Olympic constructions in Vancouver

Speed is an essence of competitions, sports, achievements, the basic component of Olympic games where compete: skiers, skaters, hockey players and other athletes. To accept the Winter Olympic Games this year, in Vancouver and district already existing buildings have been modernized and the new are constructed.

Cypress Mountain it is located around the western Vancouver. Competitions on freestyle and a snowboard Here will take place. For Games the new system on manufacture of snow and the water tank, new zones for spectators and a path for a parallel slalom has been constructed. Building of two stadiums has begun in May, 2006. In November of 2009, the platform for freestyle became the first constructed Olympic object.

Competitions on hockey will take place on two platforms, in Canada Hockey Place and on University of British Columbia Thunderbird Arena. For Olympic games has been converted Thunderbird Winter Sport Complex. The arena for competitions has been altered, is constructed two new ice skating rinks, one of which will be used for the competitions, the second — for trainings.

Has been constructed Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre where competitions on curling will take place. The new arena from 6,000 spectator places and the adjoining akva-centre has been constructed.

Pacific Coliseum in Hastings Park

Competitions on figure skating and a short-track will take place in Pacific Coliseum in Hastings Park. Restoration works in park have begun in 1994 year. 16,000 spectator places have been replaced, the ice covering has been expanded to the international standard. For high-speed driving 400 metre track in a building by a total area of 33,750 sq.m. has been constructed.

Mounting skiing resort Whistler is considered one of the best in the world, Whistler annually receives 2 million visitors. Here to the Olympic Games descents have been converted, the additional system on snow manufacture has been constructed.

The Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park is a zone the area 2 sq.km., on which three separate stadiums are located. It has been constructed about 14 km. Internal lines for ski walking and two separate five-kilometre loops, in addition to 8 km of training tracks. On Blackcomb Mountain has been constructed The Whistler Sliding Centre.

The Whistler Sliding Centre

Rome does not apply for the Olympic Games 2016

Capital of Italy Rome has refused participation in struggle for right to accept summer Olympic games of 2016 after Sochi has acquired the right of carrying out of Winter Olympic games 2014.

Italians consider that after Olimpiad in London (2012) and Sochi (2014) following Games will be received, most likely, by a city representing the non-European country, informs AFP.

Olympic Rome

The main favourite on carrying out of the Olympic Games of 2016 considers now Chicago (USA). As to Rome now Italians plan to struggle for summer Games — 2020. "We will not hurry up and trifle money, and we will be prepared for Games of 2020", — the mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni in interview to local edition Corriere della Sera has underlined.

The international Olympic committee (IOC) will start to accept demands of the cities applying for carrying out of the Olympic Games 2020. I will notice that in 2009 Rome will accept the World championship by water kinds of sports, and in 2010 — superiority of a planet on volleyball.

Olympic stadium in Rome

France has chosen the candidate on the Olympic Games 2018

The French Olympic Committee has chosen the candidate on carrying out of winter Olympic games of 2018 small Alpine city Annecy. At voting Annecy has bypassed Nice and Grenoble.

Annecy it is located in the east of France, near to border with Switzerland. The city totals the little more than 50 thousand inhabitants.

Competitors in struggle for a title of Olympic capital 2018

Competitors Annecy in struggle for carrying out of Olimpiady-2018 will be: Munich, Reno-Tahoe, Tromse, and Phenchhan who applied for the winter Olympic Games 2010 and 2014.

Last time France accepted Olympic games in 1992 (Winter Olympic Games in Albertville). Paris applied for carrying out of the summer Olympic Games 2008 and 2012, but the choice in both cases became not in favour of the French capital.

Presentation preview trailer Annecy