Before we know it the Winter Olympics will be here and people from all over the world will be invading Vancouver, BC Canada. The games will be held on
February 12-28 2010. There has been a lot of work done around Vancouver and Whistler in preparation for the big games. The last Olympics that were held in Canada was in Calgary, Alberta in 1988. The excitement is building as the final preparations are being put in place for this special event.
Here are some of the event sites.
Cypress Mountain- West of Vancouver BC. where snowboarding, freestyle skiing, moguls and ski cross will take place.
Whistler Sliding Area - Blackcomb Mountain is the site for the bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton
Whistler Creekside - Whistler Mountain will host the Alpine Skiing, Downhill, and the Super G.
Whistler Olympic Park - Callaghan Valley will hold the Biathlon, Cross country Skiing, Nordic Combined, and Ski Jumping.
UBC Winter sports Centre - University of B.C. is the home of the Ice Hockey games and Ice Sledge Hockey.
Pacific Coliseum - Hastings Park will have the Figure Skating events and Short Track SpeedSkating.
Hillcrest/ Nat Bailey Stadium Park will have the Curling events.
General Motors Place - Downtown Vancouver will also hold some of the Hockey games.
BC Place Stadium will hold the Opening and Closing ceremonies as well as nightly victory ceremonies.
Whistler Celebration Plaza will also hold some of the Victory celebration ceremonies.
Ticket sales.
Tickets will go on sale around October 11, 2008. You can go to http://www.cosport.com to fill out an inquiry form.
They will be sold in 4 different stages. Ticket prices will range from $25.00 - $1100.00.
Opening Ceremonies $175-$1100
Closing Ceremonies $175-$775
Ice Hockey Finals $350, $450, $775
Figure Skating Gala Exhibition $175-$525
The Cheapest tickets will be for the cross country skiing $25-$75 and the Women's Ice Hockey will have some for $25.
Some the more sought after events will be sold as a lottery. There will also by an on-line ticket buy-sell exchange program.
General information.
It would be best to start planning your trip to the Winter Olympics as soon as possible as lodging could be limited. If you plan on flying, the airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Whistler is about a 2 hour drive from the airport. Another lodging alternative would be to stay in Seattle WA. The airport in Seattle is called Sea-Tac Airport. It is about a 3 hour drive and you would have the border crossing to go through. Remember that passports are required at the crossing.
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