EXCITEMENT OVER the winter Olympics is building as the date comes near for the commencement of the Vancouver Olympics 2010. One of the worlds greatest winter events, the games will kick start from Feb 12, 2010.
This will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada.
The events though raking popularity amongst skiing and snowboarding lovers are also facing flak over the huge spending of tax payers money to build the infrastructure for the Olympics.
According to a report, the City of Vancouver is spending $377,370 to buy just over 2,000 tickets to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Of that, more than 70 per cent is for just two sports: hockey and curling, the report added. More than $170,000 of property taxpayers funds has been spent for those two ceremonies, for which the city has purchased 200 tickets. Of those, 80 per cent are for A category seats.
The viewers will be able to enjoy the events from BC Place which is the largest air-supported stadium in the world.
Total number of teams participating in the event is yet unconfirmed, but sources says close to 80 teams worldwide are going to participate in the event.
There are 15 winter sports that will become a part of the 2010 Olympics
The 8 sports categorized as ice sports are: bobsled, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating and curling.
The three sports categorized as alpine skiing and snowboarding events are: alpine, freestyle and snowboarding.
The four sports categorized as Nordic events are: biathlon, cross country skiing, ski jumping and nordic combined.
The games will be broadcast by a consortium led by CTVglobemedia and Rogers Media. Main English-language coverage will be shown on the CTV Television Network, while supplementary programming will be mainly shown on TSN and Rogers Sportsnet.
All alpine skiing events will be held on Whistler Mountain and sliding events (bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) will be held on Blackcomb Mountain. Cypress
Mountain (located in Cypress Provincial Park in West Vancouver) will host the 2010 freestyle skiing (aerials, moguls, and ski cross), and all 2010 snowboard events (half-pipe, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross).
Vancouver 2010 will also be the first winter Olympics in which both men's and women's hockey will be played on a narrower, NHL-sized ice rink.
This will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada.
The events though raking popularity amongst skiing and snowboarding lovers are also facing flak over the huge spending of tax payers money to build the infrastructure for the Olympics.
According to a report, the City of Vancouver is spending $377,370 to buy just over 2,000 tickets to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Of that, more than 70 per cent is for just two sports: hockey and curling, the report added. More than $170,000 of property taxpayers funds has been spent for those two ceremonies, for which the city has purchased 200 tickets. Of those, 80 per cent are for A category seats.
The viewers will be able to enjoy the events from BC Place which is the largest air-supported stadium in the world.
Total number of teams participating in the event is yet unconfirmed, but sources says close to 80 teams worldwide are going to participate in the event.
There are 15 winter sports that will become a part of the 2010 Olympics
The 8 sports categorized as ice sports are: bobsled, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating and curling.
The three sports categorized as alpine skiing and snowboarding events are: alpine, freestyle and snowboarding.
The four sports categorized as Nordic events are: biathlon, cross country skiing, ski jumping and nordic combined.
The games will be broadcast by a consortium led by CTVglobemedia and Rogers Media. Main English-language coverage will be shown on the CTV Television Network, while supplementary programming will be mainly shown on TSN and Rogers Sportsnet.
All alpine skiing events will be held on Whistler Mountain and sliding events (bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) will be held on Blackcomb Mountain. Cypress
Mountain (located in Cypress Provincial Park in West Vancouver) will host the 2010 freestyle skiing (aerials, moguls, and ski cross), and all 2010 snowboard events (half-pipe, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross).
Vancouver 2010 will also be the first winter Olympics in which both men's and women's hockey will be played on a narrower, NHL-sized ice rink.
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