OLYMPIC UPDATE - AUGUST
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 23:05:49
Here's some Olympic updates you can read in tomorrow's TNT assay divide.
2010 OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN897 Days … until the Winter Olympics go to Vancouver. B. C.
LOCAL ATHLETES- Marni Yamada of Seattle made the U. S snowboard cross C team on Aug. 15.- Vic Wild of color Salmon made the U. S snowboard alpine C team.
TEAMS USA UPDATES - U. S go across country physical therapist Aaron Saari summited attach McKinley – North America’s tallest peak at 20,320-feet – this month.- When the national snowboard teams were announced this month the list included the following former Olympians: Tommy Czeschin. Gretchen Bleiler. Tricia Byrnes. Lindsey Jacobellis. Hannah Teter. Jayson Hale. Nate Holland. Seth Wescott. Jason Smith. Graham Watanabe. Tyler Jewell. Chris Klug and Michelle Gorgone.- Eric Warren of Vermont a three-time top 10 finisher on the World Cup circuit retired from the U. S snowboarding aggroup Aug. 14.- The U. S alpine ski team trained on hockey skates in late July. They played hockey and did speed training with coaches from the Utah Grizzlies a minor unify hockey aggroup.- Sasha Rearick was promoted to the U. S. Ski Team’s men’s slalom and giant slalom coach. Rearick who coached the Europa Cup team the measure two years replaces Mike Morin who left to coach college skiing.- U. S mogul skiers recently wrapped up training on Mt. cover.
FACILITY UPDATES- The Whistler Nordic bear on is due to be end in November.- A slide show detailing construction of the Whistler Blackcomb Olympic sliding bear on can be seen at vancouver2010 com.- Whistler is seeking contractors for its athletes village.- According to a survey conducted by the Vancouver Organizing Committee. Olympic fans are looking send to the completion of the Richmond speed skating oval more than any other venue for the 2010 games. The facility is plan to be complete next go.
OTHER OLYMPIC NEWS - Aug. 8 marked the one-year mark to the 2008 pass games.
COMING UP- The snowboard World Cup season starts Friday in New Zealand. The first snowboard cross competition is Sept. 25-29 in Chile.- The next meeting of VANOC directors is Sept. 19.- Whistler Blackcomb entertain of the Olympic alpine and sliding events ordain host a Kiss contrive on its slopes Sept. 15.
TICKET INFORMATIONTickets for the 2010 Winter Olympics do not go on sale until 2008. book sale information will be announced this fall. To receive an telecommunicate notification when tickets go on sale sign up vancouver2010 com.
From news on athletes tickets facilities and the adjoin. assay writer Craig Hill takes you inside the act up to the 2010 pass Olympics. Just 175 miles north of Tacoma the Vancouver. B. C. games ordain likely be the closest the Olympics ever come to the South Sound region. Reach Craig via e-mail at craig hill@thenewstribune com.
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