2010 olympic venues

Get ready to catch all the excitement and celebration of Olympics 2010! Vancouver will host the glorious event of Olympics Games 2010 from February 12 to 28. If you are an ardent lover of Olympics and want to be the part of all the thrills and excitements then you must book advance Olympic Tickets!

Olympic Games comprise of both non-competition and competition venues. The non-competition venues of Olympic Games are usually inaccessible to general public. They mainly include athlete, housing, media centers, storage facilities and parking lots. On the other hand, competition venues include major sport competitions.

2010 Olympic Games Venues are mainly positioned in Vancouver, Whistler, Richmond and West Vancouver. Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Olympic Center/ Vancouver Paralympic Centre, Pacific Coliseum and UBC Thunderbird Arena will host the Hockey, Figure Skating and Short Track Speed Skating 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Richmond will host the exciting event of Speed Skating Olympic Games 2010 and is positioned south of Vancouver, close to the airport. 500M to 10,000M long track for speed skating is the key highlight of Richmond. West Vancouver will host the enthralling Snowboarding and Freestyle Events at Cypress Mountain.

Most of the Olympic Events will be held in Whistler, positioned at the north of Vancouver. Whistler Sliding centre will host the hugely popular Olympic Games, such as Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Events. On the other hand, Whistler Olympic Park will host the Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Nordic Combines and Ski Jumping. One section of Whistler Mountain will host the Alpine Events. Thus, it would be advisable to plan your tickets for Olympic Games in accordance with your preference!

Winter Olympics Games: Records and Stats

Winter Olympics Games: Records and Stats

So, Olympic Games are approaching fast! People from all across the globe are waiting for this grand event eagerly. Vancouver will host the exciting 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada. In the Winter Olympic 2010, eighty six winter sports events will take place.

For Ice Sports lovers, there are some exciting sports events, such as Ice Hockey, Short Track Speed Skating, Luge, Bobsled, Figure Skating, Speed skating, Curling and Skeleton. On the other hand, Nordic Events include Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined.

Here are some major records of Winter Olympic Games.

List of Women participants who won highest medal are as follows:
• Cross Country - (URS/EUN) Raisa Smetanina won 10 medals, 1976- 1992
• Cross Country – (Italy) Stefania belmondo won 10 medals, 1992-2002
• Cross Country – (EUN/RUS) Lyubov Egorova won 9 medals, 1992-2002
• Biathlon – (Germany) Uschi Disl won 9 medals, 1992-2006
• Speed Skating – (Germany) Claudia Pechstein won 9 medals, 1992-2006.

List of Men participants who won highest medals are as follows:
• Cross Country – (Norway) Bjorn Daehlie won 12 medals, 1992-1998
• Biathlon – (Norway) Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won 9 medals, 1994-2006
• Cross Country – (Sweden) Sixten Jemberg won 9 medals, 1956 – 1964
• Alpine Skiing – (Norway) Kjetil Aamodt won 8 medals, 1992-2006

List of highest Women Gold Medalists are as follows:
• Speed Skating – (URS) Lydia Skoblikova won 6 Gold Medals, 1960 – 1964
• Cross Country – (URS/EUN/KAZ) Vladimir Smirnov won 4 Medals, 1988-1998

List of highest Men Gold Medalists are as follows:
• Speed Skating – (Finland) A Clas won 5 Medals, 1924-1928
• Speed Skating – (USA) Eric Heiden won 5 Medals, 1980
• Cross Country – (Norway) Thomas Alsgaard won 5 Medals, 1994 – 2002
• Biathlon – (Norway) Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won 5 Medals, 1994 -2002

2010 Alpine Skiing Olympic Event

From the past 150 years, the scenic beauty of European Alps has witnessed the spine chilling Alpine Skiing Event. During the early 20th century, Alpine Event gained massive popularity with the development of advance techniques, such as T-bars, tows, and ski lifts. You would be astonished to know that in earlier times skiing was the means of transportation.

Although, there is no record for the actual origin of skiing, but according to some proofs I was used by Scandinavians. Approximately 4000 years ago, they used to hunt and travel with skiing over the snowy landscape. In the year 1920, Organized Slalom race marked its debut in Europe. On the other hand, its first world championship was held in the year 1931.

In the year 1936, Alpine marked its debut during the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympic Event, which comprised of both the men and women participants. To make the event more excited, downhill and slalom also became the part of Alpine Skiing. In the year 1952 and 1988, giant slalom and super-G became the part of Olympic Event respectively.

Whistler positioned in British Columbia will host this glorious Olympics Game during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. This mega event will be held from 13th to 27th February 2010. During the Olympic Games, this event will comprise of Downhill Skiing, Super-G Skiing, Giant Slalom Skiing, Slalom Skiing and Combined Skiing.

The nerve wrecking event of Alpine Skiing is certainly an event to watch out for. This exciting and thrilling event is a game of passion. To catch the real excitement, you must plan a trip to Whistler. For an enjoyable viewing, you must book your Whistler Holiday Package.

To make your Olympic Whistler trip enjoyable, various online as well as offline sites are available. You can choose in accordance with your requirement and budget. So, get ready for an exciting and thrilling Whistler Alpine Skiing trip. Book your Whistler Holiday Package along with Alpine Olympics Tickets now for a lifetime experience!