The BC Liberal government is launching a series of opportunities to help give kids a chance to experience sport events and activities at Olympic and Paralympic venues and training centres in the lead up to the 2010 Winter Games.
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In this installment of his public service series “Street Meet: Meeting People On The Street”, Scott Stephenson goes coastal, all the way to Vancouver, British Columbia, to join the residents in their pre-Olympic euphoria as they prepare for the 2010 Winter Games. Believe in the dreams of your dreams!
Duration : 0:3:42
Jun
29
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Wii/DS Video Game Teaser Trailer in HD (Vancouver 2010)
Posted in canada 2010
The legends of video gaming return in their second head-to-head battle in Olympic competition, this time though it is the Winter Olympics at Vancouver, Canada where Mario, Sonic and friends will bid to be the winners of gold.
Coming late 2009 to Nintendo Wii and DS.
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Jan Hudec (born August 19, 1981 in Sumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a Canadian alpine skier. On February 11, 2007, he won the silver medal in downhill at the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden. In the November of the same year he won his first World cup victory, a downhill in Lake Louise.
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Updated Mon. Jan. 5 2009 11:00 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Canadians will “fall in love” with the personalities of their 2010 Olympic athletes as they learn more about their drive, their passion and their commitment to sport, says the president of Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium (comprised of CTV Globemedia and Rogers Communications).
“Our athletes are poised for success, they’re so strong and we want to make them household names,” Keith Pelley, consortium president told CTV’s Canada AM on Monday, when describing the face of the new advertising campaign that seeks to introduce these athletes into Canadian households in the coming weeks and months.
“We want you fall in love with them way before February 2010.”
The BELIEVE ads, which are airing on CTV now, are narrated by veteran actor Donald Sutherland and are set to the music of Howard Shore — the Oscar-winning composer who wrote the music for the acclaimed Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Their theme is for Canadians to believe in their amateur athletes and the ads tell the stories of how these athletes build their lives around their Olympic dreams.
One of the new ads, which aired on Canada AM on Monday, tells the story of downhill skier Jan Hudec — a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian athlete who “trains eight hours a day, 11 months a year because no Canadian has ever won gold on Canadian soil.”
In the ad, Hudec, 27, speaks directly to viewers, telling them about what life Canada has brought him as well as his own Olympic dream.
“I believe in Vancouver, I could be the first,” Hudec says. “Do you believe?”
Hudec’s ad is one of the first to hit the airwaves, along with a profile of Mellisa Hollingsworth, who won bronze in skeleton in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
Next up will be spots on Canadian figure skating champion Patrick Chan as well as Team Canada forward Gillian Apps, a member of Canada’s top women’s hockey squad when it won gold in 2006.
At least a dozen ads will be broadcast.
Pelley said the ads are only the first step the consortium will take to promote Canada’s amateur athletes — and presumed future medal winners — prior to the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
“This is like phase one of six phases to really build the profile of the athletes, to really believe that these games can link the country together,” he told Canada AM.
Pelley predicted that “2010 is going to be the biggest thing that this country has seen.”
The BELIEVE campaign will also produce a number of short IDs that will highlight the names of 15 athletes along with their sport, in order to raise their individual profiles with viewers prior to the start of the games.
Speed skaters Jeremy Wotherspoon and Denny Morrison, figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, alpine skiers Eric Guay and Britt Janyk, freestyle skier Jenn Heil, skeleton racer Jon Montgomery and snowboarder Maelle Ricker are among the athletes to be included in the BELIEVE IDs.
The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be held in Vancouver from Feb. 12-28, 2010.
Video credit: CTV
No copyright infringement intended.
CTV and Rogers are the Official Canadian Broadcasters of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium invites Canadians to BELIEVE in the magic of the Olympic Games.
Duration : 0:1:2
Jun
11
Aljazeera News Counts Down One-Year To The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
Posted in 2010 olympic
Sportworld’s Brendan Connor heads to spectacular Vancouver, Canada to check on the preparations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Video credit: Aljazeera English
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For more information on the XXI Olympic Winter Games, visit http://www.vancouver2010.com
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Jun
11
Mario & Sonic at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games (E3 Trailer, HD)
Posted in vancouver 2010
The rivalry of Team Mario and Team Sonic explodes in an all new winter sports competition — Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™. Developed exclusively for the Wii™ video game system and the Nintendo DS™ system, this sports party game is a follow-up to the smash hit Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games™. This game will allow players to take to the snow and ice of Vancouver and Whistler, Host Cities of the 2010 Winter Games, and test their Olympic Spirit in competitive events through their favorite Mario and Sonic characters. With an ortment of new challenging Dream Events and surprises from the world of Mario and Sonic, the stage is set for a winter Olympic experience like no other. Grab your Wii™ Remote/Nunchuk, Nintendo DS™ and Wii Balance Board™, and get ready to go for gold!
