Today is the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. These Olympic Games are being held in Vancouver / Whistler. Many of the Olympic venues will be used during Barebones this coming July 9 - 14.
For the last two weeks cross-country skiers have been training at Lost Lake park – venue for the first Barebones race. Whistler Village, site of the second Barebones race, is filled up with press, officials, athletes, spectators. The alpine skiers have been doing their practice runs on Whistler Mountain, site of the fourth Barebones race and mountain-top barbeque. The Vancouver Athlete’s Village is close to Stanley Park, site of the fifth Barebones race. And tomorrow the Olympic hockey tournament gets under way at the University of British Columbia, site of the sixth and final Barebones race.
As an Olympic Special, Barebones registration is now open and until the closing ceremonies are done, there is a small 5% discount on the price of an ‘all-inclusive’ entry.
Enjoy the watching the Olympics, and we look forward to welcoming you to Whistler / Vancouver in five short months from now.
From this morning's Whistler Olympic Hotsheet:
Overheard...
“The majesty of the mountains, the glacier lakes and the clearest blue sky in the world
made Whistler one of the best locations I have ever experienced.”
Diane Smith, SI Swimsuit Senior Editor on shooting in Whistler for the largest magazine circulation in the world.
Wow, it must be a really mild winter if they're doing the SI swimsuit shoot.
SportIdent has a swimsuit shoot?
Barebones 2010 takes place this summer in Vancouver & Whistler (July 9 – 14). Registration opened less than a week ago and already there are 21 entries. In the familiar Olympic medal standings format, here is the Barebones registrations by country:
Canada - 9
Norway – 7
USA – 3
Australia - 1
United Kingdom – 1
Remember there is a small 5% discount off the full entry fee until the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Games.
www.barebones.ca
Olympic Games end in a couple of days, and so will the Barebones special pricing.
Thanks to everyone that is registered already - a great crowd is expected, based on these updated standings:
Canada - 30
USA - 10
Norway - 9
Australia - 6
Finland - 4
United Kingdom - 3
Sweden - 2