Download Omega 2010 Olympic Posters and Screensavers
Omega, the official timekeeper for the 2010 Winter Games has made its popular poster series available for download. Click here to download and choose the racing stripes of the bobsleigh to match your country of choice.
Vancouver Olympic iphone app – top downloaded app
Check out the Official Mobile Spectator Guide to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games right here (iTunes link). The app has now reached the #1 spot of free apps on all of itunes. Nice. CTV OLYMPICS iphone app click here. And for the data plan conscious travellers in Vancouver, get the Vancouver free wi-fi hotspots app right here.
New Molson Canadian “Made from Canada” Olympic TV Commercial
Check out the sneak peak of this awesome new TV commercial expanding on the popular “I am Canadian” series. Molson’s Made from Canada Commercial puts a tear in the eye and gets the hair on your arms to stand up in pride…to officially launch on TV during the opening ceremonies.
Olympic Torch Relay Route City of Vancouver
On February 11 and 12, 2010, the Olympic Flame will travel throughout Vancouver including the Downtown area. There will be rolling road closures of 10-20 minutes as the Olympic Torch travels through Vancouver so expect some delays. Download the PDF version of the torch relay route map and full list of celebration site.
BBC Sport – 2010 Winter Olympics Inuit Animation
BBC is well known for its creative Olympic animation commercials and how it incorporates many of the different sports into the short. Beijing 2008 got a lot of attention and over 2 million views, so far, this one on Vancouver 2010 just broke 100,000 views on youtube:
Olympic Tickets Released on CoSport Official Site
Visit CoSport’s site, the Official Ticket Agent of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, has tickets available for sale for residents of the following countries:
- Australia
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Sweden
- United States
As an Official Ticket Agent, CoSport is allowed to sell tickets for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games to residents in the EU/European Economic Area (EEA) as well.
To view the individual Olympic event tickets that are available, please use the link “Search for tickets”. To search by Date, please click on the Calendar and it will display a listing of available sessions for the day selected. To search by Sport, please click on the Sport and it will display a listing of available sessions for the sport selected.
Vanoc Fan to Fan Ticket Site
There are now several options to buy and sell tickets online:
2. Vancouver 2010 Fan-to-Fan Ticketing site
2010 Olympic Ice Hockey Schedule – (Printable)
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2 countries begin their quest for Olympic Men’s Hockey Gold on Feb. 16 at Canada Hockey Place aka GM Place in Vancouver with the start of preliminary round play.
(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE PDF VERSION OF HOCKEY SCHEDULE)
All three of Canada’s preliminary games will be played in the mid-afternoon local time 4:30pm. It faces Norway on Feb. 16th, Switzerland on Feb. 18 and the U.S. on Feb. 21. If Canada qualifies for quarter-finals they will play on Feb. 24th at 4:30 pm and semi’s on the 26th at 6:30 pm.
The USA mens team will play at noon on the 24th and 26th if they qualify for quarter’s then semi’s. The gold medal game will be played at 12:15 p.m. local time on Feb. 28 - the final day of the Olympics. A North American TV Network dream come true would see USA vs Canada.
The women’s team opens its tournament on Feb. 13 against Slovakia at Canada Hockey Place. The other two preliminary games – Feb. 15 against Switzerland and Feb. 17 against Sweden - will be played at UBC.
Molson Canadian Hockey House – Tickets Selling Fast
Tickets for Molson Hockey House are now selling fast. The Fan pass which sells for $99 allows in and out access from 11am-2am including meals will be hardest to come by during the Olympics. Currently Fan Passes for January 21,24,26,27,28 are sold out. With capacity in the Hockey House at the 3,000 range it is not surprising, especially considering that the location of the Hockey House is right beside the 17,000 seat arena. The VIP passes which include priority seating and open bar are in the $500 range but it is fully expected for these to sell out very soon as well. You can follow on twitter @Hockey_House
Canada Kicks Ice – Show your support for 2010 Winter Olympics
A new slogan has been quickly gaining traction in Vancouver over the last couple of months from creator and independant snowboard shop owner Mike Jackson. To go along with the “CANADA KICKS ICE” statement Jackson has launched a new line of clothing and accessories specifically for the Canadian fans coming to Vancouver to cheer on our own. His uniquely branded line will be worn by the Canadian Bobsleigh Team and $1 from each sale goes to helping further develop the Olympic Program. To check out the gear and get your own you can visit online or go directly to Mike’s shop aka “Thriller” located at 3467 Main Street (@19th Ave) in Vancouver!

