Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
October 30 2009, the Olympic Torch is on it’s way to Vancouver, Canada after being lit in Olympia, Greece on October 22. This will be the second Winter Olympic event in Canada, and the third overall Olympics.
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On February 12, 2010 the 21st official Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. It will be the 3rd Olympic event hosted by Canada, and the first by British Columbia after the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
The Torch Relay
It is the transfer of the Olympic torch from Ancient Olympia (Greece) to the stadium of the city hosting the current Olympics, in this case, BC Place Stadium.
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It is said to be the longest torch relay in Winter Olympic history, as it travels across the whole width of Canada reaching Vancouver. The stadium itself is getting some upgrades, as the bathrooms, seats, and roof are getting a makeover. There will be a retracting roof after the games in 2011.
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Countries Participating
So far, over 80 countries around the world have been qualified to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics, including:
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, United States, and Ukraine.
Sports
There are seven sports being played in this annual Winter Olympics, they are: Skiing, Skating, Bobsleigh, Luge, Biathlon, Ice Hockey, and Curling.
Skiing: It is the art of using a pair of skis to slide on a hill/mountain of snow.
(Figure) Skating: It is using a pair of ice skates to slide over a sheet of ice, performing jumps, spins, and other intricate moves.
Bobsleigh: Teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
Luge: Is the sport of racing on Luge sleds down a twisty track, face up feet first.
Biathlon: It is an event combining between Cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Ice Hockey: It is a sport played in teams aiming to drive the puck into the other team’s goal.
Curling: It is the sport of sliding granite stones towards a target with some sweeping help.
Conclusion
This Olympic event is going to be very exciting and I hope to be there to see it. Vancouver also went to extreme lengths preparing for these Olympics and deserves hosting it!
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