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Winter olympic 2010 Vancouver
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March 4, 2010
Kim Yu-na in Whirlwind Tour of Korea
Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu-na left for Toronto on Wednesday with her coach Brian Orser after a two-day trip to Korea. Kim joined a farewell event for the national Olympic team in Taeneung Training Center on Wednesday morning and then went to Cheong Wa Dae with other athletes for lunch with President Lee Myung-bak.
Kim YU Na 'entertained' by South Korea President Lee Myung-bak.
In a press conference at Incheon International Airport just before her departure, Kim said, "Since my junior years, I often thought my career as an athlete would be over after the Vancouver Olympics. But as my career progressed, I also thought about continuing to compete. I'm going to think about it more once I come back to Korea after the World Championships."
Kim denied she has any plans to go into show business.
If Kim can defend her title in Turin, Italy on March 27-29, she will have a perfect finish to her season. "Rather than being ambitious about the score, I would like to relax and enjoy my game. I'm sure I'll be able to do it because the Olympics have boosted my confidence," she said.
But while Kim seems relaxed, Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada already has her eye on the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. "The Vancouver Olympics was a step towards Sochi. I feel that four years go by so quickly. I will put my silver medal in a place where I can always see," Asada said. She confessed to thinking about her jumps combination. "Even if Kim retires, the record remains, so I would like to try hard to beat her record as soon as possible," she said.
If Asada, who gained 205 points in the Olympics, is to approach Kim's 228 points, she will need not only a triple axel but also a combination with higher base value.
[email protected] / Mar. 04, 2010
The eyes... they look like a family.
South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, center, poses with his wife Kim Yoo-ok and women's figure skating gold medallist Kim Yu-na, right, after receiving Kim's autobiography during a luncheon meeting with the South Korean Olympic team, at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the X Paralympic Winter Games, will be celebrated in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia between March 12 to March 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony will take place in BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia.
olympics fire light in athens.
paraolympics light in an campfire. it is as sacred as lighting from a cigarette butt.
olympics fire light in athens.
paraolympics light in an campfire. it is as sacred as lighting from a cigarette butt.
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Thu Mar 04, 2010
By Chris Chase
After the Olympics, what happens to Vancouver's athlete's village?
One week ago, 2,760 athletes lived in the new, $1.1 billion condominium complex on the banks of Vancouver's False Creek. Today the 1,100 residences in the athlete's village -- what will happen to them now that the Winter Games are over?
First, the buildings aren't yet done hosting Olympic athletes. The Paralympic Games begin next Friday in Vancouver and the athlete's village will host the smaller contingent of participants during the 10 days of competition.
Once that ends, the Vancouver Olympic Committee will hand the complex over to the city government, which will then turn the condos into luxury apartments available to the public. The restaurants, shops, community centers and medical buildings will be converted into restaurants, fitness centers and commercial space. By 2020, the goal is to have more than 10,000 people living in the False Creek area.
That may be a lofty goal though. The depressed real estate market has marred the village project since its inception and threatens to hinder plans for the future. It was built on city-owned land by a developer who was supposed to privately finance the venture and then convert it to luxury condos after the Games, paying the city for the property. But then the credit crisis hit -- Vancouver was particularly vulnerable -- and the city had to provide a $434 million bailout to the developers. In all, Vancouver spent about $1 billion in costs on the athlete's village.
Since the government became so invested in the project, some are using the opportunity to pressure officials to turn the village into mix-market rate and subsidized housing. There had been plans to offer at least 250 affordable housing units following the Games.
VANOC will turn over the property to the city of Vancouver on April 7.
By Chris Chase
After the Olympics, what happens to Vancouver's athlete's village?
One week ago, 2,760 athletes lived in the new, $1.1 billion condominium complex on the banks of Vancouver's False Creek. Today the 1,100 residences in the athlete's village -- what will happen to them now that the Winter Games are over?
First, the buildings aren't yet done hosting Olympic athletes. The Paralympic Games begin next Friday in Vancouver and the athlete's village will host the smaller contingent of participants during the 10 days of competition.
Once that ends, the Vancouver Olympic Committee will hand the complex over to the city government, which will then turn the condos into luxury apartments available to the public. The restaurants, shops, community centers and medical buildings will be converted into restaurants, fitness centers and commercial space. By 2020, the goal is to have more than 10,000 people living in the False Creek area.
That may be a lofty goal though. The depressed real estate market has marred the village project since its inception and threatens to hinder plans for the future. It was built on city-owned land by a developer who was supposed to privately finance the venture and then convert it to luxury condos after the Games, paying the city for the property. But then the credit crisis hit -- Vancouver was particularly vulnerable -- and the city had to provide a $434 million bailout to the developers. In all, Vancouver spent about $1 billion in costs on the athlete's village.
Since the government became so invested in the project, some are using the opportunity to pressure officials to turn the village into mix-market rate and subsidized housing. There had been plans to offer at least 250 affordable housing units following the Games.
VANOC will turn over the property to the city of Vancouver on April 7.
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