Legend settling in nicely as coach: "Wayne Gretzky says he hasn't even thought about running Canada's team at the 2010 Olympics.
He says he'll be leaving that decision to Hockey Canada boss Bob Nicholson.
Nicholson went down to Phoenix last month for a little chat and the two hung out together and apparently didn't talk much about the job."
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Welcome to the Whistler Question!
Welcome to the Whistler Question!: "It seems a bit archaic to some that women’s ski jumping has not been included in the 2010 Winter Olympics. In fact, some athletes and their families have filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Women’s ski jumping is not an Olympic discipline because the International Olympic Commission (IOC) in late 2006 determined the sport lacks the worldwide popularity needed to merit inclusion. Regardless, it appears the Canadian government has given its official support in the athletes’ bid to compete in the 2010 Olympics. To be included in the Olympics, sports are normally required to establish a senior world championship event, and one is scheduled for next year. But the IOC charter requires a sport to host two world-championship events before it can be included in the Olympics. The IOC voted 14 months ago not to add women’s ski jumping to the 2010 schedule."
Women’s ski jumping is not an Olympic discipline because the International Olympic Commission (IOC) in late 2006 determined the sport lacks the worldwide popularity needed to merit inclusion. Regardless, it appears the Canadian government has given its official support in the athletes’ bid to compete in the 2010 Olympics. To be included in the Olympics, sports are normally required to establish a senior world championship event, and one is scheduled for next year. But the IOC charter requires a sport to host two world-championship events before it can be included in the Olympics. The IOC voted 14 months ago not to add women’s ski jumping to the 2010 schedule."
Whistler warns 'greedy' landlords on tourist-gouging for 2010 Olympics
Whistler warns 'greedy' landlords on tourist-gouging for 2010 Olympics: "Landlords who evict long-term renters in order to gouge visitors arriving for the 2010 Winter Games won't be tolerated, Whistler councillors told taxpayers Saturday.
'I think I speak for all of council when I say that this is the one thing we are taking very, very seriously,' Councillor Eckhard Zeidler said.
'It is non-negotiable for us to be in the situation in 2010 where people are booting out long-term residents and employees in order to rent to tourists. We find that pretty unacceptable.'"
'I think I speak for all of council when I say that this is the one thing we are taking very, very seriously,' Councillor Eckhard Zeidler said.
'It is non-negotiable for us to be in the situation in 2010 where people are booting out long-term residents and employees in order to rent to tourists. We find that pretty unacceptable.'"
Thursday, January 10, 2008
globeandmail.com: Dubé, Davison on right path for 2010 Games
globeandmail.com: Dubé, Davison on right path for 2010 Games: "Canadian champion pairs skaters Jessica Dubé and Bryce Davison have a plan.
The Canadian figure skating championships in Vancouver next week will serve only as a stepping stone toward the pair's ultimate goal: to peak by the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
It's only fitting that this step next week will come at the venue, the Pacific Coliseum, where the Olympics will be held.
So far, they are on the right path. Dubé, 20, of Drummondville, Que., and Davison, 21, of Cambridge, Ont., won the Canadian pairs championship for the first time last year, and at Skate America, they defeated former world pairs champions Qing Pang and Tong Jian of China for the first time. They also qualified for the first time to compete at the Grand Prix Final in December in Turin, Italy."
The Canadian figure skating championships in Vancouver next week will serve only as a stepping stone toward the pair's ultimate goal: to peak by the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
It's only fitting that this step next week will come at the venue, the Pacific Coliseum, where the Olympics will be held.
So far, they are on the right path. Dubé, 20, of Drummondville, Que., and Davison, 21, of Cambridge, Ont., won the Canadian pairs championship for the first time last year, and at Skate America, they defeated former world pairs champions Qing Pang and Tong Jian of China for the first time. They also qualified for the first time to compete at the Grand Prix Final in December in Turin, Italy."
CTV.ca | Politicians jump into Olympic gender debate
CTV.ca | Politicians jump into Olympic gender debate: "The pressure is mounting against the International Olympic Committee to allow women ski jumpers to compete at the 2010 Winter Games.
The IOC claims the sport falls short of basic standards for inclusion as a sport at the Games, therefore, it voted against including women ski jumping in 2010. There is a similar competion for men.
Deedee Corradini, the former mayor of Salt Lake City, the site of the 2002 Games, says women ski jumpers just want fair play for both men and women.
'The time is now for Canada to make history because this could be the first Winter Olympic Games that are gender neutral,' Corradini said at a press conference on Saturday.
