Want to See an Event in Person? No tickets?!

It's not too late!

You have several options... first - beg your friend that spent many hours on at least one of the three previous ticket occasions attempting to secure their Olympic memories if you can join them! Two - check out a non-official ticket selling venue such as eBay or Craigslist.

Three - visit Vancouver2010.com and look at the following three options; Fan-to-Fan Marketplace, yes they're above face value, but they're genuine and guaranteed; Official Auctions, if you do the math the tickets are normally priced similar or even at cheaper prices than the Fan-to-Fan Marketplace prices; Day Of Ticket Releases, if there's time these will be online... but your better bet may be to show up early at the venue and keep your fingers crossed!

Hope you enjoy 2010!

It's come down to this... 0 days!

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Nearly seven years of preparation, countless hours of planning, hundreds of helicopter loads of snow and tonight the world gathers together to celebrate sport at the highest level.

Some 97 countries will be participating in the 21st Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver & Whistler. Some delegations will be no greater than a single athlete and flag bearer, some groups will have hundreds of competitors! But they will all strive to do their best and to make us proud.

Now is the time to join in the celebration of sport, to put our differences behind us, and to enjoy the an example of shining moments for the people of this place we call earth.

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Create your own Vectorial!

What's a Vectorial?! It's those crazy lights over the head of False Creek from the Downtown side on the Kits side that light up the night sky!

photo by Susan Gittins on flickr.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/susangittins/

Check it out and you can even create your own light show for all of Vancouver to see!

iPhone Apps for Vancouver 2010

It seems nowadays everyone has an iPhone app and that there truly is "an app for that!" The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games are no exception to that rule.

Vancouver 2010 :: This free app is the official Vancouver 2010 application put out by VANOC and is a location-aware schedule detailing more than 2,000 sport and cultural events taking place over the Olympic Games in Vancouver.

This FREE app is a location-aware schedule detailing more than 2,000 sport and cultural events taking place over 17 days between February 12 and 28, 2010.
Updated throughout the Games, the schedule adjusts to your time zone and works even without a data connection. Plan your Olympic experience by creating a personalized itinerary using Favourites. The app also includes real-time results for every sport as well as headlines, photos and twitter streams.

CTV Olympics :: The free app from the official Canadian broadcaster of the Olympic Winter Games is jam-packed with all sorts of useful features. Articles, athlete bios, photos, scheduling, blogging, and more. All features may not be available to those outside of Canada.

We cover up-to-the-minute headlines and news on every sport at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Stunning photo galleries with hundreds of spectacular photos, in-depth Canadian and International athlete profiles, venue information and the upcoming event schedule for the Games.

NBC Olympics :: The free app from the official US broadcaster of the Olympic Winter Games is stuffed with all sorts of useful features. Video, Articles, athlete bios, photos, scheduling, social media tie-ins, push notifications and more. All features may not be available to those outside of the United States. This app also requires the latest iPhone OS.

Experience the best of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games with the NBC Olympics app. Follow all the action with live real-time updates on every event from Vancouver. Check out NBC Olympics video clips and highlights, news stories for every sport, results & schedules, and updated medal counts. Plus, you can follow your favorite nations, sports and athletes on Facebook and Twitter -- all from your phone.

SportLogik :: Don't know the rules of all those winter Olympic games?! This app will tell you all the rules and regulations so you're in the know!

If you plan on watching the Winter Olympics and are not sure of the difference between Luge and Skeleton and maybe Curling is a total mystery, or you are having a friendly disagreement about the year the US Olympic Hockey team won the Olympic gold medal, we have the answers. For those more foreign sports, such as Australian Rules Football that you want to talk to your Aussie mates about, or its Cricket you want to talk over with all your Cricket following friends, we can help with these foreign relations problems as well.

Bonus :: Lonely Planet Guide to Vancouver :: This app, which would normally cost up to $15.99 to purchase, is free in honour of Vancouver 2010. It gives you a location-aware rundown of sights to see in Vancouver... when you're not cheering on your country

Get a bird’s eye view of ‘Vansterdam’ with Vancouver Travel Guide: The Sights. As this spectacular city gears up for the games there’s no better time to have all of its sights at your fingertips. From UBC Thunderbird Arena and the Pacific Coliseum, to the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Capilano Salmon Hatchery, we’ve listed over 70 things-to-see and where to see them. Zoom in on our location-aware maps to discover exactly where your next ‘must see spot’ is. Also included are our ‘landscape low-downs’ on just what makes this famously cool city, so hot right now.

Google Streetview on Whistler Mountains

The crazy video from the Google team shows you a whole new "street" view...

Here's one example of the Dave Murray Downhill, home of the 2010 Downhill Alpine events. More specific links on the Google Blog.

BBC Winter Olympics Ad

Whistler Tour

2010 Ticket Update! More Available Soon...

As VANOC finalizes the seating arrangements for media in the various Winter Olympic Venues they are coming up with an extra 50-200 seats on average.

This includes in-demand events and "it" items such as the Men's Gold Medal Ice Hockey game!

The catch this time is that they're won't be any official time that the tickets become available. Throughout this week, no exact time or date given, the available tickets will be posted, probably a sport or even match at a time.

The trick to getting your hands on these precious few tickets? Twitter. Or rather following, very closely I might add, the official tweeter of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games @2010Tweets, and have that mouse ready for some fast clicking.

Tip :: Make sure you're ticket account on Vancouver2010.com is ready to go prior to spotting those precious tweets to ensure you minimize time waste.

CTV Olympic's I Believe

City of Vancouver Tour

Video :: Athetes Village Tour

Cruise Ship Hotel Cancelled -- Alternative Options Still Available!!!

With only 9 days until the Opening Ceremonies more than 1000 guests are out-of-luck as Newwest Projects have cancelled the hiring of the Norwegian Cruise Line that they were renting out to 2010 visitors.

Refunds have apparently been issued, but that doesn't help the fact that more than 1000 guests are now having to scramble to find occupancy in an already tight market.

Fortunately, there are still many alternative options that can be explored such as staying in the homes or condos of private owners willing to vacate for the games.

For more than 100 listings including some large homes capable of housing up to 10 guests visit our listings page.