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One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics

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China Defence Today Forum > China Defense & Military > Members' Club Room One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics User Name Save? Password China Defence Today Forum Register Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read Members' Club Room Tired of military discussion? Grab a drink and put your feet up and time to relax! Introduce yourself and make new friends here! DefenceTalk Military Pictures Valiant Shield 2006 General China_Army_Other Great Georgia Airshow Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes 02-12-2009   #1 Pointblank Senior Member   Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,308 One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics 1 year to go till the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver! Kicking off the 1 year countdown, the official Olympic torch: And the official Torch Relay Uniform: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...announced.html Quote: 2010 Olympic torch relay designs unveiled Announcement marks one-year countdown to the Games Last Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2009 | 12:32 PM PT Comments36Recommend25 CBC Sports The Olympic torch and the official torchbearers' uniforms were unveiled Thursday morning in Whistler.The Olympic torch and the official torchbearers' uniforms were unveiled Thursday morning in Whistler. (CBC) The 2010 Olympic torch and relay uniforms were unveiled by the first two torchbearers in Whistler Thursday, a year to the day before the Games begin. Dressed in the mostly white tracksuits, Vancouver resident Patricia Moreno, 18, and Regina resident Caleb Taylor, 35, held the all-white Olympic torch aloft in their red-gloved hands in front of a crowd of onlookers at a special celebration marking the run-up to the Games. The swooping design of the nearly one-metre long torch is meant to reflect the lines of a skier's turns carved in the snow and the undulating beauty of Canada's winter landscape, Olympic officials said. The torch was engineered and designed by Olympic sponsor Bombardier to withstand the challenging conditions it will encounter along the 45,000-kilometre relay route through 1,000 communities, they said. The torch design for the 2010 Winter Olympics was inspired by the lines carved into the snow by skiers and the undulating beauty of the snowy Canadian landscape.The torch design for the 2010 Winter Olympics was inspired by the lines carved into the snow by skiers and the undulating beauty of the snowy Canadian landscape. (VANOC) The relay will begin in October before arriving in Vancouver in February 2010. It will travel from the mild climate of Vancouver Island to the bone-chilling Arctic cold of Canadian Forces Station Alert located less than 900 kilometres from the North Pole. Twelve-thousand torches will be manufactured — one for every torchbearer taking part in the relay — to withstand the range of conditions they are expected to face, including temperatures ranging from -50 C to 40 C and rain, snow and wind. The torchbearers' uniforms were designed by Canadian fashion designers Vivienne Lu and Tu Ly for the Hudson's Bay Company. They include a white jacket accented with bright bursts of blue and green on the jacket's left arm, pullover pants, toque and knitted red mittens. The first official torchbearers were selected by the relay sponsors, Coca-Cola and RBC. Moreno plays a leadership role in her community and is dedicated to youth sports programs. Taylor coaches with Regina's Outdoor Hockey League, a groups that give inner-city youth a chance to participate in organized hockey. "This is a thrill of a lifetime. There are no other words to describe how I feel," Taylor said. "I am truly honoured to bring the Olympic spirit to my city, my community and the kids I care so much about." RBC officials said there are more than 2,000 Olympic torchbearer opportunities and any Canadian 13 years of age or older can apply through the company's website to enter. Torch Relay Video: http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/torc...zg9/index.html   02-13-2009   #2 Spike Member   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 133 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Hooray go us!   02-13-2009   #3 bladerunner Senior Member     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Queenstown/Melbourne Posts: 1,204 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Apart from the Luge events and that free for all ice speed event, the Winter Olympics does'nt smoke my tyres.   02-16-2009   #4 Gollevainen Super Moderator     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: I aint no stranger, been this place before... Posts: 4,518 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Quote: Apart from the Luge events and that free for all ice speed event, the Winter Olympics does'nt smoke my tyres. Yeah but thats just becouse you're a silly southerner... __________________ Ooh, your custard pie, yeah, sweet and nice When you cut it, mama, save me a slice ...and you can have your slice at: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.   02-16-2009   #5 bladerunner Senior Member     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Queenstown/Melbourne Posts: 1,204 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Quote: Originally Posted by Gollevainen Yeah but thats just becouse you're a silly southerner... I southerner I may be but it sure snows alot in this southern place   02-16-2009   #6 Gollevainen Super Moderator     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: I aint no stranger, been this place before... Posts: 4,518 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics then up you go and get your skiis out of your garage and start getting into the feeling... __________________ Ooh, your custard pie, yeah, sweet and nice When you cut it, mama, save me a slice ...and you can have your slice at: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.   02-16-2009   #7 Skorzeny Member   Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Finally an Olympic that we norwegians like, not that silly running around in the heat thingy :-)   02-16-2009   #8 bladerunner Senior Member     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Queenstown/Melbourne Posts: 1,204 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics To each his own, gives you a chance to bag a decent haul of medals   02-16-2009   #9 bladerunner Senior Member     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Queenstown/Melbourne Posts: 1,204 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics So Schnapps is just used to fortify yourself against the cold when you come tearing down the ski jumps or luge then?   02-16-2009   #10 Skorzeny Member   Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics "Krieg ist krieg und schnapps ist schnapps". :-)   02-16-2009   #11 bladerunner Senior Member     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Queenstown/Melbourne Posts: 1,204 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Quote: Originally Posted by Skorzeny "Krieg ist krieg und schnapps ist schnapps". :-) He Mann wohne ich in Neuseeland, warum Sie unter Verwendung Deutsch sind?   02-17-2009   #12 Gollevainen Super Moderator     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: I aint no stranger, been this place before... Posts: 4,518 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Quote: Finally an Olympic that we norwegians like, not that silly running around in the heat thingy :-) Well you did beat us in the Javeling throwing last summer...but it's payback time in Vancover!!! __________________ Ooh, your custard pie, yeah, sweet and nice When you cut it, mama, save me a slice ...and you can have your slice at: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.   02-17-2009   #13 Skorzeny Member   Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Quote: Originally Posted by bladerunner He Mann wohne ich in Neuseeland, warum Sie unter Verwendung Deutsch sind? I wrote it in german, because its a german saying :-) There is allways time for schnapps, but I wouldn`t recommend it before going downhill   02-17-2009   #14 Skorzeny Member   Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics Quote: Originally Posted by Gollevainen Well you did beat us in the Javeling throwing last summer...but it's payback time in Vancover!!! Cant really see that happening Hopefully Bjørndalen stayes in shape, and the russian stayes of the drugs Javelin has a kinda viking-ish theme to it, so along with rowing its one of the few events we have a small chance during the puny summer olympics.   4 Weeks Ago   #15 Pointblank Senior Member   Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,308 Re: One Year Countdown for the XXI Winter Olympics 4 days left on the clock till the 2010 Games, and here's some more videos related to the Games: I Believe - CTV's anthem during their Canadian Olympic-related broadcasts. 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