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Winter Olympics - 2010 Vancouver Olympic Skiing

Winter Olympics 2010 - Vancouver, Canada

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2010 Winter Olympic Games

The XXI Winter Olympics take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in February, 2010. The Winter Olympics will start with the Opening Ceremony on February 12 and end on February 28.

Olympic skiing events include alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super G, and super combined), freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined, which incorporates ski jumping and cross country skiing.

Winter Olympics - Vancouver 2010

Olympic Skiing Venues
The men's and women's Alpine ski races - Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Super Combined - will take place at Whistler Blackcomb Resort, specifically on Whistler Mountain, about 70 miles from Vancouver.

For all the Nordic events - cross country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and Nordic combined - the Whistler Olympic Park will be the host venue.

Freestyle skiing competition will be held at Cypress Mountain.

Winter Olympics Skiing Events
Here's an overview of each Olympic skiing event, including competition details and scoring.

Winter Olympic Skiing Schedules

Olympic Skiing Competitors

On The Road to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
The 2010 Audi Alpine FIS Ski World Cup racing season beginning October 24 - 25, 2009 is the road leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Alpine Races at the Whistler Blackcomb venues.

Winter Olympic Skiing Preview
Who is going to medal at the Vancouver Olympics? Here's a preview of the top 2010 Winter Olympic ski racing contenders, along with insight from the U.S. Ski Team on what's going to happen in Olympic skiing.

Who's Going to Win at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics?

Alpine Ski Racing Analysis
An analysis of the 2009 World Cup alpine ski racing season by event.

Freestyle Ski Competition Analysis

Cross Country Skiing Competition Analysis

Nordic Combined Competition Analysis

Olympic Skiing News
Vancouver Olympic news, announcements, events, and updates.

Winter Olympic Skiing History

Skiing Highlights in the History of the Olympic Games

Explore Skiing

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