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February 2010 |
Fun Facts about the Winter OlympicsVancouver, British Columbia, is hosting the XXI Olympic Winter Games Feb. 12-28.  The Olympic Flame will be carried by 12,000 torchbearers. The torch relay, Oct. 30, 2009, through Feb. 12, 2010, will visit more than 1,000 communities throughout Canada. The Winter Games include 15 sports and 86 medal events. Approximately 2,500 athletes will compete. Alpine ski racers can reach speeds of more than 80 miles an hour. The youngest Olympic medalist in an individual event was U.S. athlete Scott Allen, who won a bronze medal in figure skating at the 1964 Games, two days before his 15th birthday. The oldest Winter Games medalist was Swede C.A.V. Kronlund. He won a silver medal in curling at the 1924 Games, when he was 59 years and 61 days old. Ticket prices for the opening ceremony are $175 to $1,100 (Canadian). For figure skating events, prices are $50 to $450. For ski jumping, they’re $80 to $210. A Canadian dollar is worth about 92 cents in U.S. dollars. Source: www.vancouver2010.com.
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