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., [...]
choose the most outstanding achievement of a Canadian winter Olympian, what would it be? What is your favourite goosebump-raising, spine-tingling Olympic memory? Is it Cindy Klassen’s five medals at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games? Or maybe it’s a throwback to Grenoble 1968 when Nancy Greene won gold and silver in alpine skiing? Vote for [...]
Beginning October 1, Canadians everywhere will want to sink their hands into a thick and cozy pair of Vancouver 2010 Red Mittens. The iconic Canadian Red Mittens will become a symbol of the 2010 Winter Games and the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. The knit Red Mittens — with their soft fleece lining and white maple [...]
Olympic Superstore — located inside The Bay store at 674 Granville Street in downtown Vancouver — is a one-stop shopping destination for all official licensed merchandise of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. To celebrate today’s grand opening, there is live music, athletes, as well as the unveiling of the Team Canada Vancouver [...]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) collaborated with YouTube to create The Best of Us Challenge — a new global, digital initiative geared at inspiring youth to share their Olympic Spirit. In personalized video messages, about 20 international Olympians present a unique challenge to their audience. Viewers may select any one of these challenges and then [...]