FEATURES:
A multitude of events: Prepare to compete in the Olympic Games with your friends and family! Compete in real Olympic events along with over-the-top Dream Events offer surprising objects and new character-specific moves. Sharpen your team-playing skills with new simultaneous cooperative play on the Wii and get your fill of head-to-head rivalry in the popular competitive events on both the Wii and DS.
Choose from an ortment of Mario and Sonic characters: Players can choose from their favorite Mario and Sonic characters, including Luigi, Tails, Yoshi, and Knuckles, each with unique movements and stats. A few new faces, including Donkey Kong and Metal Sonic, have also been added to the teams!
Intuitive controls and full use of hardware:
º Wii: Players are challenged to perform a variety of movements using intuitive controls on the Wii Remote/Nunchuk and Wii Balance Board as they simulate real-life movements, and skate, ski and snowboard their way to glory. Single, multi-player and co-op offer fun for players of all ages!
º DS: Intuitive and accessible gameplay mechanics use the stylus, buttons and D-pad. Wi-Fi ranking and wireless functionalities add to the single and multi-player fun! Download events from a single cart for multiplayer fun anytime, anywhere.
Wii modes of play: Compete in single events in the individual mode and team mode, or challenge your friends to an entire Olympic competition! A new “Festival Mode” also allow players to experience the full campaign (single and multi-player). This includes new “boss” competitions against unique Mario and Sonic characters.
New DS-exclusive “Adventure Tours”: Developed for the DS audience in mind, not only can a user enjoy a single player Olympic Winter Games sporting experience, but a new in-depth story mode also awaits! This promises the player an exciting adventure filled with diverse missions, boss encounters and a chance to save the 2010 Winter Games.
Video credit: SEGA
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Vancouver invites the world for the XXI Olympic Winter Games!
Duration : 0:1:23
Vancouver 2010 is an open invitation for everyone to share in the Olympic and Paralympic journey, to find and step up to their own podium. It is about creating everyday champions, every day.
Video Credit: VANOC
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Visit http://www.vancouver2010.com to learn more about the 21st Olympic Winter Games.
Vancouver Invites You To Be Part of the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Experience.
Duration : 0:3:54
Miga the Sea Bear : Miga is a snowboarding sea bear inspired by the legends of the Pacific Northwest First Nations tales of orca whales that transform into bears when they arrive on land. Part Spirit Bear, a rare white bear unique to BC, Miga’s outgoing spirit and high energy draw her to action and adventure.
Quatchi the Sasquatch : Quatchi, a shy and gentle giant, is a sasquatch; a popular figure in local native legends of the Pacific West Coast. The sasquatch reminds us of the mystery and wonder that exists in the natural world. Although Quatchi loves all winter sports, he’s especially fond of hockey and dreams of becoming a world-famous goalie.
Sumi the Thunderbird : Sumi is an animal spirit who wears the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the mighty thunderbird and runs on the furry legs of the black bear. With a name that is derived from the Salish word sumesh meaning guardian spirit, Sumi is passionate about the environment and is a fan of all Paralympic sports.
Mukmuk the Marmot : Mukmuk is a small and friendly Vancouver Island marmot who always supports and cheers loudly for his friends during games and races. Mukmuk, the mascot sidekick, is considered an honourary member of the team and enjoys surprising his friends by popping up on occasion to share in the spirit and fun of the Games. Mukmuk gets his name from the word muckamuck, Chinook jargon for food, because he loves to eat when he’s not playing with his mascot friends.
Duration : 0:6:39
A CHALLENGE AND A PROMISE
Own the Podium 2010 is a challenge to our nation to step up and show the world its very best. It is an unprecedented commitment to Canadian winter sport that spans virtually every discipline and region. It is a promise to our athletes that they will have solid support from training ground to finish line. And it is a bold statement of purpose, setting the highest possible standard for performance on the worlds most demanding stage.
Launched in January 2005, Own the Podium 2010 is a national sport technical initiative designed to help Canadas winter athletes win the most number of medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and to place in the top three nations (gold medal count) at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
The initiative is a collaborative effort supported by all of Canadas winter national sport organizations (NSOs) and the major winter sport funding partners, including Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), the Calgary Olympic Development ociation (CODA), the Government of British Columbia, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), and several of VANOCs corporate sponsors.
Canadians want to Own the Podium in 2010!
Learn more about this initiative at http://www.ownthepodium2010.com
Video Credit: Own the Podium 2010
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Vancouver Invites You To Be Part of the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Experience.
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David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) of Australia, has been selected as Executive Producer for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Ceremonies.
Their experience includes:
- Opening & Closing Ceremonies of the Doha 2006 Asian Games
- Handover Ceremony of Melbourne 2006 at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
- Declaration Ceremony of the Independence of East Timor, 2002
- Opening & Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
- Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies Fireworks Harbour Spectacular
- Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks Harbour Spectacular, 1996-2001
Video Credit: David Atkins Enterprises
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Visit http://www.dae.com.au/
Vancouver Invites You To Be Part of the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Experience.
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