Olympic Stadium – BC Place

The opening and closing ceremony of 2010 Winter Olympics to be held at BC Place

The BC Place stadium – Olympic Stdium for the 2010 Winter Games -  is the first domed arena in all of Canada and is one of the most well known multi-use stadiums in the country.  In fact, it is also the biggest air sustained stadium in the entire globe.

Being the biggest air sustained stadium with the largest roof in all of North America, this venue provides an inimitable protection from the chilly winters outside. The additional advantages include the chance of modern lighting and projection along with special sound effects technology that help add to the enigma of all the ceremonies held here.
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Pacific Coliseum

Experience the Lushness of the Pacific Coliseum this February

The Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver is the hottest spot to be at this February due to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games that will be hosted there. This is perhaps the largest building that is situated within the sprawling complex of the Hastings Park. It is a much preferred venue all the more so due to the fact that it is the center for a host of such as the following:

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Vancouver Olympic Center

Why Visitors should see the Vancouver Olympic Centre

The Vancouver Olympic Centre is situated at the community center in Vancouver and includes the Queen Elizabeth Park as well as majestic and breathtaking views of the hills and mountains in the neighborhood. It is also suggested that there will be aboriginal art that will be installed at the Vancouver Olympic Centre as a component of the itineraries of the Venues Aboriginal Arts Program for Vancouver 2010.

This is a program that has been estimated to feature both the contemporary as well as traditional art work by the people of the First Nations, and at the same time Metis and Inuit artists from different regions of Canada. The Olympic Center in Vancouver has a new curling amenity that replaces the ageing, as well as pre existing community complex which is situated at the Nat Bailey or Hillcrest Stadium Park. It has a gravel parking space as well.
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Whistler Medals Plaza

Whistler Medals Plaza for the Winter Olympics

Whistler Medals Plaza is the place to be at during the course of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. It has Victory Ceremonies presentation scopes that have been constructed exclusively for the same purposes – to assist the athletes. As far as the location is concerned, this happens to be one of the most popular and favorite spots of the spectators. This is an outdoor spot that promises lots of opportunities for players and spectators alike.

In fact, the Winter Olympic Games of 2010 is supposed to be focused in the capital city of British Columbia, although there are other locations and surrounding areas as well where the games are slotted to be hosted. The location of the facility is also ideal: yes, you don’t have to travel far as Whistler Medals Plaza is situated right at the heart of the town in Whistler.

Brief History Of Whistler Medals Plaza

Whistler Medals Plaza as a sprawling amenity facilitates as a location for the Winter Olympics in February 2010. The duration of the games will be from February 12 to February 27. The venue features a seating capacity of a maximum of 8000 people during the progress of the Olympic Games and Paralympics.

The facility had initially been constructed with the sole purpose of providing the residents, visitors and athletes of the hilly community the option of recognizing as well as identifying the successes of the medal winners on a daily basis other than acting as a unique venue for the closing ceremony of the paralympic games. The Whistler based events will be the occasion for watching the athletes receiving their medals. In fact, Whistler Medals Plaza is the first mountainside location to host such a prestigious sporting event.

Location

Getting to the location of Whistler Medals Plaza is not a difficult task at all and this is because of the fact that the place is accessible from different corners of the town. You can reach there via the British Columbia Transit Line with all the accessible stops located in the town of Whistler.

The Gondola Transit Exchange happens to be the principal hub of the transportation system of the town. There is nothing like an Olympic bus network system to bring you to Whistler at Medals Plaza all the way from the British Columbian capital city of Vancouver. You can also pay a visit to the official site of whistler in case you are looking for some private charter services.

• Rapid transit: Taking the rapid transit is also an easy option as the Whistler Medals Plaza has more than one accessible stoppage within the town. Check out the Gondola Transit Exchange. In case you are looking for flights services, you can check out the bookings online. There are also affordable airport transfer facilities available at the Vancouver International Airport for bringing you to the Whistler Medals Plaza.
• Consider Zipcars: You may even avail of the Zipcar facility and reserve them on the basis of an hour or day’s time. In case you have free time, see the town around that has about 5000 cars in the urban areas. There are also self service vehicles available for the watchers of the 2010 Olympic Games for sports savvy visitors and also businessmen and residents.

What sports will take place at the Whistler Medals Plaza

Whistler Medals Plaza is to act as a host of the Paralympics as well as the nightly victory ceremonies for the Olympic Games 2010. Being located at the heart of the town, the Medals Plaza in Whistler is going to be the place for a host of attractions and presentations. This is because there is ample scope for flash photography since you are required to stay out of the venue for about a couple of hours. Make it a point that you are prepared to spend some time in moist and cold weather. Hence, you need to carry appropriate clothing and woolen garments along with you. However, you are not supposed to carry large bags and items which you do not require.

Dress according to the demands of the situation and wear layers and woolen pants. Every night, about 5000 people are required to assemble at the Whistler Medals Plaza for sharing the thrill of the medal winners.

Whistler Sliding Centre

Whistler Sliding Centre: The Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 venue

The Whistler Sliding Centre is situated on the shared traditional territories of the Lil’wat and the Squamish First Nations. Other than being a chosen venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the Whistler Sliding Centre is also a well known place with spiritual significance.  The Squamish call this place as the “Kwekwayex Kwelh7aynexw” or the Wild Spirit Place. On the other hand the Lil’wat named the Whistler Sliding Centre area as the “A7×7ulmecw” which means a spirited ground.
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Thunderbird Arena

UBC Thunderbird Arena Is A Unique Venue For Vancouver 2010

The UBC Thunderbird Arena is today known as the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center. There is also another name by which this facility is known – the UBC Winter Sports Center. This indoor sports facility is situated at the premises of University Endowment Lands that is just situated off the borders of Vancouver city. It is in fact the grounds of University of British Columbia campus. The UBC Thunderbird Arena is also the space for the practice of the men’s as well as women’s UBC Thunderbirds ice hockey team. This facility is also the space where the 2010 Olympics as well as Paralympic Winter Games are scheduled to be held.

