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Kudos to the following athletes for their exceptional performance at Vancouver Olympics 2010.  These athletes are a great source of inspiration for budding champions and pride for Canadians:

1. Alexandre Bilodeau: Freestyle Skiing-Men’s Moguls

2. Maelle Ricker: Ladies Snowboard Cross

3. Christine Nesbitt: Speedskating-Ladies 1000 M

4. Jon Montgomery: Men’s Skelton

5. Scott Moir/Tessa Virtue: Figure Skating-Ice Dance

6. Ashleigh Mcivor: Feestyle skiing-Ladies Ski Cross

7. Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse: Bobsleigh

8. Canadian Women’s Hockey Team:

Related Posts

Canadian Medal Predictions

Okanagan Athletes in Vancouver Olympics

Vancouver Olympics 2010 Transportation arrangements

All things considered, I think Canada’s performance in Whistler Olympics 2010 hasn’t been bad. Check out the medal tally (as of Feb 25th 2010):

1. United States - 32 olympic medals

2. Germany - 26 olympic medals

3. Norway- 19 olympic Medals

4. Canada- 16 olympic medals

5. Russia- 13 olympic medals

What I am waiting to watch as Winter Olympics wrap up is that whether Canada can beat Norway and claim position among top 3 Olympic medal winners.

Related Posts:

Whistler 2010: Beyond Olympics

Canadian Medal Predictions

Winter Olympics 2010 Transportation

Apart from the Olympic Games, there will still be plenty going on in Whistler Blackcomb. Here’s a brief rundown of the events you can attend in Whistler this year.

March 1st – 8th 2010 Winter Pride 2010

March 1-8 are the official dates for GayWhistlers WinterPRIDE celebrating its 18th anniversary. This is going to be one anniversary party you will not want to miss come and experience Whistler just after the Olympics and take in the excitement of being on the world stage.

For more information, check out: Gay Whistler

March 13th – 21th 2010 Winter Paralympic Games

From March 12-21, 2010 Whistler plays host to some very talented and extraordinary athletes at the Paralympic Games. Come cheer on your favorite athlete as they go for Gold. The Paralympics are known to be more intimate than the Olympics and just as exciting!

April 9th – 11th 2010 The Whistler Cup

THE WHISTLER CUP is an international ski event organized by the Whistler Ski Club . Having completed its  17^th year, Whistler Cup has grown to become the largest and most important ski race in North America, and internationally, for athletes aged 11 – 14 years. It is held under the auspice of FIS, the international governing body for alpine skiing. With over 390 young athletes from 20 countries, Whistler Cup brings together children from many different cultures, from around the world.

April 16th-25th 2010: Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival 2010

Related Links:

Whistler City Guide

Top Whistler Pubs

Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival

Drive to Whistler, British Columbia

Springtime in British Columbia is beautiful and we welcome it with open arms. To celebrate Spring in Victoria, British Columbia, Spinnakers Gastrobrewpub and Guesthouse (located on 308 Catherine St., Victoria, BC) invites craft beer lovers to share a day of extraordinary cask conditioned beers in its third Cask Festival, to be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010. 

The guests will be able to sample at least 20 different one-of-a-kind cask-conditioned beers made by brewers from Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, Washington and Oregon at this event.

Place: Spinnakers Gastrobrewpub

Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010

Time: 11:30am - 5pm

Price: $35/person and  $30 for CAMRA members*
*Get a $5 discount on admission by joining the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) at their website and click on “join”
Ticket price includes souvenir glass and first 3 drink tickets (drink tickets $1 afterwards)

For Ticket info. call: 250- 384-2739

WRA Wildlife Rescue Association of BC is hosting free Earth Fest family nature festival on Sunday, April 25^th 2010 at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion in Burnaby, BC located on 6871 Roberts St, from 11am to 3pm. This is Wildlife Rescue Association of BC’s 2nd annual free, fun-filled nature event where families can come and enjoy without worrying about admission fee. The Earth Festival 2010 will offer unique opportunities to people of all ages to have fun while learning about the local environment.

You can really look forward to: - chickadee and mason bee nest boxes to make and take home - local stewardship booths- snacks and refreshments- invasive plant removal ideas- exciting wildlife-themed games and crafts- community group exhibits - nature tours (with scavenger hunts!) - Mukutano drumming and singing group performers/ live music by local artists- raffle draws and much moreSo, connect with nature during Earth Festival 2010 in Burnaby! For more information, visit: Wild Life Rescue Association Events

LifeSciences, British Columbia supports and represents the biopharmaceutical, medical device, bioproducts & bioenergy, and greater life sciences community of British Columbia through leadership, advocacy and promotion of our world-class science and industry. This year they are hosting their annual Salmon BBQ on: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST) at  Cecil Green Park House located:

6251 Cecil Green Park Road
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia

Held each June at the scenic Cecil Green House, LifeSciences British Columbia’s Annual Salmon Barbeque offers members of  life sciences community the chance to come out and enjoy a great meal in the company of peers in a breathtaking setting - and without the formality of a sit-down banquet. The tickets are priced at $65-$130/person.

