2 New 2010 Ticketing Opportunities @ 10AM

VANOC has just released two more amazing Olympic opportunities for 2010...

1) Figure Skating Training Sessions
Watch the world's best figure skating athletes practice at the Pacific Coliseum before they go head-to-head in competition. Tickets are only $30*, while supplies last.

Date / Time / Training Session

Feb 13 07:00–13:00 Pairs/Men
Feb 15 07:00–13:00 Men/Pairs
Feb 18 07:00–13:00 Men/Ice Dance
Feb 20 07:00–13:00 Ladies/Ice Dance
Feb 21 07:00–12:00 Ice Dance/Ladies
Feb 22 07:00–13:00 Ice Dance/Ladies
Feb 24 07:00–12:10 Ladies

Please note: use of training time is at the discretion of the athletes and their coaching staff. Athlete appearances are not guaranteed.

2) Paralympic Closing Ceremony
This unique, large-scale celebration will celebrate the world's greatest Paralympic athletes while capturing the spirit and personality of Whistler, British Columbia and Canada. The Paralympic Closing Ceremony will take place on March 21, 2010 at Whistler Medals Plaza, a beautiful outdoor venue in the heart of Whistler. Tickets are only $60*, while supplies last.

Purchase these online TODAY, starting at 10AM PST from Vancouver2010.com/tickets.

Paralympic Tickets Still Available

There is still 2010 Paralympic ticket availability on Vancouver2010.com!

Tickets start as low as about $15, so get them while they last!

These athletes are in many ways much more impressive than the athletes which participate in the Olympic games.

Paralympic Tickets on Sale TODAY!

In one hour tickets go on sale for the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games!

Get your tickets at Vancouver2010.com

Paralympic Tickets Available Tomorrow :: 10AM PST

Tomorrow, May 6 at 10AM PST is you're first chance to get tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

The tickets are much more reasonable than for the Olympic Games with athletes that are just as impressive.

Get your tickets here.

7-days Until Paralympic Tickets Available

In just seven days tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games will be available!

Paralympic athletes are the true heroes of the Olympic Games if you ask me. And if you don't believe me just watch this video from Canada's Rick Mercer:



For more Paralympic ticket info click here.

VANOC Paralympic Games Video

BC Proclaims Paralympic School Week

Paralympic School Week, Nov. 3-9, is a new and innovative program that will bring the spirit and the values of the Paralympic Movement to classrooms across Canada. The Vancouver 2010 Education Program aims to unite all 365 school districts across the country in this unique opportunity for K-12 students to learn about the Paralympic Movement which explores the significance of human interdependence, equity and fairness. The week also provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate wide-ranging examples of the achievements and successes of people with disabilities engaged in sport, culture or sustainability.

Read the entire press release here.

2010 Paralympic Tickets on Sale May 6, 2009

VANOC has announced when the tickets to the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games will go on sale: May 6, 2009. Mark your calendars.

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games

Paralympic Ticket Prices

Competition Schedule

Sullivan to Wheel Again

Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan first made headlines when receiving the Olympic flag in Turin in 2006 as he wheeled and waved the banner using a specially made mount attached to his motorized wheel chair. The mayor will get a free wheelin' opportunity again next month, this time on the other side of the Pacific.

The mayor, who was injured in a skiing accident at 19 years of age, is one of 10 Canadians that will be a part of a torch relay in China for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

The mayor will not be the sitting Vancouver mayor in during the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver & Whistler.

Bombardier Selected for Torch

The Canadian firm Bombardier, best known throughout the world for their transit systems and regional jet aircraft, has been selected to design and build the Olympic Torches that will be used in the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays.

The selected torch design will be unveiled early next year.

Twelve-thousand Canadians will carry the torch over 35,000 kilometres - the longest single-country relay - bringing it through up to 1,000 communities in over 100 days.

Source: CKNW AM 980