Общая пресса по ОИ -2010 || General news about OG 2010

Зимние Олимпийские игры 2010 в Ванкувере || Winter Olympic games 2010 in Vancouver

Общая пресса по ОИ -2010 || General news about OG 2010

Postby cekoni » 24 Aug 2009, 07:59

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Figure Skating Schedule and (future) Results
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-fi ... e-results/
February 14, 2010 16:30 - Pairs Short Program
February 15, 2010 17:00 - Pairs Free Skating + Medal Event
February 16, 2010 16:15 - Men Short Program
February 18, 2010 17:00 - Men Free Skating + Medal Event
February 19, 2010 16:45 - Ice Dance - Compulsory Dance
February 21, 2010 16:15 - Ice Dance - Original Dance
February 22, 2010 16:45 - Ice Dance - Free Dance + Medal Event
February 23, 2010 16:30 - Ladies Short Program
February 25, 2010 17:00 - Ladies Free Skating + Medal Event
February 27, 2010 16:30 - Exhibition Gala

Расписание соревнований по фигурному катанию на Олимпиаде-2010
Дата и время начала выступлений – московские
(thanks to Antares)
15 февраля, 3:30. Спортивные пары. Короткая программа
16 февраля, 4:00. Спортивные пары. Произвольная программа
17 февраля, 3:15. Мужчины. Короткая программа
19 февраля, 4:00. Мужчины. Произвольная программа
20 февраля, 3:45. Танцевальные дуэты. Обязательный танец
22 февраля, 3:15. Танцевальные дуэты. Оригинальный танец
23 февраля, 3:45. Танцевальные дуэты. Произвольный танец
24 февраля, 3:30. Женщины. Короткая программа
26 февраля, 4:00. Женщины. Произвольная программа
28 февраля, 3:30. Показательные выступления

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html (find your local time :mi_ga_et: )

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Olympic News
http://www.livesport.ru/games2010/figureskating/
http://olymp2010.rian.ru/figskating2010/
http://www.eurosport.ru/olympic-games/v ... uver.shtml
http://olympics.thestar.com/
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/
http://www.examiner.com/Vancouver2010

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http://www.examiner.com/x-20118-Figure-Ska...-sight-Part-One
August 22, Figure Skating Examiner, Jackie Wong

Any dark horses in sight? (Part One)

Dark horses are rare during Olympic seasons. The favorites often use the three years prior to hone and polish their skills in order to peak for the ultimate prize in the sport, making them even more difficult to beat when the time comes.

In the recent Olympics, almost all of the skaters who stood on the podium had been in the top five at one or more of the previous World Championships. The notable exceptions were the bronze medalists in Sarajevo in 1984 – Jozef Sabovcik was 6th at the 1983 Worlds, Kira Ivanova was 12th at the 1981 Worlds, and pairs team Selezneva and Makarov and dance team Klimova and Ponomarenko had not competed in any Worlds prior to 1984.

Perhaps the most surprise medalist for American audiences was Paul Wylie in 1992, who had not finished higher than 9th at any World Championships. Wylie put together two of the best skates of his life to finish second to Viktor Petrenko. Also, one could argue that Philippe Candeloro was somewhat unknown before he won bronze in Lillehammer, but even he had finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships.

While it is hard to imagine that a dark horse medalist will emerge in Vancouver six months from now, here is a look at the most-likely-to’s who have the potential to make it happen.

Ladies

The ladies’ event is filled with talent and depth, and it will be quite a task for someone to spoil the Kim-Asada-Rochette-Ando party.

Russia’s Alena Leonova competed on the senior level last year. After winning the Junior World Championships ahead of 2007 champion Caroline Zhang [Corrected from "defending champion Rachael Flatt" thanks to skatefan], she hit the senior Worlds with full force. She had a bubbly and carefree demeanor that was reminiscent of a young Irina Slutskaya, and with two strong performances, finished 7th overall.

