Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics -Feb 12-Feb 28, 2010-

[disneyDragon923]

^ you can make that 2 - 0, they just scored. Finally happy to be getting my hockey fix since I haven't watched any hockey since last week. Was starting to going through a withdraw

Lets Go Team USA!!!

[disneyDragon923]

YEA!!! 3 - 1 against Team Switzerland. That's one game down, more games to go. Team Norway is next. Lets Go Team USA!

[GummiBears_Rock]

hoooray! curling is finally here!!! i missed the men's (stupid class) but i'm watching th women's. they were winning, then tied, then winning, now they're losing by one. ok well i've only seen end 5 and so forth

[Barbossa]

And for Canada, it's the 2nd...

GOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!


Congrats to Maëlle Ricker for winning the women's snowboard cross!

[Barbossa]

I'm in the process of planning my trip for next week. It seems that there is so much to do I'll definitely not be able to see it all. I thought I'd post some helpful links if any of you are heading to Vancouver. These links are for the free events/live sites/celebration sites:

Vancouver Live City Sites (2 Sites)

Richmond O Zone

Surrey Celebration Site

also, this map will come in handy:

Events, venues and pavilions around Vancouver

Events List

And there is pin trading at the Edgewater Casino in the old Plaza of Nations across the street from BC Place Stadium, and at the Coca Cola Pin Trading Centre in The Bay downtown.

[sir clinksalot]

Canada 4 - Norway 0. 3rd quarter.

Can't wait until Canada and the USA play, although the USA will probably get beat.

[Barbossa]

Canada 4 - Norway 0. 3rd quarter.

Can't wait until Canada and the USA play, although the USA will probably get beat.

Excellent! There off to a good start. I hope they don't end up like in Torino. I wanted to pick up a Team Canada hockey jersey at The Bay, but all they have is small, and they're pricey too at $135!

Go Scotty Go!

[GummiBears_Rock]

Congrats to Maëlle Ricker for winning the women's snowboard cross!

but poor lindsey jacobellis.....

[SCUBAbe]

The Olympic coverage is horrible. Between the horrible conditions and the worst coverage ever ...this is my least favorite Olympics.

[Barbossa]

Music of the games:

This album is available at HMV and features music from the Opening Ceremonies:

Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Opening Ceremony Commemorative Album


Looking at the track list I realized the tracks are slightly out of order from the way that they were performed. So for you diehards that like to collect Olympic Games music, here is the correct list:

01. Fire On The Mountain – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra
02. O Canada – Nikki Yanofsky
03. Aboriginal Welcome – Singers and Drummers of Aboriginal Canada
04. Parade of Athletes – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra
05. Canadian Athletes – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra
06. Bang The Drum – Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado
07. Hymn To The North – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra feat. Donald Sutherland
08. Sacred Grove – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra feat. Donald Sutherland
09. Ordinary Miracle & Fantasy Ballet – Sarah McLachlan
10. Rhythms Of The Fall – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra plus Various
11. Who Has Seen The Wind – feat. Donald Sutherland
12. Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
13. Storm – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra
14. Peaks of Endeavour – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra
15. We Are More – Shane Koyczan
16. Hallelujah – k.d. lang*
17. Raising Of The Olympic Flag – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra
18. Olympic Anthem – Measha Bruggergosman
19. Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin – Garou*
20. The Olympic Flame – The Vancouver 2010 Orchestra

*Hallelujah available on k.d. lang’s album Hymns of the 49th Parallel
*Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin as performed by Garou will be available on the Closing Ceremony CD available March 1.

There may be one track missing. There was one track that was looped during the Parade of Athletes, in addition to the Parade of Athletes song. It was a First Nations chanting/singing song with a new age sounding beat. I believe this was not the Aboriginal Welcome song. I may be wrong though, anybody know for sure?

And for the Hockey fans, there is:

Canada's Hockey Anthems: Sound of Vancouver 2010


Track list is as follows:

First Period:
01. Naturally 7 – The Hockey Theme
02. Nickelback – Burn It To The Ground
03. The Tragically Hip – Fifty-Mission Cap
04. Stompin’ Tom Connors – The Hockey Song
05. KISS – Rock And Roll All Night
06. Tom Cochrane & Red Rider – Big League
07. Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe

Second Period:
08. 2 Unlimited – Get Ready For This
09. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
10. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
11. Quiet Riot – Come On Feel The Noize
12. Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
13. Billy Talent – Nothing To Lose
14. Trooper – Raise A Little Hell

Third Period:
15. Great Big Sea – Helmethead
16. Barenaked Ladies – If I Had A $1,000,000
17. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up
18. Tag Team – Whoomp! There It Is
19. Europe – The Final Countdown
20. Steam – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Overtime:
21. Alan Frew & Stephan Moccio – Free To Be (Canada’s Song)
22. Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills

And coming on March 1: Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Closing Ceremony Commemorative Album.

Also available in stores like Walmart and on Amazon:

I Believe (The Official CTV Olympic Song)


Track list:
1. I Believe (English Version) performed by Nikki Yanofsky
2. I Believe (French Version) performed by Annie Villeneuve
3. I Believe (Instrumental Version) performed by Stephan Moccio
Video list
1. In The Studio with Nikki Yanofsky
2. Behind The Scenes with Annie Villeneuve
3. The Making of I Believe with Stephan Moccio

[GummiBears_Rock]

so me and my dad are watching the men's figure skating, and there's a belgium guy in skeleton costume, and my dad mention that the music sounds a LOT like fantasmic or fantasia (i think he's confused) can anyone confirm this for me cause i've never seen fantasia and i've only seen fantasmic like 3 times in my life

[Barbossa]

Interesting story coming from women's Luge:
Luger Aya Yasuda disqualified for missing weight - Fourth-Place Medal - 2010 Olympics Blog - Yahoo! Sports

And how about that Canadian Men's Hockey Team? 8-0! Woohoo! Keep it up boys! Don't fail us like you did in Torino.

Go Scotty Go!

[GummiBears_Rock]

oh i read about that luger, that really really really really really sucks.

[Barbossa]

Colbert meets 'ice-holes' face-to-face

By: The Canadian Press
Date: Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010 3:15 PM PT

It seems we're no longer "ice-holes."

American comic Stephen Colbert has been poking fun at Canadians in the lead up to the Winter Games but the talk show host now says Canadians are "friendly and very easy to pander to."

Full article on CTV BC with video and pics: Colbert meets 'ice-holes' face-to-face - CTV British Columbia

[Barbossa]

I added another Olympic Games music album that's available in stores to this post:
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics -Feb 12-Feb 28, 2010-

It's the single I Believe, the official CTV Olympic song.

I also added links to helpful posts in the OP of this thread.

And, I'm getting a little bit more excited for my trip to Vancouver. I'm actually heading down there after work on Saturday, so I'll have an extra full day (Sunday) to explore stuff around the downtown core. Hopefully I won't get stuck in mobs of people coming out of GM Place after Hockey games when I go onto the Skytrain.

And I want to say congrats to Lindsey Vonn for winning the downhill. That was one heck of a run! I guess that ankle didn't hurt that much afterall.

And I just noticed we got another silver! 500 meters women's short track skating. Congrats Marianne St-Gelais.