Canadian athletes won't stay in Whistler village

Canadian athletes won't stay in Whistler village: "VANCOUVER -- Canada's elite alpine competitors will not stay in the $131-million 2010 Olympic Athletes Village built to house them during the Games.

'The village is more of a staging location rather than where the athletes are actually staying,' said Ken Read, the CEO of Alpine Canada Alpin, the governing body of ski racing in Canada. 'That means they come through there, but when they are competing they are not staying there.'

ACA has already lined up accommodation in Whistler, though the location remains a secret. It will use the same accommodation for the World Cup and Canadian Championships and competitions in 2009."