For more information, visit: 14th Annual Lifesciences British Columbia Salmon BBQ

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Yesterday, I was in front of the TV set way before the start of downhillskiing event with high hopes on 5 Canadian athletes participating in the event.  The weather was great and Whistler creekside looked fantastic. It surely was a wonderful day for:

Switzerland’s Didier Defago who took gold by clocking 1:54.31. Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal, last year’s overall World Cup winner, took silver with a time of 1:54.38 and American extrovert Bode Miller was third in 1:54.40. 

Alas! No medal for Canada in Men’s downhill skiing inspite of several predictions claiming that Manuel Osborne will do Canada proud. Manuel Osborne grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at the Bombardier Winterstart men’s downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. His first victory was at the Downhill of Kvitfjell in March 2009. He currently has three World Cup wins in 2009, recently winning the downhill in Val Gardena, Italy.

Well, all we can say to our downhill skiers is better luck next time.

Related articles:

Vancouver 2010: Medal predictions

Winter Olympics 2010: Men’s downhill skiing

Okanagan Athletes in Vancouver 2010
 

With one of the most talented group of Winter Olympians ever assembled in Canadian history, Team Canada is expected to have one its most prolific medal counts at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver BC.  Today we are going to break down which winter Olympic events we predict Canadians capturing medals in.

• Alpine Skiing - Manuel Osborne-Paradis
• Curling - Men & Women
• Men’s Figure Skating - Patrick Chan
• Women’s Figure Skating - Joannie Rochette
• Dance - Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
• Men’s Skicross - Chris Del Bosco
• Women’s Moguls - Jennifer Heil
• Women’s Skicross - Ashleigh McIvor & Kelsey Serwa
• Hockey - Men & Women
• Men’s Skeleton - Jon Montgomery
• Women’s Skeleton - Mellisa Hollingsworth
• Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom - Jasey-Jay Anderson
• Women’s Snowboardcross - Maelle Ricker
• Long Track Speedskating (Men’s 1000 Meters) - Denny Morrison
• Long Track Speedskating (Men’s 1500 Meters) - Denny Morrison
• Long Track Speedskating (Women’s 1000 Meters)- Christine Nesbitt
• Long Track Speedskating (Women’s 1500 Meters)- Christine Nesbitt & Kristina Groves
• Long Track Speedskating (Women’s 3000 Meters) - Kristina Groves
• Long Track Speedskating Team Pursuit -Women
• Short Track Speedskating (Men’s 500 Meters) - Charles Hamelin
• Short Track Speedskating (Men’s 1000 Meters) - Charles Hamelin
• Short Track Speedskating (Women’s 500 Meters) - Kalyna Roberge
• Short Track Speedskating (3,000 Meter Relay) - Women

British Columbia Tours - Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Coverage

Winter Olympics 2010: Men’s Downhill Skiing
Olympic Athletes training in Okanagan
Okanagan Athletes in Vancouver Olympics 2010
Transportation during Vancouver Olympics 2010
Meet Vancouver Olympics 2010 Athletes
Vancouver 2010 Opening ceremony

I have been glued to TV since morning watching fascinationg Winter Olympics 2010. I was hoping to watch Men’s Downhill Skiing today but turns out that it has been postponed till Monday (Feb, 15th 2010). Why? Well, the weather in Whistler hasn’t been great. The successive days of warm weather and rain have created slushy conditions on the course at Whistler Creekside.

A race that offers some of Alpine skiing’s biggest names — including Didier Cuche of Switzerland and Bode Miller of the United States — was moved from the opening weekend lineup by Vancouver Olympic organizers and the International Ski Federation early Saturday morning, more than 7 hours before its scheduled start of 11:45 a.m. local time. The officials had already postponed the first women’s event, the super-combined.

The lowest temperature overnight Friday and through Saturday was expected to be 36 degrees. Unseasonably warm weather at Whistler and Cypress Mountain has prevented the Games from gaining much early momentum. Training schedules have been limited at Cypress, site of freestyle skiing and snowboarding events, and Whistler, where Lindsey Vonn’s pursuit of three or more gold medals is stuck in the slush.

I am praying for heavy snowfall tonight!

Recently the Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia awarded five BC Tourism businesses ‘ Authentic Aboriginal’ title and St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino is one of them. The authenticity program recognizes the most culturally authentic, accurate and respectful representations of First Nations peoples and cultures in British Columbia’s tourism industry. The first tourism operators to qualify for the new Cultural Authenticity program are:

1. Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay Llnagaay, Skidegate

2. Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre, Osoyoos

3. St. Eugene Golf Resort Casino, Cranbrook

4. ’Ksan Historical Village and Museum, Hazelton

5. Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Whistler

Certified culturally authentic operators can display the authenticity logo on their marketing materials to help visitors easily identify them. The logo is an eagle feather and human eye motif accompanied by the words “Authentic Aboriginal.” The eagle feather symbolizes the pinnacle of achievement, the eye represents vision towards the future, and together, the logo represents how nature and people come together in the aboriginal tourism industry.

For more information about BC Tourism, visit: BC Travel Guide or learn about our travels at British Coulmbia Tours