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Post by Lori on Feb 24, 2008 3:17:32 GMT -5
Interesting (and confusing) - these are exactly the same dates that Mtnme posted on the SLC thread as being 'up for bid' - the info came from the USS web site... here's her post: ------------------------------------------- Competition and Events Consideration List
Please review the following list and indicate the line
next to the event your organization would be interested in hosting
Short Track 2008-2009
September American Cup I (World Cup Qualifier)______________
October 24-26 World Cup (International Event) ______________
November American Cup II ______________
December US Junior Championships (World Juniors Qualifier) Bay City, MI
December US Championships (US World Team/World Cup Qualifier) ______________
January American Cup III ______________
March National Championships/ American Cup Finals______________
March North American Championships ______________----------------------------------------------- When we were in SLC, several of us were told (by several different people at the Oval) that a WC event WOULD BE held in SLC in October. I'm very curious as to what's what here... Mtnme thought that she saw the WC listed for SLC, but then it disappeared - maybe Vancouver put in a more persuasive offer?  |
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Post by mtnme on Feb 24, 2008 9:59:43 GMT -5
There is nothing official on the ISU site either for those dates, or for any of next seasons World Cups, but Worlds in March are going to be in Vienna, Austria. Now how cool is that? ....I really need to find a job that allows me to be a "professional vagabond"....  |
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Post by musicalmom on Feb 24, 2008 12:03:22 GMT -5
No word yet from Vanoc on details of this event but this is what their 2008-2009 Sport Event Calendar says:
In 2008-2009, VANOC (Vancouver Olympic Committee) will test its operational readiness with a full series of Sport Events in order to test facilities, personnel and operations, including both competition and non-competition events. Sport Events will provide VANOC the opportunity to test various departments and collaborate with the winter International Sport Federations, while offering the Canadian public a chance to learn more about the 15 winter sport disciplines that will be showcased at the 2010 Winter Games...and many of the athletes who will likely compete in 2010.
I know this announcement of Vancouver for the Oct. World Cup, is in conflict with other reports that it will be held in SLC. Makes sense though, because many athletes would welcome the opportunity to try out the actual Olympic venues. Interesting that the USSpeed Skating site is unclear
about this. Maybe a letter to them would settle the question.
Musical Mom
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Post by musicalmom on Feb 24, 2008 12:17:14 GMT -5
Just some general Olympic facts reported in the Vancouver Province newspaper Feb. 12:
1. The Royal Canadian Mint will produce a total of 867 gold, silver and bronze medals, comprising 549 Olympic medals and 318 Paralympic medals. Each Olympic medal must be at least 5 milimeters thick and 70 mm in diameter
2. The 2010 Games has requisitioned 1,823 flagpoles ranging from 7.6 meters to 10.6 meters in height
3.Of 1.6 million Games tickets, the "Olympic family" will get 480,000 while 1.1 million will be available to the general public. Up to 700,000 tickets to the nightly medal awards ceremonies at B.C. Place will be available.
4. The 2010 IT department is reserving frequencies for the 7,000 two way radios that coaches, athletes, organizers and security officials use during the games.
5. Miga and Quatchi are the Winter Games mascots, while Sumi is the Paralympic Games mascot and Murkmuk will play a "sidekick role"
6. Oct. 11, 2008: Vancouver 2010 tickets go on sale
7. Oct-Nov 2008: 100 day torch relay route is announced
8. Nov 2009: Olympic torch relay arrives in Canada
9 Feb. 12, 2010: Olympic opening ceremonies at B.C. Place Stadium.
(and yes, Canada switched to the metric system a few years back-bring your comparison charts with you so you can translate )
other news: Women ski jumpers from Canada and the U.S. are actively lobbying to be included in these games (the IOC had not approved them)
VANOC has said they would be glad to provide for them if IOC changes their mind. Large billboards are going up on route to airport , and across from Olympic offices showing women ski jumping and asking for inclusion in these games. These have gone up now because the IOC is due to visit Vancouver in the next month. I'll keep you posted on progress. They are claiming discrimination..lots more to the story.
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Post by maricorgi on Feb 24, 2008 12:38:09 GMT -5
Ok... who's up for Vienna Worlds??? How about it Wags? ROAD TRIP...