Another dark horse could be one of the young American ladies who dominated the junior level in recent years. Zhang, Mirai Nagasu, and Ashley Wagner all have the technical potential to compete with the top ladies in the world, and Rachael Flatt finished 5th in her debut at Worlds earlier this year. They have all had a few years since their junior success to add maturity to their skating. But with Sasha Cohen making a comeback, it is possible that only one of them will make it on the Olympic team.


http://www.examiner.com/x-20118-Figure-Ska...-sight-Part-Two

Any dark horses in sight? (Part Two)

Men

U.S. Champion Jeremy Abbott peaked too soon last year when he defeated the best in the world in the Grand Prix Final, only to turn in two inconsistent performances at Worlds to finish 11th. He has already proven to be a favorite of international judges and it would not be a surprise if he finds himself in the medal hunt.

Two-time Italian Champion Samuel Contesti jumped and charmed his way to a 5th place finish at the 2009 Worlds. He was a virtual unknown prior to 2009. With his charisma and crowd-pleasing programs, he could very well be the Philippe Candeloro of the 2010 Olympics.

Last season, Japan’s Takahiko Kozuka emerged from the shadows of his more accomplished teammates, Daisuke Takahashi and Nobunari Oda, finishing 6th at the 2009 Worlds. He is technically sound and consistent. And if he can add the wow factor to his programs, he could contend for a medal as well.

Others to watch: Kazakhstan’s Denis Ten and Belgium’s perennial underachiever Kevin Van Der Perren.


http://www.examiner.com/x-20118-Figure-Ska...ight-Part-Three

Any dark horses in sight? (Part Three)

Pairs


2007 World Junior Champions Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker have all the skills and charm to challenge for a medal with the best in the world, but they have had trouble consistently putting together clean programs in their first two seasons on the senior level.

Seeking a fresh voice, McLaughlin and Brubaker turned to John Nicks as their new coach. If Nicks is able to inject some consistency in the pair, they could become the first American pair to win an Olympic medal since Watson and Oppegard in 1988.

Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Craig Buntin teamed up two years ago and hit the ground running. Their results have been solid, but not spectacular, finishing 6th and 8th at the last two World Championships. Buntin had finished as high as 5th at Worlds with his previous partner, Valerie Marcoux.

However, in order for either team to ascend to the medal stand, their Program Component Scores (PCS) will have to improve to rival those of the top pairs. Both teams have a solid foundation in their skating and it could be argued that their PCS are relatively lower because they are still new in the eyes of the judges.


http://www.examiner.com/x-20118-Figure-Ska...sight-Part-Four

Any dark horses in sight? (Part Four)

Ice Dance


Traditionally, ice dancing had been the event in which it took years of competition for an ice dance team to ascend to the top. Although the ISU Judging System has resulted in more movement in the ice dancing ranks than before, immediate upward mobility is still difficult to achieve.

Of the four disciplines, ice dancing is the one that will least likely see a medalist that has seemingly emerged out of nowhere. Instead, a “dark horse” in ice dancing may end up being a team that has steadily moved up in the past two years and was just off the podium at the most recent World Championships.

U.S. Champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White are the most likely of these teams to make that leap to the podium. They are coming off of a breakthrough season, in which they beat 2008 World Silver Medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to win the Four Continents Championships. They narrowly missed the podium and finished 4th at the 2009 Worlds, after placing 7th and 6th the previous two years. The free dance has always been their strongest dance, and if they can make improvements on their compulsory dance, a medal would not be out of their reach.

French Champions Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat have also been on the rise in recent years. They were 18th in Torino in 2006 and they ascended to 5th at Worlds earlier this year. With their countrymen and 2008 World Champions Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder intention to come back from surgery (and Delobel's pregnancy), the motivation to defeat them could be the impetus for another jump in the standings for Pechalat and Bourzat.
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Re: 2010 Зимние Олимпийские Игры || 2010 Winter Olympics Games

Postby cekoni » 31 Aug 2009, 06:03

http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/a...s/47243062.html
08.06.2009. By Joe Millican - Abbotsford News

The Russians are coming!

Having dominated the history of Olympic figure skating and won more medals than any other nation, the Russian team has confirmed that it will call Abbotsford home immediately before the start of the 2010 Winter Games.

The Russian Figure Skating Federation announced late last week that its men’s, pairs and ice dance teams will use Abbotsford Recreation Centre (ARC) as their Olympic training facility from Feb. 3 to 17 next year.

The Russian skaters are the first Olympians to announce they will base themselves in Abbotsford, and according to Tourism Abbotsford spokeswoman Allison Longshore, it is a major sporting coup for B.C.’s fifth-largest city.