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Vancouver Olympic Village

The Vancouver Olympic Village: A Selected Venue For The 2010 Winter Olympics

The Vancouver Olympic Village shortly abbreviated as the VOV is a special Olympic Village that is in particular being built for the 2010 Winter Olympics Games and the 2010 Winter Paralympics. Both these two international sports events will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. The Vancouver Olympics Village area is a 600,000 square feet or 56,000 square mile village area that comprises of as many as 600 units. The entire area has the capacity to provide quality accommodation facilities to more than 2800 athletes, sports officials and coaches from all around the world. Till some time back this area was basically a parking lot that was an industrial year in the by gone years.

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Whistler Olympic Park

The Whistler Olympic Park XXI Winter Olympics Venue

The Whistler Olympic Park has been nominated as one of the many important venues for the 21st Winter Olympic Games to be held at Vancouver, British Columbia, Georgia. Situated amidst the beautiful Callaghan Valley that is famous for its skiing activities, this place is, as it is, a very popular spot amongst tourists from all across the world.

Brief History

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Olympic Village – Whistler Creekside

Whistler Creekside Olympic and Paralympic Village

The Whistler Creekside Olympic and Paralympic Village is one of the top spots for the winter 2010 Olympic Games as it is a highly functional facility which is being brought up at the Whistler resort town in British Columbia. Also known as the Olympic Village, it is known as one of the famous legacy projects of Whistler as it is supposed to be utilized after the completion of the Winter Games for training as well as housing the Canadian athletic talents. As one of the host communities of the Olympic Games this winter in Vancouver, the Whistler Creekside is a neighboring community of the Cheakamus Valley. The site is one that promotes energy efficiency as it has a snowmaking system which has been stalled here at the race courses.
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Skeleton

The Skeleton Event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics

The Skeleton is a particular sport that came into being from the popular spin off that belongs to the traditional British game of Cresta Sledding. This game was originally played in the St. Moritz region in Switzerland. However, though both the Cresta riders and the Skeleton sliders make use of similar tools in the game, yet the two sports have emerged to be a lot diverse from each other. Hence in the contemporary scenario spectators are requested not to confuse between the Cresta sledding and Skeleton sport.

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The Cypress Mountain

The Cypress Mountain Winter Olympics Venue 2010

Cypress Mountain is a leading venue that has continued to suitably provide skiing conditions to skiers, sliders and riders from all around the world. It has been selected as the official freestyle skiing and snowboarding venue for the 21st Winter Olympic Games. The fact that this venue has been chosen as an official venue for the Winter Olympic Games 2010 is because it provides some of the most vertical drops, an adventurous and intricately undulating terrain, some sharp lifts and one of the best snow conditions ever.
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Canada Hockey Place

The Canada Hockey Place or General Motors Place Winter Olympics Venue

The General Motors Place/Canada Hockey commonly known as the GM Place or the Garage is an indoor sports stadium. This stadium or sports arena was originally constructed basing on the sponsorship of the General Motors Canada and hence the name. But one important detail in this regard would be that the GM Place or the General Motors Place will be temporarily renamed as the Canada Hockey Place all through the course of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. This is so because no corporate sponsors are allowed to provide sponsorship for any of the brand sporting venues for the Olympic Games.
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Richmond Olympic Oval

Richmond Olympic Oval is a Special Place this Winter 2010

The Richmond Olympic Oval will be the home to the winter Olympic Games 2010. it is situated on the shores along the Fraser River, 14 km south of the downtown. In fact, the heart of the city can be accessed easily from the Richmond Olympic Oval which is located along the north western nook of the city. Right across the river, lies the Vancouver International Airport which can be easily reached from the Richmond Oval. The facility is in fact wonderful and comes with lots of options for hosting various kinds of games. The venue is situated at the point of intersection between the Hollybridge Way and the River Road. In fact, the Richmond Oval is looked upon by people as a mark of public accessibility, world grade sportsmanship and environmental sustainability.
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Snowboarding Event

Snowboarding 2010 winter Olympics

The snowboard used in snowboarding sports resembles a wide sky that has the ability to glide on the snow. People making use of such equipments are called snowboarders. Those who are commercial snow boarders, make use of extra equipments like special boats and bindings that help to secure feet of the snowboarder. These methods are very conveniently made use of by the commercials in hill resorts, ski hills for competitive, leisurely and entertainment purposes. The original snowboard was invented in the year 1965, by Sherman Poppen and he was termed to be a Snurfer. The state of Utah claimed that snowboarding was first invented and manufactured in the early 1970s.
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Speed Skating

Speed Skating in Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Speed skating is a type of ice skating where one competitor races the other for traveling a particular skating distance. Come the Winter Olympics 2010, which is scheduled to be hosted in Vancouver, and you have the best of speed skating enthusiasts making their mark felt. The Olympic Games has long track speed skating as well as short track speed skating. The long track version of the game is conducted on a long track of ice, whereas the short track version is held on a smaller rink. So, if you happen to be a speed skate enthusiast, make it to Vancouver 2010 games for seeing some of the best sportsmen make it.
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