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Post by number1fan on Feb 24, 2008 14:37:03 GMT -5
Keep an eye on these local prospects for 2010 games
By Ron JuddSeattle Times staff columnist[/size][/size] Vancouver stars? A dozen or more athletes from Washington state or with strong Washington ties are pulling out all the stops to secure a spot on the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. While a lot can change in two years, and usually does, here's an early list of contenders, based on recent participation in world-class winter sports (in alphabetical order):  Seattle's Apolo Anton Ohno has totaled five speedskating medals in the past two Winter Olympics.J.R. Celski, Federal Way, short-track speedskatingA protégé of Apolo Anton Ohno's who hails from Ohno's hometown, Federal Way, Celski, 17, is a promising young speedskater seeking to rebound from injuries and regain his status as one of the world's most-promising junior racers. Celski currently lives and trains in Southern California with his father, who moved with him to facilitate his training. Patrick Deneen, Cle Elum, freestyle skiingDeneen, 20, is a rising moguls skier who earned his first World Cup podium this season at Lake Placid, N.Y. Known since his younger years as a moguls speed demon, Deneen — whose father is a former manager of Hyak Ski Area at Snoqualmie Pass — recently has improved his jumping and thus his overall performance. If he stays on his current trajectory, he should compete for a spot on the U.S. team competing at Cypress Mountain in 2010. Torin Koos, Leavenworth, cross-country skiingKoos, 27, is the son of a former U.S. biathlete. The former University of Utah athlete and two-time Olympian has steadily worked his way up in the rankings for World Cup cross-country skiing, earning his first World Cup podium in January in Estonia. Koos, a sprint racer, could be nearing his peak just in time for Olympic competition in the Callaghan Valley, near Whistler, in 2010. Libby Ludlow, Bellevue, alpine skiingLudlow, 26, another Crystal Mountain ski racer and a 2006 Olympian, was ranked 25th in the world in Super-G at the end of the 2007 season, but continues to be hobbled by myriad injuries. Her goal is to realize a dream by making the U.S. team for the 2010 Olympics in Whistler, then retire from the sport. Scott Macartney, Crystal Mountain, alpine skiingMacartney, 30, the son of Crystal Mountain ski-patrol parents, is a two-time Olympian (best finish: seventh in Super-G, Torino) who posted the first podium finish of his World Cup career with a third-place downhill finish at Val Gardena, Italy, this season. He's now recuperating from a horrific, 90 mph fall in the famed Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria on Jan. 19. Macartney is beginning a slow rehab that will include skiing in Chile this fall and, he hopes, a resumption of World Cup skiing in the winter leading up to the 2010 Games. Christian Niccum, Woodinville, lugeTorino veteran Niccum, 30, now partnered with doubles luge rider Dan Joye, is coming off one of his best seasons ever in World Cup competition, finishing in the top eight in all eight races and ranking as the top American pair. He'll likely be a contender for the 2010 Games, where the new track at Whistler is considered to be one of the most difficult in the world. Apolo Anton Ohno, Seattle, short-track speedskatingOhno, 25, has been one of America's most prominent faces of the Winter Games for the past six years, racking up a record-tying (with speedskater Eric Heiden) five Olympic medals in the Salt Lake and Torino Olympics. More well-known of late for winning "Dancing With the Stars" than garnering world titles, Ohno recently moved, along with his team and program, from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Salt Lake City, where he is training for his third Olympics. Bree Schaaf-Boyer, Bremerton, bobsledSchaaf-Boyer, 27, is a former skeleton slider who got into sled sports by following the footsteps of an older brother. She has quickly adjusted from sliding headfirst, alone, to driving a two-person sled, and has posted impressive results in Europa Cup races this winter. Schaaf-Boyer, taking after Salt Lake City gold medalist Jill Bakken of Kirkland, is considered one of America's top up-and-coming drivers and should be a contender for the 2010 squad. Laura Valaas, Wenatchee, cross country skiingValaas, 23, graduated magna cum laude in 2006 from Whitman College, where she was a road cycling racer, and promptly began moving up through the international ranks in cross-country skiing. She earned a silver medal in the classic sprint at last year's under-23 World Championships — a first for an American woman. She trains with two U. S. Ski Team teammates at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage and could be a strong contender for the 2010 Olympic team. Ashley Wagner, Kitsap County, figure skatingWagner, 16, born in Germany (where her father was stationed in the Army), has lived in nine places, and lists her hometown as Alexandria, Va. But she spends summers and all the downtime she can find in Kitsap County, where