Yay, the XXth Olympic Winter Games are getting real close now!

[Redleg]

Anyone who's going to watch some of the events in real life or on TV??
I wont be able to see any of the events in real life, but seeing them live on TV is ok enough for me..

I'm unfortunatelly going away on a small exercise from tomorrow until saturday so I'll not be able to see the opening ceremony... :-|

http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html

GENERAL FACTS AND FIGURES

• 84 medals will be given over a period of 17 days.

• 2,600 athletes and 2,500 officials from 82 National Olympic Committees will be housed in 3 Olympic Villages: Torino, Bardonecchia and Sestriere.

• Seven sports will be presented: Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating, Skiing

• Eight competition sites: Bardonecchia, Pinerolo, Pragelato, Cesana-Pariol, Cesana-San Sicario, Sauze d'Oulx, Sestriere, Torino, joined by 2 training centres at: Claviere and Torre Pellice

• 650 judges and referees will participate in the Games.

• 10,000 journalists and media operators are expected to cover the Games.

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/torino/index_uk.asp


Competition Schedule:
http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/gare_e_programma/calendario.html



LET THE GAMES BEGIN! :cheers:

 

[Missileer]

My Wife will let me watch the skiing and bobsledding if I watch the figure skating with her so she can give me a blow by blow account as we watch it. Actually, I'm pulling for Michelle Kwan to get the gold since this will probably be her last chance at it.

 

[Italian Guy]

Anyone need a room?

 

[Redleg]

Anyone need a room?

If you can help me with a plane ticket and a few days off from work then I'll be there in less than a day..

 

[Fox]

GO USA!!! :horsie: :horsie:

 

[Redleg]

Biathlon: Silver and Bronze to Norway in the first Olympic medal event..

Feb 11 2006
SAN SICARIO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - German biathlete Michael Greis won the opening gold medal of the Turin Winter Olympics after a near-perfect performance in the men's 20-kilometre individual race on Saturday.

The 29-year-old missed just one of his 20 targets on the shooting range to clinch his first Olympic title with a combined time of 54 minutes 23.0 seconds.

Norwegian five-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen had to settle for second place, 16 seconds behind Greis, after missing a target in each of his first two shooting sessions.

Bjorndalen's 36-year-old team mate Halvard Hanevold produced a powerful finish to take the bronze -- a further 52.9 seconds back,
http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/news/news_eng160533.html

 

[Italian Guy]

If you can help me with a plane ticket and a few days off from work then I'll be there in less than a day..

I can work the ticket thing out, but I'm afraid I can't do much to get you some days off :firedevi: .