U.S. Olympic Team selected

[legalskier]

Nine veterans, thirteen newcomers.
"I would predict she [Vonn] would win a gold medal or two or three or four or five in Vancouver," said Billy Kidd, who won silver in the slalom at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. "This is not another Olympics. This is her Olympics. This is her chance to show what she could've done in Torino."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oly_ski_...pY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDYm9kZW1pbGxlcm1h

Vonn, Miller, Mancuso, Ligety...not bad, not bad at all!

 

[dmc]

Do they have snow in Vancouver yet?

PSyched to watch...

 

[Warp Daddy]

no real surprises there -- pretty fair team

 

[legalskier]

Do they have snow in Vancouver yet?

PSyched to watch...

This was in today's email:


"WITH RECORD 9.9 M (32 FT) OF SNOWFALL, WHISTLER BLACKCOMB IS GAMES-READY AND SET TO WELCOME THE WORLD

As the finishing touches are being applied to the Olympic venues, Whistler Blackcomb is celebrating a record 9.9 metres or 32.5 feet of snowfall to date this season. As the snow base hovers around the 3-metre or 10-feet mark, the well-known resort, located two hours north of Vancouver, is Games-ready and set to welcome the world in just two weeks.

Deep snow at Whistler Blackcomb is nothing new, but getting so close to the average annual snowfall of 10.13 metres or 33 feet so early in the season is very unique. In fact, this is the first time that Whistler Blackcomb has received this amount of snow by the end of January, dating back to when snow reporting began in 1979/80. The prior record was set in the 2006/07 season when 9.45 metres or 31 feet of snow fell by January 31.
View snow and weather stats.

"There is a very strong sense of anticipation and excitement throughout the resort right now as we prepare to open our doors to the world," says Dave Brownlie, President and Chief Operating Officer of Whistler Blackcomb. "The resort is looking its best and the snow conditions on the mountains are incredible. We received great feedback from course inspectors last week, and the men's and women's courses are now fully in the hands of Olympic Organizing Committee."

Whistler Blackcomb remains 90% open throughout the Games with base access via the Whistler Village Gondola, Fitzsimmons Express, Excalibur Gondola and Wizard Express. Although the Creekside Gondola will be closed February 1 to March 1, a ski-out will remain available via Peak to Creek. For those who don't have tickets to Creekside events, mountain guests can watch some of the Alpine Skiing action via course-side viewing pods, free with a lift ticket."

 

[mondeo]

This was in today's email:


"WITH RECORD 9.9 M (32 FT) OF SNOWFALL, WHISTLER BLACKCOMB IS GAMES-READY AND SET TO WELCOME THE WORLD

As the finishing touches are being applied to the Olympic venues, Whistler Blackcomb is celebrating a record 9.9 metres or 32.5 feet of snowfall to date this season. As the snow base hovers around the 3-metre or 10-feet mark, the well-known resort, located two hours north of Vancouver, is Games-ready and set to welcome the world in just two weeks.

Deep snow at Whistler Blackcomb is nothing new, but getting so close to the average annual snowfall of 10.13 metres or 33 feet so early in the season is very unique. In fact, this is the first time that Whistler Blackcomb has received this amount of snow by the end of January, dating back to when snow reporting began in 1979/80. The prior record was set in the 2006/07 season when 9.45 metres or 31 feet of snow fell by January 31.
View snow and weather stats.

"There is a very strong sense of anticipation and excitement throughout the resort right now as we prepare to open our doors to the world," says Dave Brownlie, President and Chief Operating Officer of Whistler Blackcomb. "The resort is looking its best and the snow conditions on the mountains are incredible. We received great feedback from course inspectors last week, and the men's and women's courses are now fully in the hands of Olympic Organizing Committee."

Whistler Blackcomb remains 90% open throughout the Games with base access via the Whistler Village Gondola, Fitzsimmons Express, Excalibur Gondola and Wizard Express. Although the Creekside Gondola will be closed February 1 to March 1, a ski-out will remain available via Peak to Creek. For those who don't have tickets to Creekside events, mountain guests can watch some of the Alpine Skiing action via course-side viewing pods, free with a lift ticket."

But do they have snow in Vancouver?

http://www.lfpress.com/sports/vancouver2010/news/2010/01/29/12658311-sun.html

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Plenty of snow at Whistler but at Cypress Mt. which is at a lower elevation where some snowboard events will happen has no snow....300 truckloads of snow brought in so far, helecopter drops and the floor of the halfpipe will be made of straw with a layer of snow. Doubt Vancouver has snow, Crocs are okay :lol:

 

[mondeo]

Plenty of snow at Whistler but at Cypress Mt. which is at a lower elevation where some snowboard events will happen has no snow....300 truckloads of snow brought in so far, helecopter drops and the floor of the halfpipe will be made of straw with a layer of snow. Doubt Vancouver has snow, Crocs are okay :lol:

And freestyle and nordic skiing.

 

[legalskier]

Olympics schedule

Whether the snow will be natural or carted in, here is a link to the schedule of events:

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-schedule-results/