Corradini says it's up to Canadian politicians - as hosts of the 2010 Games in Vancouver and Whistler - to put pressure on the IOC to change its policy.
Some politicians have already jumped into the fray. David Emerson, the federal minister in charge of the 2010 Olympics, says he doesn't agree with the policy of excluding women from the event.
'Ski jumping is an important sport and we're investing a lot in jumping and training facilities in Canada and to not have women able to participate on the same basis as men, to me, I just don't think it's right,'' he said just before leaving on a trade mission to Asia.
Harry Bains"
The IOC claims the sport falls short of basic standards for inclusion as a sport at the Games, therefore, it voted against including women ski jumping in 2010. There is a similar competion for men.
Deedee Corradini, the former mayor of Salt Lake City, the site of the 2002 Games, says women ski jumpers just want fair play for both men and women.
'The time is now for Canada to make history because this could be the first Winter Olympic Games that are gender neutral,' Corradini said at a press conference on Saturday.
Corradini says it's up to Canadian politicians - as hosts of the 2010 Games in Vancouver and Whistler - to put pressure on the IOC to change its policy.
Some politicians have already jumped into the fray. David Emerson, the federal minister in charge of the 2010 Olympics, says he doesn't agree with the policy of excluding women from the event.
'Ski jumping is an important sport and we're investing a lot in jumping and training facilities in Canada and to not have women able to participate on the same basis as men, to me, I just don't think it's right,'' he said just before leaving on a trade mission to Asia.
Harry Bains"
Ski jump federation didn't act fast enough for IOC
Ski jump federation didn't act fast enough for IOC: "In the interests of full disclosure, let me say up front that I like Dick Pound.
He doesn't duck fights. In fact, most of the time he picks them, which is probably why the plain-spoken Montreal lawyer lost his 2001 bid for leadership of the International Olympic Committee, though he remains a member.
He also has a keen ear for hypocrisy, even when it is Canadian in origin, and though he has fought hard for our athletes when they've been wronged - remember the Jamie Salé-David Pelletier-French judge fiasco in Salt Lake City? - he doesn't automatically wave the flag in international disputes involving Canada. And I like that, too.
But this one stumps me.
Various levels of government have spent $120-million of our dollars to build a ski-jumping/cross-country/biathlon facility in the Callaghan Valley, outside Whistler, for the 2010 Olympics. The facility is sitting there, requiring no gender-specific tailoring to make it suitable for women to join in the Olympic ski-jumping program.
All it requires is the nod from the IOC.
The same sort of nod it gave to women's hockey, and women's luge, bobsled and skeleton - existing sports with long Olympic histories on the male side, all recently extended to include women despite serious global participation deficiencies.
So why not ski jumping, too? Sim"
He doesn't duck fights. In fact, most of the time he picks them, which is probably why the plain-spoken Montreal lawyer lost his 2001 bid for leadership of the International Olympic Committee, though he remains a member.
He also has a keen ear for hypocrisy, even when it is Canadian in origin, and though he has fought hard for our athletes when they've been wronged - remember the Jamie Salé-David Pelletier-French judge fiasco in Salt Lake City? - he doesn't automatically wave the flag in international disputes involving Canada. And I like that, too.
But this one stumps me.
Various levels of government have spent $120-million of our dollars to build a ski-jumping/cross-country/biathlon facility in the Callaghan Valley, outside Whistler, for the 2010 Olympics. The facility is sitting there, requiring no gender-specific tailoring to make it suitable for women to join in the Olympic ski-jumping program.
All it requires is the nod from the IOC.
The same sort of nod it gave to women's hockey, and women's luge, bobsled and skeleton - existing sports with long Olympic histories on the male side, all recently extended to include women despite serious global participation deficiencies.
So why not ski jumping, too? Sim"
Washington officials fear terrorism attack during 2010 Olympics
Washington officials fear terrorism attack during 2010 Olympics: "Officials in Whatcom County, Wash., are looking for a big wad of cash to deal with the expected impact of Vancouver's 2010 Olympics.
Officials are lobbying the U.S. federal government for a whopping $71.3 million to mitigate the potential threat of terrorism during the two weeks of the Games.
County executive Pete Kremen says he needs the money to protect his border due to the volume of people who will be crossing."
Officials are lobbying the U.S. federal government for a whopping $71.3 million to mitigate the potential threat of terrorism during the two weeks of the Games.
County executive Pete Kremen says he needs the money to protect his border due to the volume of people who will be crossing."
