Are you in Vancouver for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games? Need to purchase a Made in Canada keepsake? Consider these fine stores with locally designed clothing and jewelry: Shop Cocoon – located at Cambie and 17th Avenue, nearby the Athletes Village Favourite Gift Shop – located in Londsdale Key (where you catch the bus [...]
RICHMOND, B.C. – Maybe the long-track speedskating team’s revolutionary skinsuit made the difference. Maybe it was the full-time technician devoted to keeping everybody’s skates in top shape. Or perhaps it was one of the many other programs funded by Own The Podium that helped provide the edge. Whatever the cause, Kristina Groves’ surprise and gutsy [...]
Canadian Alex Bilodeau raced to the gold medal in the men’s moguls final Sunday at Cypress Mountain. “The party is just starting for Canada,” said Bilodeau, who dedicated his triumph to his older brother, who has cerebral palsy. “My brother is my inspiration. “This is too good to be true.” Speaking of his 26.75-point run, [...]
View the vancouver2010.com medals’ table Up to the minute medal standings for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Canada is attempting to ‘own the podium’, and is expected to be a Top 3 finisher.
Moguls skier Jennifer Heil stood tall on the podium as her bright, contagious grin fought through the rain. Cheers erupted as she bowed to accept her Olympic bouquet after winning Canada’s first medal at the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday night. It was a moment of deserved celebration for the freestyle star from Spruce Grove, Alta., [...]
Vancouver pictured 2 days before the Opening Ceremonies.
Are you coming to Vancouver for the Olympics? If you have an unlocked GSM phone, you might want to rent a local sim card. Here is a local site that does SIM Card Rentals. That way you can avoid expensive roaming charges. They deliver to Vancouver hotels.
The Vancouver Winter Olympics begins in two days. “Canada Place (pictured),” a national icon representing the Vancouver port known for its sail-like roofs, stays in harmony with the luminous five Olympic rings. Inside Canada Place is the Olympic Main Press Center. Some 5,500 athletes and coaching staff from 80 countries will compete in 15 events [...]
