17 Days

Factoid of the day: Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the International Olympic Committee, was president of the I.O.C. from 1925 until he died in 1937 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was buried in Lausanne, Switzerland but his heart was buried — as requested in his will — in a monument near the ruins of Olympia, Greece.

The 2010 Winter Olympics will take place over 17 days, starting in 17 days (duh) on Friday, February 12, with the Opening Ceremonies. The Closing Ceremonies will take place on Sunday, February 28.

Germany's Andre Lange is the man to beat in bobsled at the upcoming Winter Olympics. He's won three Olympic gold medals and holds the record for most Olympic and World medals in bobsled with a total of 17.

Bob Costas will host the 2010 Winter Olympics, his ninth on NBC. I am including this as the third stat, since I'm not sure if this is true or not, but Costas may or may not have won 17 Sports Emmy awards. Anyone want to do some fact finding? He may have more than that by now.