here is how to buy Olympic tickets online or in person.

Will Canada be able to make history finally and win gold medals on home soil at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC. Canadians are watching, especially hockey fans.

The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver is no different than any other before it - a severe shortage of rooms and sky high prices. Try some of these clever alternatives.

This quaint skiing village will come alive in February 2010 during the Winter Olympics. For visitors, this is an overview of Whistler Village and how to get around town.

While Vancouver BC can be an expensive city to visit particularly during the 2010 Olympics, the very walkable city offers cultural stimulation free of charge.

Media news and advertising channels have worked hard to excite Canadians and international onlookers to get behind the 2010 Winter Olympics in BC. Were they successful?

Vancouver has momentum to become "the greenest city in the world" with plans for electric vehicles, community gardens, city composting, energy efficiency and green jobs.

With discounts on housing, lift tickets, and rentals, there is no better time to visit Whistler, British Columbia than after the start of the spring.

Many Europeans have chosen Canada, specifically Vancouver 2010, as the Olympics of choice to see with their family. Here is what parents with children can do in B.C.

Seven winter sports - Skiing, Skating, Bobsleigh, Luge, Biathlon, Ice Hockey, and Curling - have been chosen for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

This article shows how to analyze business requirements before setting up a home-based business to sell Winter Olympic souvenir coins in other countries.

These secrets about the 2010 Olympics venue will knock you off your seat! Vancouver BC trivia includes unsolved murders in Stanley Park & the Vancouver Police Pipe Band.

Olympic Games organizers for Vancouver 2010 and future Olympics are facing great challenges in trying to create "green games" while aiming for energy conservation.

Studying math, literacy, drama and research through the theme of the winter Olympics will bring fun and excitement into grades 3 to 6 classrooms.

Find out how and where to buy tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in British Columbia, Canada.

Stanley Park welcomes 8 million visitors per year and is regarded as Vancouver's outstanding attraction. It occupies a 1000-acre headland jutting into the Pacific Ocean.

Urging the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee to speak out against the commercial seal hunt is a new approach being taken by activists.

Fine foods are found in Vancouver and at lower prices than in Europe. Breakfasts are usually at bargain prices and lunch normally costs less than dinner for the same menu

Olympic-eligible skaters can use Disson's Thanksgiving weekend figure skating show as a reminder of the most important components of a competitive program.

Learn more about the 2010 Olympic mascots Quatchi, Miga, Sumi, and Mukmuk. Play online games, print coloring pages, or engage kids with other mascot activities.

After a massive campaign by fans and critics, NBC's Ben Silverman had good news for fans of quality TV: "Chuck" has been renewed for thirteen more episodes.

A life of hardship on a Canadian reservation shaped Crystal Shawanda into a country singer with the determination to follow her dreams.

Recent statistics and reports show that golf has replaced ice hockey as the Canadian game of choice, but does hockey still define Canadian culture for men and women?

There's more to making ice for the Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton events than simply freezing water. Designing inch-thick ice that can withstand 5 Gs of force is no easy task

What are the best Richmond hotels in BC, Canada? Find accommodations near the Vancouver Airport that have free shuttles, business centres and wireless internet service.

Whistler is the number one ski resort in North America and number one golf destination in Canada. This beautiful resort will also be the home of the 2010 Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee won't allow international elite athletes to ski jump in the 2010 Vancouver Games because the IOC believes the women aren't ready.

There were no surprises atop the leader board after the best ice dancers in the United States took to the ice for their freedances.

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics has a roster of international partners whose well-known brands add the weight of their names (and their cash) to the Games.

Here are the standings leading in to this weekend's highlight performances as the nation's best skaters contend for trip to the World Championships.

It was a shaky year for U.S. pairs teams. Canadian and Olympic Champions David Pelletier and Jamie Sale covered the program backstage for CBS.

A number of siblings have represented Canada together in Olympic competition over the years. Some share a love of and excel at the same sport, while others go it alone.