her grandfather, Mike James, is head park ranger at Scenic Beach State Park. Wagner recently won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minn. — her first as a senior-level competitor. She will compete for America at the World Championships next month. Vic Wild, White Salmon, snowboardingWild, 21, a parallel giant-slalom racer, is a rising star on the U.S. Snowboard Team just two years after debuting in international competition. The White Salmon native, who grew up racing on Mount Hood, posted three NorAm competition wins in 2007 and finished second at the U.S. Championships. He's currently a member of the snowboard team's "C" squad. Marni Yamada, Seattle, snowboardingYamada, 29, races snowboard cross, the mad-scramble sport that debuted to great acclaim at the 2006 Torino Games. A coach of the Stevens Pass Freeride Team, Yamada has competed in World Cup and NorAm Cup competitions since 2001. She's a member of the U.S. Snowboard team's "C" squad. Ron Judd: 206-464-8280 or at rjudd@seattletimes.com
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Post by mtnme on Feb 24, 2008 16:41:25 GMT -5
hey musical mom - Tickets go on sale in October, but I heard that they were on sale only to the Canadians first, and what was left over would be available to the rest of the world after that. If so, it sounds like we need to do some serious 'sucking up' to our Canadian friends! LOL  |
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Post by musicalmom on Feb 24, 2008 20:59:31 GMT -5
hey musical mom - Tickets go on sale in October, but I heard that they were on sale only to the Canadians first, and what was left over would be available to the rest of the world after that. If so, it sounds like we need to do some serious 'sucking up' to our Canadian friends! LOL Great News...where did you hear? I haven't heard back from VANOC yet. But.....what are friends for? I'll do what I can from here when the time comes. Bye for a week...I'm off to Vegas in the morning. MM |
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Post by wags on Feb 24, 2008 22:39:17 GMT -5
Ok... who's up for Vienna Worlds??? How about it Wags? ROAD TRIP... I'm in Mari! I really need to thank them for all those little sausages they make. Couldn't get meds into my dogs without them! (sorry for the really really bad joke) We need to get the passports warmed up for Vancouver. Might as well start in Vienna! |
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Post by maricorgi on Feb 25, 2008 9:26:14 GMT -5
Ok..Wags... we're on. I am updating that passport in the near future. As soon as we get some definite dates I'm ready to commit. (Of course my kids think I should be committed but that's another story.) On the road again.....
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Post by aaosmts19 on Apr 13, 2008 7:08:54 GMT -5
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2004345127_olynotebook13.html Olympics | Seattle could bid for short-track speedskating trialsBy MERI-JO BORZILLERI Special to The Seattle Times Apolo Ohno might get to compete in his hometown before competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. Apolo Ohno, America's biggest short-track speedskating star, has won five Olympic medals and danced with the stars. But there's one thing he hasn't done, remarkably: compete in his own hometown. As Ohno's career winds down, that possibility is heating up. The Seattle Sports Commission is considering a bid to host short-track's Olympic trials or an international competition in 2009, before the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Those Games would be the 25-year-old Ohno's third, and possibly final, Olympics. A date and site have yet to be determined, but U.S. Speedskating executive director Bob Crowley said the Olympic trials will probably be held in fall or as late as December 2009, just two months before the Vancouver Games begin in February. Among the venues considered: Safeco Field, Everett's Comcast Arena, the Tacoma Dome or Kent's new arena now under construction. Short-track requires Olympic hockey-sized ice (30 by 60 meters), bigger than an NHL rink. So far, only Midland, Mich., has made public its intent to compete with Seattle for the trials. Just how much influence does the soul-patched one have on who gets the prize? Not too much, if you believe U.S. Speedskating. Officials are playing down how much they'll weigh the Ohno factor. A person with ties to the speedskating federation contacted the Seattle Sports Commission about bidding for the trials, said Ralph Morton, the sports commission's executive director. "It's obvious that Apolo is their star," Morton said. "For them, it was, 'Hey, wouldn't it be great to have him compete in his hometown, right near where the Olympics will be?' " No decision is expected until summer. Formal bids will be accepted following speedskating's board of directors meeting in Bethlehem, Pa., that starts Friday. Board members will not only decide dates for the trials, but are looking to make substantial changes to the format, changing a do-or-die competition where only the top point-getters earn