The Canadian Press: Snow, rain, fog, perfect conditions as freestyle skiers train for Olympics
The Canadian Press: Snow, rain, fog, perfect conditions as freestyle skiers train for Olympics: "The Canadian freestyle ski team battled soaking rain, heavy snow, high winds and a blinding blanket of fog during training on the 2010 Olympic venue on Cypress Mountain this week.
Perfect, said Peter Judge, the association's chief executive officer.
Learning to deal with the weather shifts on the north shore mountain is as important for the Canadian team as mastering a new jump for the aerials competition or finding a faster way to bust through the bumps on the mogul course, said Judge.
'It's exactly the psychological adversity we want them to face so they get used to dealing with those issues and it's not a problem for them,' Judge said Wednesday.
'Sometimes it's not what you want to do to go out and deal with these conditions but the event is going to happen and three people are going to stand on the podium. If you're not willing or ready or prepared to go out and deal with it, you won't be standing on the podium.'
Cypress Mountain will host both the freestyle competition and snowboard events at the 2010 Games. Freestyle skiing includes moguls and aerials.
During a two-hour period Wednesday the skies cleared enough to give skiers on Cypress Mountain a glimpse of tanker ships anchored in the ocean with Vancouver in the background. Then a heavy fog rolled in"
Perfect, said Peter Judge, the association's chief executive officer.
Learning to deal with the weather shifts on the north shore mountain is as important for the Canadian team as mastering a new jump for the aerials competition or finding a faster way to bust through the bumps on the mogul course, said Judge.
'It's exactly the psychological adversity we want them to face so they get used to dealing with those issues and it's not a problem for them,' Judge said Wednesday.
'Sometimes it's not what you want to do to go out and deal with these conditions but the event is going to happen and three people are going to stand on the podium. If you're not willing or ready or prepared to go out and deal with it, you won't be standing on the podium.'
Cypress Mountain will host both the freestyle competition and snowboard events at the 2010 Games. Freestyle skiing includes moguls and aerials.
During a two-hour period Wednesday the skies cleared enough to give skiers on Cypress Mountain a glimpse of tanker ships anchored in the ocean with Vancouver in the background. Then a heavy fog rolled in"
Campbell should back women's ski jumping
Campbell should back women's ski jumping: "The bandwagon is starting to sag under the weight of so many people hopping on to support women's ski jumping at the 2010 Olympics, the latest being B.C. Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen.
Too bad Hansen didn't jump on board a year ago when he could have grabbed the driver's seat instead of scrambling for a place at the back of the bus.
Hansen, the minister responsible for the Olympics, was copied a letter back in November 2006 from the Canadian women's ski-jumping team pleading for help to include their sport in the Games. Premier Gordon Campbell got a copy of the same letter."
Too bad Hansen didn't jump on board a year ago when he could have grabbed the driver's seat instead of scrambling for a place at the back of the bus.
Hansen, the minister responsible for the Olympics, was copied a letter back in November 2006 from the Canadian women's ski-jumping team pleading for help to include their sport in the Games. Premier Gordon Campbell got a copy of the same letter."
allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Country and Beijing 2008 (Page 1 of 1)
allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Country and Beijing 2008 (Page 1 of 1): "The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XXIX Olympiad, holds in Beijing, China, between August 8 and 24. Easily the world's biggest multi-sport event, success at the Olympics is seen as the pinnacle of an athlete's career.
So important is the Olympics in the international sports calendar that countries not only look forward to the quadrennial event, but strive to ensure that they enjoy a pride of place at the end of hostilities. Although, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) emphasizes participation rather than laurels, and does not in fact, publish a medals' table at the end of each competition, there is no doubt that countries are always eager to make the most of the platform provided by the Olympics.
Nigerians still recall with nostalgia, the golden exploits of Chioma Ajunwa and the Nwankwo Kanu-captained Dream Team in the long jump and football events of the Atlanta '96 Olympics. For once, Nigeria was not only the envy of the international community, but made news for the right reasons. It was a landmark achievement for a country which though richly endowed, has struggled to fulfil her potential."
So important is the Olympics in the international sports calendar that countries not only look forward to the quadrennial event, but strive to ensure that they enjoy a pride of place at the end of hostilities. Although, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) emphasizes participation rather than laurels, and does not in fact, publish a medals' table at the end of each competition, there is no doubt that countries are always eager to make the most of the platform provided by the Olympics.
Nigerians still recall with nostalgia, the golden exploits of Chioma Ajunwa and the Nwankwo Kanu-captained Dream Team in the long jump and football events of the Atlanta '96 Olympics. For once, Nigeria was not only the envy of the international community, but made news for the right reasons. It was a landmark achievement for a country which though richly endowed, has struggled to fulfil her potential."
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