“This is an opportunity to showcase our community to the world and will open even more doors for more [Olympic] events,” said Longshore. “I am pretty sure it is going to be quite spectacular, watching them train in our back yard.”

The country of Russia – including the Soviet Union and a unified Soviet team in 1992 – boasts the most successful figure skating team in Olympic history with 49 medals altogether.

Last fall, the B.C. Speed Skating Association pitched ARC to the U.S. Chinese, Korean, Italian and Japanese speed skating teams. The group has yet to hear back.

While it has not yet been established how much access the public will have to the figure skaters during their stay in Abbotsford, Mark Taylor, the City of Abbotsford’s head of parks and recreation, expects there to be ample opportunities.

The city has already arranged to stage an Olympic live site at ARC, said Taylor. That will see a tent city built in the parking lot around ARC, he said, while the public will be able to gather and watch Olympic events on a number of big screens inside the facility.

Lisa Gruban, the president of the Abbotsford Skating Club, said having the Russian team in Abbotsford will allow the public and group’s couple of hundred members to see some “fantastic skaters.”

“I think it’s an absolutely fantastic opportunity [for club members] to see athletes of that calibre training in their beloved sport,” she said. “It’s perhaps the only opportunity these kids might otherwise get.”

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http://www.canada.com/sports/2010wintergam...7653/story.html
09.06.2009. bconstantineau@vancouversun.com
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Russians to train in Abbotsford

Most of Russia's figure skating team will train at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre before competing at the 2010 Olympics next year.

Russian pairs, ice dancers and men's singles skaters will practise on the facility's Olympic-sized ice surface from Feb. 3 to Feb. 17, while women's singles skaters will train elsewhere.

Tourism Abbotsford sales and marketing manager Allison Longshore said the training sessions should have a direct economic impact of $56,000 -- including spending on accommodation, food and beverages. The figure excludes air travel costs and the ice will be provided to the Russians free of charge.

"It's not just the economic value -- it puts us on the international map for sport hosting," Longshore said.

Russian skaters and coaches will stay at the Ramada Plaza & Conference Centre, located near the recreation centre, and will likely participate in local "meet and greet" events during the training camp. Men's and pairs skaters will train in Abbotsford from Feb. 3-11. The ice dancers will train Feb. 11-17.

The Russians wanted to train on Olympic-sized ice and there are just three in the Lower Mainland -- in Abbotsford, Port Moody and Surrey.

The Fraser Valley city will try to get more international figure skating and speed skating teams to train on its big ice surface before the Games, Longshore said. The demand is expected to increase late this year after qualifying events determine who will compete in the 2010 Olympics.

Several B.C. communities have attracted international teams for pre-Olympic training camps. Cross-country and biathlon teams from Canada, France, Sweden, China, Croatia and New Zealand will train on Mount Washington, while Silver Star will host cross-country teams from Russia, Norway and Finland. The Austrian men's and women's alpine ski teams will train at Sun Peaks near Kamloops.
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http://www2.canada.com/abbotsfordtimes/ ... ee6a0dd8cd
Cam Tucker, The Times, Published: Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Russian skating VP takes a tour of Abby
Olympic athletes will train at local ice rink


With less than six months to go before the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler, Russian Figure Skating Federation vice-president Sergey Kononykhin touched down in Abbotsford last Tuesday to catch a glimpse of the city's facilities that his skaters will use in February.

Accompanied by manager of sales and marketing for Tourism Abbotsford Allison Longshore and Christina Vugteveen with the City of Abbotsford, Kononykhin said he was "very happy" with the facilities he had seen so far, including the Abbotsford Recreation Centre, where the Russian figure skaters will be able to practise on a regulation ice surface in preparation for the Olympics.

"I have seen very good facilities and I think that it will be very good organizing camp here," Kononykhin said on Wednesday.

The two hosts and their guests also visited with the kitchen staff at the Ramada Hotel in Abbotsford where the team will be staying to co-ordinate with the staff.

The food Kononykhin said he would prefer his athletes to have is the same diet they would have in Russia, and this, Kononykhin hopes, will help give his team the competitive edge.

"We would definitely like to have results in the competition," he said.

Much of the talk on Wednesday focused on the facilities the Russian figure skating team will have, but Kononykhin took the time to reflect on his overall reflection of the city, despite having spent just a brief time here.