Olympic team berths to one where the best racers can still make the team if misfortune — illness, injury, crashes or disqualifications — befall them at trials. Midland has a permanent ice center, a speedskating legacy and a campaign to raise an estimated $200,000 to host the trials. Seattle has Ohno, known worldwide as the face of the sport. Ohno grew up here, an inline skating phenom before transferring to ice. At 14, he moved first to Lake Placid, N.Y., to train, then to Colorado Springs, Colo., until speedskating moved its headquarters outside Salt Lake City last year. Ohno's training base is there, but he maintains ties in Seattle, where his father has run a hair salon for years. "This is not about Apolo," Crowley said of the site selection, adding other factors, such as Vancouver-like altitude and humidity as well as proximity to the Olympic site, make Seattle a good candidate. "This is about selecting the best Olympic team we can have." Of course, a packed house of screaming Ohno fans wouldn't hurt. "That's always a plus," Crowley conceded. "It gives us instant credibility if Apolo is competing in front of his hometown."  Apolo Ohno might get to compete in his hometown before competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C.
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Post by kirkland on Apr 13, 2008 11:25:35 GMT -5
I just read this article in the Sunday paper. I so hope it happens for him. He has done so much to elevate the popularity of the sport, he really deserves to have this event in Seattle at the end of his competing career.
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Post by 2010orbust on Apr 15, 2008 22:25:04 GMT -5
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Post by Lori on May 2, 2008 14:58:31 GMT -5
Interested in being a volunteer in Vancouver? A friend of mine volunteered during the opening & closing ceremonies in SLC and had a blast! I just got this alert (there's a link to the On Your Mark web site if you click on the link below): www.vancouver2010.com/en/OrganizingCommittee/MediaCentre/FeatureStories/2008/05/01/79104_0805011632-568Calling All Volunteers – Phone Screening Begins
May 1, 2008To kick off national volunteer week in Canada — April 27 to May 3 — the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has begun phone screening potential volunteers. Over the next year, thousands of 2010 Winter Games applicants will be contacted as VANOC builds its workforce team for Games time. For the many applicants passionate about volunteering, the phone interview process is one step closer to becoming part of the 2010 Winter Games. The first step was filling out a Games-time application and gaining access to the On Your Mark website. On Your Mark is the official meeting place for potential volunteers to learn everything they need to about volunteering, submit photos, check their application status, and keep track of the latest 2010 Winter Games information. Getting to know you“The telephone interviews are the ‘getting to know you’ process,” said Donna Wilson, VANOC executive vice president of workforce and sustainability. “We want a better idea of why each volunteer applicant wants to be part of this experience and where their strengths are.” The phone screen process will extend through the end of 2009. Successful phone interview candidates will then go through security checks and an in-person interview before joining Team 2010. Meanwhile, volunteers wondering about the status of their application, or wishing to update anything listed on the application, may check their account on On Your Mark. There is still timeWhile many volunteers are starting their journey towards being part of Team 2010, people who have yet to apply or have not completed their application still have time to become part of the experience. The volunteer website and Games-time application process will remain open until all positions have been filled. VANOC is particularly looking to recruit volunteers from British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky corridor. “Regardless of your background or range of skill sets, I encourage anyone with a true passion for the Games to apply,” added Wilson. “It is absolutely amazing to meet such a keen and enthusiastic group of people — volunteers give the Games its soul and honesty and we couldn’t do it without them.” As the Games-time volunteering process gets underway, Wilson encourages potential Vancouver 2010 volunteers to build up their volunteer experience in sport, the arts or other related areas of interest. A complete list of volunteer function areas for Games-time volunteers and frequently asked questions are available in the volunteer section. |
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Post by wags on May 2, 2008 18:58:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the link Lori. I was giving this some serious thought when my husband reminded me that with my luck I'd be collecting a urine sample from some Jamaican curler while Apolo would be winning his record breaking medal. Maybe I'll just watch.
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