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There are still 498 days until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but it’s already time to prepare for the games if you’re looking for tickets.
Starting this morning Olympic organizers are accepting ticket requests for the games scheduled for Feb. 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver and Whistler.
Tickets range in price from $25 to watch cross-country skiing to $1,118 for the opening ceremonies.
HOW TO REQUEST TICKETS: Ticket requests can be submitted at cosport.com or 877-457-4647 until Nov. 7. A credit card is required to request tickets, but no payments will be collected during this time according to the cosport.com website.
THE LOTTERY: Regardless of when ticket requests are submitted they are considered equally when ticket sales will be confirmed in mid December. Those win the right to buy tickets will have their credit cards billed at this time. Tickets will be shipped in January 2010.
OTHER TICKET OPPORTUNITIES: Any remaining tickets will go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis in February or March according to cosports.com.
CREDIT CARD INFO: Credit cards are accepted if they have an expiration date of February 2009 or later.
COST: Opening Ceremonies ($185-$1,118), alpine skiing ($85-150), biathlon ($25-70), bobsleigh ($30-85), cross-country skiing ($25-70), curling ($65-125), figure skating ($50-525), freestyle skiing ($65-125), hockey ($26-775), luge ($35-85), Nordic combined ($50-120), short track speed skating ($50-150), skeleton ($30-85), ski jumping ($80-210), snowboarding ($50-150), speed skating ($95-185) and closing ceremonies ($185-793).
MORE INFO: vancouver2010.com
