Vancouver Olympics organising chief John Furlong has admitted that the global recession affected the Winter Games “in every way you can imagine”... More >
The Canadian Government will increase funding for elite athletes after the host country’s record 14 golds at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The Government will contribut...More>
Eurosport has announced that 120 million people watched its TV coverage of the Winter Olympics, while its website attracted 23 million visitors – double the number it pulled f...More>
Munich 2018 chief executive Willy Bogner believes the success of the German team at the Vancouver Games, combined with massive television audiences at home, will have boosted ...More>
Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini has blamed the country’s winter sports federations for Italy’s disappointing performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has told the country’s Olympic officials to resign or be sacked after a dismal performance at the Winter Games in Vancouver.
Russia, for s...More>
Samsung has extended its sponsorship of the Paralympic movement to include the forthcoming Winter Games in Vancouver.
The electronics giant, which became a Paralympic spons...More>
Korea's strong performance at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games could boost PyeongChang's chances of hosting the 2018 event, bid officials believe.
Korea finished fifth in...More>
London 2012 organisers have said they learned many things from a “memorable” Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The event faced its fair share of problems but the London Organis...More>
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has praised Vancouver 2010, saying he has never seen a city “embrace” the Winter Olympics so warmly.
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The International Olympic Committee has estimated that half the world’s population – about 3.5 billion people – will have watched at least some of the Vancouver Winter Games b...More>
Vancouver 2010 organisers have agreed licensing deals with three companies working on projects to commemorate the Games.
EMI Music Canada will produce a CD featuring music ...More>
Organisers of the Vancouver Winter Olympics have slammed the British media for what they believe is unfair criticism of the event.
The Games have been hit by the death of G...More>
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called for the world to respect the ‘Olympic Truce’ and urged all warring countries to cease hostilities for the duration of the Winter Ga...More>
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights for the Vancouver Winter Olympics to Canal 22 in Mexico.
Canal 22 has acquired non-exclusive free-to-...More>
