From VANOC:
What will the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic torches look like and how will the cauldron showcase the Olympic Flame at BC Place Stadium on February 12, 2010? While the answers will remain a surprise for months to come, Bombardier has received the honour of designing and manufacturing the iconic torches and cauldrons for the 2010 Winter Games.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
…ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks general manager Brian Burke will serve as general manager of the U.S. hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and Nashville Predators GM David Poile will be the associate GM for the American squad.
USA Hockey announced the appointments Friday.
The U.S. team hasn’t won an Olympic gold medal in hockey since 1980 in Lake Placid. The Americans came close in 2002 at Salt Lake City, getting the silver with a 5-3 loss to Canada in the gold medal game.
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From the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee:
Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today announced that The Whistler Sliding Centre will open its doors for tours this summer, providing the public with the first opportunity to personally touch and feel one of the 2010 Winter Games venues. Located on Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler BC, The Whistler Sliding Centre will be home to bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions in 2010. It is one of only 15 international competition sliding tracks in the world, and one of four in North America.