"I have been to many other places in your beautiful country . . . but I am sure that Abbotsford is one of the best places in Canada," said Kononykhin.

Longshore added that the Russian figure skating team will all be staying in the hotel and will not be open to billeting possibilities in the community.

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Tourism Abbotsford marketing diretor Allison Longshore, left, welcomed Russian Figure Skating Federation vice-president Sergey Kononykhin to the city last week. The figure skating team will stay in Abbotsford in February and train at a local rink to prepare for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Re: 2010 Зимние Олимпийские Игры || 2010 Winter Olympics Games

Postby cekoni » 23 Sep 2009, 13:47

http://www.rg.ru/2009/09/22/kononyhin-site.html
22.09.2009.

Шансы могут быть и золотыми

О том, что ждет на Олимпийских играх в Ванкувере наших фигуристов рассказывает вице-президент Федерации фигурного катания России, судья международной категории Сергей Кононыхин

- Российская газета: Знаю, Сергей Николаевич, что на днях вернулись из Ванкувера, где расставляли все точки над "i".
- Сергей Кононыхин: И расставили. Федерация фигурного катания на коньках планирует провести заключительный этап подготовки российских фигуристов к Олимпийским играм 2010 года в Ванкувере, непосредственно в Канаде. Это очень важно: надо адаптироваться к климатическим условиям, привыкнуть к 11-часовой разнице во времени. Все это требует серьезной перестройки организма. И мы уже сейчас определили место для этого решающего сбора.

- РГ: Надеюсь, неподалеку от Ванкувера?
- Кононыхин: Есть в 50 милях от него небольшой тихий городок Эбботсфорд. В нем 160 тысяч жителей и очень хорошая спортивная инфраструктура. А в распоряжении наших спортсменов будет предоставлен спортивный комплекс, который включает в себя большие разминочные залы, бассейн и, естественно, каток. Причем каток этот один из немногих в Канаде имеет полнометражный олимпийский размер - 30 на 60 метров.

- РГ: Обычно катки там для нас узковатые.
- Кононыхин: И, как понимаете, наличие именно такого катка очень существенно, особенно для представителей парного катания и танцев на льду, которые будут там перед самыми Играми тренироваться. Лед выделяется для нас в самое удобное время. Я встречался со многими представителями общины города Эбботсфорда, включая и мэра. Они к нашему приезду относятся с интересом, обещают проявить внимание.

- РГ: Только б не возникло проблем с языком.
- Кононыхин: Не должно. В городе - университет, в котором учатся и студенты из бывших республик Советского Союза. Волонтеры из их числа изъявили желание помочь и опекать наших спортсменов. Думаю, те условия, в которых будут готовиться наши фигуристы, должны создать хороший фон - и эмоциональный, и физический - для их, надеюсь, успешного выступления на Олимпиаде.

- РГ: А где будут жить наши?
- Кононыхин: Условия для проживания очень хорошие. Это гостиница "Рамада", с руководством которой мы тоже встречались.

- РГ: И на какое намечен первый заезд?
- Кононыхин: Первый заезд - 31 января. Первыми приедут спортивные пары, поскольку 13 февраля они открывают выступление фигуристов на Олимпиаде короткой программой. Затем подъедут представители мужского одиночного катания, за ними - танцоры и, наконец, женщины. Итак, если заезд 31-го, то сначала тренировки в городке, а 11-го февраля группа парного катания, за два дня до старта, переезжает в Олимпийскую деревню. И точно также - все остальные группы выезжают в Ванкувер за два дня до старта.

- РГ: Хватит времени, чтобы освоиться и на олимпийском катке?
- Кононыхин: Этого абсолютно достаточно. К сожалению, пока еще нет окончательного расписания тренировок олимпийского турнира непосредственно в Ванкувере. Но по опыту многих прошлых Олимпийских игр этого достаточно для двух дней полноценных тренировок.

- РГ: Понятно, будет такой вот челночный заезд.
- Кононыхин: Если с пересадками, то дорога до Ванкувера довольно долгая и утомительная. Но, полагаю, вся олимпийская команда полетит чартерными рейсами до Ванкувера. А от него и до Эбботсфорда близко, хотя и в этом городе есть аэродром.

- РГ: И еще вопрос. Мы провели c вами два вечера, наблюдая за прокатами членов олимпийской сборной. Что вам понравилось, что нет?
- Кононыхин: Поскольку я, как и вы, видел контрольные прокаты, которые проходили ранее на учебно-спортивной базе в Новогорске, то самое главное, это то, что практически у всех наших фигуристов - положительная динамика. На первом этапе мне было важно понять рисунок программы. В меньшей степени мы видели тогда стабильное исполнение сложных элементов. А сегодня я вижу, что наши ведущие фигуристы уже как бы вписали все свои сложные элементы в композиционную канву программы, что, в общем, внушает мне определенный оптимизм.

- РГ: А нельзя ли напоследок короткий олимпийский прогноз от Сергея Кононыхина?
- Кононыхин: Олимпийский прогноз? Прогнозировать окончательный результат я не берусь. Но то, что мы будем бороться за золотую медаль в танцах на льду - это совершенно очевидно. Я думаю, что мы также будем бороться за медали в парном катании. И , видя, как готовится сейчас Женя Плющенко, я полагаю, что у него тоже очень высокие шансы. Серьезные высокие олимпийские шансы. В принципе, видя то, как он готовится, они могут быть и золотые.
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Re: 2010 Зимние Олимпийские Игры || 2010 Winter Olympics Games

Postby cekoni » 29 Sep 2009, 09:47

INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION - Communication No. 1589
(pdf): http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=1565

Draw for Judges for the Olympic Games (Жеребьевка судей на ОИ) :plush47: :hi_hi_hi:

Men
SP: BEL, CZE, FRA, ITA, JPN, POL, SLO, UKR, USA
LP: CAN, RUS, SVK, SWE + 5 randomly drawn from the 9 assigned to the SP.


Ladies
SP: FRA, GBR, GER, JPN, KOR, RUS, SUI, SVK, USA
LP: AUT, CAN, FIN, POL + 5 randomly drawn from the 9 assigned to the SP.

Pairs
SP: CAN, CHN, FRA, GBR, GER, RUS, SUI, UKR, USA
LP: EST, ISR, ITA, POL + 5 randomly drawn from the 9 assigned to the SP.

Dance
CD: AZE, CAN, GER, ITA, JPN, LTU, RUS, UKR, USA
OD: FRA, GBR, HUN, ISR + 5 randomly drawn from the 9 assigned to the CD.
FD: randomly drawn from the all assigned 13 judges (На произвольный танец жеребьевка из всех 13 судей)

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... and: Final list of Members (countries) qualified for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, after Worlds and Nebelhorn Trophy :mi_ga_et:
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Postby cekoni » 29 Sep 2009, 09:51

http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2009/09/a_3267015.shtml
— 28.09.09 - ТЕКСТ: Борис Ходоровский

Соперники Плющенко уже известны

На завершившемся в Германии турнире Nebelhorn Trophy окончательно определился состав участников Олимпиады-2010 в Ванкувере в соревнованиях по фигурному катанию. Свой первый старт после возвращения в любительский спорт выиграл чемпион мира 2005 года швейцарец Стефан Ламбиель, завоевавший олимпийскую лицензию.


В соревнованиях по фигурному катанию в Ванкувере примут участие по 30 одиночников в мужских и женских турнирах, 20 спортивных пар и 24 танцевальных. Система отбора на Игры достаточно демократична: по 24 лицензии у одиночников, 16 у спортивных пар и 19 у танцевальных разыгрываются на предшествующем олимпийскому сезону чемпионате мира. Остальные непосредственно в олимпийский сезон – на одном из традиционных турниров по выбору Международного союза конькобежцев (ISU). Перед Турином в качестве такового был выбран Мемориал Вольфганга Шварца в Вене, перед Ванкувером – традиционные соревнования в баварском курортном местечке Оберстдорфе.

На ЧМ-2009 в Лос-Анджелесе российская сборная завоевала по две путевки в Ванкувер в мужских и женских соревнованиях и по три в парных.

Соответственно, в Оберстдорфе наши участники уже не могли повлиять на распределение олимпийских лицензий. Как и представители других стран, выбравших свою квоту в Лос-Анджелесе. Зато фигуристы из КНДР, которые на протяжении нескольких лет игнорировали чемпионаты мира, в олимпийский сезон проявляют себя. Вот и в Оберстдорфе занявший 11 место Сонг Чол Ри сделал подарок любимому руководителю Ким Чен Иру и всем северокорейским болельщикам.

