Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The lotus leaf has a curious property, it doesn’t get wet. Water drops bead into perfect spheres, suspended by the air trapped in billions of nano-sized hairs. What’s that have to do with Olympic athletes? Well, water equals friction and friction is the enemy of speed, and speed is the stuff of Olympic glory. And [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The Royal Canadian Mint in October released limited edition silver coin that was only the second ever proof dollar struck in ultra high relief long associated with ancient medallic art. Symbolizing the sun in three dimensions, the specially crafted coin has sold out.
The sun has always been an important (if not the most importance) aspect [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A day after winning three back-to-back World Cup events, American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn says her own expectations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games are humble, despite the lofty expectations of others.
“The toughest thing about ski racing is all the variables involved in our sport,” said Vonn during a conference call. “I haven’t given any [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), a worldwide sponsor of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games announced today in Canada that 550 Coca-Cola vending machines will be equipped with Visa payWave(TM) contactless payment terminals. The majority of the Visa payWave enabled vending machines will be located in official venues for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Olympian and Program Ambassador Shawn Johnson Helps Judge Nationwide Contest and Surprises Winners with Once-in-a-Lifetime News
OAK BROOK, Ill.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–McDonald’s USA announced today the winners of the McDonald’s Champion Kids® (MCK) contest, providing 11-14 year-olds with the unique opportunity to experience the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games in February as hometown correspondents. Olympian and [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
VANCOUVER — Top-secret discoveries made by University of B.C. engineers are expected to boost Canada’s medal count at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
The secret: new, super-slick, friction-reducing metal and plastic surfaces for skates, skis and snowboards.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Canada’s smallest province is hoping to make a big splash at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, courting the hearts, minds and palates of athletes, officials, media and the public with the rich bounty of its natural resources and a cultural program officials believe will be second to none.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Burnaby’s Lise Leveille, a gymnast at the Sydney Games, joins a growing number of B.C. athletes who became doctors
The skills Lise Leveille required as an Olympic gymnast — hand-eye coordination, flexibility, limb dexterity–will serve her well in the next phase of her professional life: orthopedic surgeon.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
When the history of the Vancouver Games is written, the last week of March 2009 will be key. London 2012 CEO Sebastian Coe and Sochi 2014 CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko both traveled halfway around the world to Denver for the SportAccord convention where the IOC executive board was holding its only North American meeting of 2009. [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A 45,000-kilometre cross-Canada run with a lit torch is bound to hit a few potholes — but none likely larger than the sinkhole that was waiting for the Olympic flame on its second day in Calgary.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
General Electric Co’s NBC, currently languishing in last place among the four major U.S. TV networks, paid a record $2.2 billion in 2003 for the U.S. broadcast rights to the Beijing 2008 summer and Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics.