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Free concerts in and around the greater Vancouver area. Richmond's O Zone will be having free concerts like Our Lady Peace at the Minoru Civic Precinct, which is easily accessed by the Canada Line Skytrain!
Bell Canada's high-tech "ice cube" in the heart of downtown, visitors can watch ceremonies and competitions on multiple, HD plasma screens, and enjoy entertainment, Olympic tickets, and interactive stuff for everyone!
This installation--considered one of the largest interactive artworks--will cover the sky over English Bay with a canopy of searchlights, day and night, designed by participants over the Internet. Watch, or participate.
Did we mention the Holland Heineken House!!!! The place for Dutch athletes, family and fans, the Holland Heineken House can host up to 4,000 people in its main hall, making this party central for Dutch medal ceremonies, complete with beer, Dutch entertainers and live DJs.
Like LiveCity Yaletown, this major celebration site is one of downtown Vancouver's Olympic star-attractions. Situated near both BC Place Stadium (site of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies) and GM Place (the Olympic hockey venue), LiveCity Downtown will feature the Canada Pavilion, an enormous outdoor viewing screen, street entertainment, and live entertainment into the night.
Cineplex operates theatres from Quebec through British Columbia inclusive, and will dedicate one auditorium daily in 64 select locations to present live Olympic Games coverage. A complete list of theatre locations for CTV Olympic Games Broadcast at Cineplex is attached and also available at http://www.CTVOlympics.ca/theatre and http://www.RDSolympiques.ca/cinema.
This week will be an exciting one for the world’s top lugers: they will learn about the definite line-up of all athletes in their sport at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, which will open on 12 February. Many athletes have qualified already, but some, like Bruno Banani from Tonga, cannot be sure just yet. In any case, the luge competitions, which will be staged at one of the fastest tracks in the world, promise to be exciting for the athletes and spectators alike.
Very fast from A to B
“It’s certainly a very difficult track, and very, very fast” says Armin Zoeggler, two-time Olympic luge champion from Italy and one of the favourites in Vancouver. He adds: “We’ve already got up to 150 km/h and even more on it. And it probably won’t stop there. Surely we’ll hit faster speeds once we get our race-suits on and really get going on it.”
The aim of luge racing is simple: to get from A to B on a refrigerated track as quickly as possible lying, feet first, belly up on an open, fibreglass sled. There are three competition formats: men’s and women’s singles, and the doubles. At the Winter Games the four-run format is unique, and is designed to reward consistency, endurance and mental strength over two tough days of competition.
So far you've only got 10 things. What about the other 2000?
Good point, we don't have list of 2010 things to do, but we will be showing the top 10 things to do and work from there. Thanks
Sorry. Now I feel bad for being a smart arse. Hope the snow arrives.
Hey, don't feel bad, it's pretty awesome here right now and if I had the time to see all the stuff going on in Vancouver. The list would be more like 3010 things to do. But I will try and put more stuff up, there are huge crowds right now following the Flame from city to city. And Arnie - The Govenator is going to bring the Flame to Vancouver, how cool is that? That's gotta be worth a few hundred things right there, lol.
Continuing from your list above ...
11. The Australian Womens Bobsleigh Team qualifying in 21st will be competing in Vancouver. Mind you one of them looks like a bloke.
Haha, that's great. I am working close by the Livecity area. It is awesome, there are bands, a Coca Cola house, with free Coke! Tons of people waiting for the flame to make it's way past Yaletown where I am currently working as a Media Relations Rep for VANOC. I will keep you and everyone posted on this site and on the Facebook page as well. CHEERS and GO! (insert favorite countries name here) GO!
The Opus Hotel February 10, 2010 - They have a special guest staying in their penthouse suite, who is it? Well people are speculating that it might be Wayne Gretzky, or a political figure, like Arnie, lol. In any case The Opus Hotel will be the Spot since it is close to Livecity, BC Place and the New Canada Line...plus I was assigned by VANOC to work there for Media Relations. KEEP READING THIS BLOG and you might find out here first!!
It might be Olympic Champion Steven Bradbury ...