Кроме него путевки в Ванкувер завоевали представители Австрии, Германии, Румынии и Финляндии. Шестая, а точнее, первая по счету досталась победившему на Nebelhorn Trophy швейцарцу Стефану Ламбиелю.

Чемпион мира 2005 года и серебряный призер Олимпиады-2006 на год уходил из любительского спорта, но уже весной нынешнего года объявил о своем возвращении. Учитывая, что другой швейцарский фигурист, Джамал Отман, крайне неудачно выступил на ЧМ-2009, Ламбиелю пришлось добывать для себя путевку в Ванкувер на отборочном турнире.

С этой задачей фигурист справился, играючи.

Заодно Ламбиель обкатал свои новые программы на серьезном международном старте. С набранной в Оберстдорфе суммой баллов - 232,36 швейцарец был бы четвертым на последнем чемпионате мира. Учитывая, что сезон только начинается, результат вполне приличный.

Правда, на недавнем Кубке Санкт-Петербурга вернувшийся в любительский спорт Евгений Плющенко набрал 259,14 балла. Больше, чем на Олимпиаде в Турине. Даже сам олимпийский чемпион признал, что российские судьи зря оказывают ему медвежью услугу, завышая оценки при прокатах с падением.

Вот только соревноваться на серьезном международном уровне Плющенко не спешит. Не поедет олимпийский чемпион на турнир Finlandia Trophy, который состоится в начале октября в пригороде Хельсинки. Да и об участии в этапе Кубка России в Перми тренер фигуриста Алексей Мишин в телефонном разговоре с корреспондентом «Газеты.Ru» высказался очень осторожно.


Между тем, претенденты на медали Ванкувера стремятся обкатать свои олимпийские программы на серьезных стартах. В Оберстдорфе состоялся первый выход на публику трехкратных чемпионов мира Алены Савченко и Робина Шолковы, победивших в соревнованиях спортивных пар с большим отрывом.

Тренер немецких фигуристов Инго Штойер выставил на Nebelhorn Trophy и вторую свою пару, украинцев Татьяну Волосожар и Станислава Морозова, занявших второе место. Хотя им совершенно не требовалось добывать олимпийскую лицензию. В этом виде программы недостающие путевки забронировали дуэты из Швейцарии, Эстонии, Польши и Италии.

Турнир танцевальных пар в Оберстдорфе выиграли американцы Мэрил Дэвис и Чарли Уайт. Перед ними тоже стояла задача обкатать новые программы, а пять олимпийских лицензий добыли для своих стран представители Китая, Чехии, Венгрии, Эстонии и Грузии.

У женщин на Nebelhorn Trophy было разыграно не шесть, а семь путевок в Ванкувер. По итогам ЧМ-2009 грузинка Элене Гедеванишвили завоевала для своей страны два места, но второй фигуристки в Грузии просто нет. Вот и повезло израильтянке Тамар Катц, которая так же, как и Гедеванишвили, живет и тренируется в Америке. По итогам турнира Катц заняла 7-е место среди соискателей олимпийских путевок, но поедет в Ванкувер. Если, конечно, выиграет национальный отбор. Кроме нее путевки на Игры получили представительницы Венгрии, Словении, Австрии, Испании, Китая и Бельгии.

Если отрешиться от олимпийских страстей, то нельзя не отметить отличное выступление в Оберстдорфе юного московского фигуриста Ивана Третьякова, ученика Марины Селицкой.

Превысив гроссмейстерский рубеж в 200 баллов, Третьяков занял 2-е место в соревнованиях мужчин, уступив лишь Ламбиелю. Конкуренция на чемпионате России не только Сергею Воронову, но и самому Плющенко обеспечена.
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Re: 2010 Зимние Олимпийские Игры || 2010 Winter Olympics Games

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cekoni wrote:INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION - Communication No. 1589
(pdf): http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=1565
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... and: Final list of Members (countries) qualified for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, after Worlds and Nebelhorn Trophy :mi_ga_et:

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Olympic figure skating spots determined

After the conclusion of the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, the designated qualifying event for the Vancouver Olympics, the remaining spots have been determined for all four disciplines based on skaters’ placements at the competition. In both the men’s and ladies’ events, six spots were up for grabs. There were four spots for pairs and five spots for ice dance.

