Thursday, November 19, 2009

85 Days

How do I get my face on an airplane? I suppose winning 5 Olympic medals in short track speed skating like Apolo Ohno did certainly couldn't hurt. (And neither could winning Dancing with the Stars.) Ohno won gold and silver in 2002 in Salt Lake City and gold and two bronze medals in 2006 in Turino. He's currently tied with speed skater Eric Heiden (although Heiden's 5 medals are all gold and came in one Olympics in 1980 in Lake Placid, NY). With one more medal in 2010, he could become America's most decorated winter Olympian. Check out the plane:
http://stuckattheairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Alaska-Air-Apolo-Ono.jpg

I'm sure all of you have already sent in your designs for the ski goggles contest (see 91 Days). Well here's another contest for you creative folks. Design a ski helmet to be worn by two-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/lindseys-helmet/

Top speed that can be reached on a luge: 85 mph

Rather than build a new international size hockey rink on which Olympic hockey games are normally played (which measures 200 ft x 98.5 ft), the men's and women's hockey events at the 2010 Winter Olympics will take place on an NHL size rink at the home of the Vancouver Canucks. NHL rinks are a bit more narrow, measuring 200 ft x 85 ft. Not only did this save the construction costs, but it will allow about 35,000 more spectators at the hockey games.
http://tripatlas.com/2010_Winter_Olympics

85% of tickets for the 2010 Winter Paralympics are $20 or less, in order to create an affordable way to share in the Olympic spirit. The 2010 Paralympic Games will take place in Vancouver on March 12. Five events will take place: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, wheelchair curling and ice sledge hockey.
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/vancouver-2010-paralympic-winter-games-tickets-on-sale-may-6--2009--prices-start-at-$10_53386rF.html

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