From news on athletes, tickets, facilities and the border, Adventure writer Craig Hill takes you inside the ramp up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Just 175 miles north of Tacoma, the Vancouver, B.C., games will likely be the closest the Olympics ever come to the South Sound region.
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From VANOC:
One of the biggest milestones in preparing to host the top athletes from countries around the world has been reached by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and its partners: construction and upgrades on all sport competition venues were completed on time and within the $580-million budget. Athletes are now training and competing in the venues in preparation for the Games.
The Vancouver 2010 sport venue program is officially complete today with the opening of the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre, the venue for curling and wheelchair curling events during the Games.
“Today is a proud moment for all of us and would not have been possible without the unwavering support of the Government of Canada and the Province of BC,” said John Furlong, VANOC Chief Executive Officer. “After years of teamwork and careful planning, together we’ve reached one of our biggest milestones. It’s wonderful to see athletes now competing and testing these venues while youngsters and adults alike experience the legacies far in advance of the Games.”
Olympic hopeful Laura Valaas of Wenatchee finished 57th at Nordic Worlds today. Here's an update from the U.S. Ski Team:
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) led the way for the U.S., finishing 26th as the 2009 Nordic Ski World Championships kicked off with a women's 10K classic Thursday in Liberec. Aino-Kaisa Saarinen of Finland won the event.
"This race wasn't a key race for any of our women and they did really well - as well as we hoped they would do," U.S. Cross Country Head Coach Pete Vordenberg said. "It was a really good start, especially for Kikkan. It's a great sign for her fitness for the races that are coming up, which are her key races."
According to Vordenberg, Morgan Arritola's (Ketchum, ID) 40th-place finish is an indicator of things to come for the young athlete.