There was one twist, however, when the Georgian Figure Skating Federation announced that they would only be using one of their two qualified spots in the ladies’ event. The country that placed seventh at Nebelhorn in the ladies’ event out of those who had not qualified received the spot that Georgia gave up. Therefore, Israel, as a result of Tamar Katz’s finish at Nebelhorn, receives the final berth to the 2010 Olympic Games.

Below are the countries that earned spots for the Olympics:

MEN
- Japan, United States (3 each)
- Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia (2 each)
- Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine (1 each)

LADIES
- Japan (3)
- Canada, Finland, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, United States (2 each)
- Austria, Belgium, China, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey (1 each)

PAIRS
- China, Russia (3 each)
- Canada, Germany, Ukraine, United States (2 each)
- Estonia, France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Switzerland (1 each)

ICE DANCE
- Russia, United States (3 each)
- Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy (2 each)
- China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Ukraine (1 each)
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by Lindsay DeWall - U.S. Olympic Committee ((719) 866-4529)

Russian and United States Olympic Committees Sign Sport Cooperation Agreement

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The United States and Russia, two of the most successful sporting nations in the world, signed a sport cooperation agreement on Saturday in Copenhagen, Denmark, promoting friendship and understanding between the two countries.

The agreement was signed by the presidents of both National Olympic Committees – U.S. Olympic Committee President Larry Probst and Russian NOC President Leonid Tyagachev – at the Bella Center in Copenhagen during the Olympic Congress.

Also present at the signing ceremony from Russia was Alexander Jukov, Deputy Prime Minister; Teimuraz Ramiashvili, Russian Ambassador to Denmark; Viktor Khotochkin, NOC 1st Vice President; Vladimir Vasin, NOC Vice President; and Leonid Miroshnichenko, Deputy Secretary General. Attending from the USOC were Stephanie Streeter, Acting Secretary General; Norman Bellingham, Chief Operating Officer; Robert Fasulo, Chief of International Relations; Carolina Bayon, Director of International Cooperation and Policy; and Dragomir Cioroslan, Director of International Development and Strategies.

“Russia has made very important contributions to the Olympic Movement and this agreement underlines the USOC's determination to continue to work together with our international counterparts to strengthen the Olympic Movement,” Probst said. “From the performances of our athletes on the field of play, to our coaching and administration systems, to the organization of the Olympic Games, our countries have a lot to learn from each other, and we look forward to working together with our Russian friends to support our mutual development and goals."

"This agreement between the U.S. and Russian Olympic Committees will contribute to the advancement of our NOCs and their development, but also to the betterment of sport in the world," Tyagachev said. "America is a friend of Russia both on and off the field of play, and we look forward to working very closely together with the USOC to share our experiences, exchange ideas and opinions, and mutually support each other in the upcoming years, especially in view of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi."

The philosophy and spirit of the agreement is to promote mutual understanding through exchanges of experience, best practices and resources. The ROC and USOC will also support each other in various international activities and programs of common interest.

Both parties will also encourage regular visits, communication and cooperation in such areas as coaching, referees, experts in sport, researchers, sport and event management, marketing, sport science and medicine.

Both the U.S. and Russia agree that it is necessary to exchange information and research studies to strengthen cooperation in the fight against doping and other unsportsmanlike behaviors.

The agreement was signed both in English and Russian and is valid until December 2014.

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http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article. ... y=ice_news
By Lois Elfman, special to icenetwork.com

Vancouver begins final countdown to Olympics
Things seem in order for Games in February


(10/08/2009) - Wednesday, members of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) presented their final progress report to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the IOC's meetings in Copenhagen.

"To give the members and others interested in this the sense that we are indeed ready to stage the Games that we committed to in Prague and to sort of frame up that readiness into various categories," said VANOC CEO John Furlong during a teleconference. "We walked them through a program, an overview of the infrastructure and the venues and gave them a sense of what was happening in each one and the kind of work that is still needed on a temporary basis on each of these sites to have each one of them be completely Games ready."

VANOC representatives showed recent photos of Vancouver's Olympic venues. They also discussed sustainability (long-term use of the venues post-Olympics) and issues such as inclusivity and environmental efforts.

"Tried to give them a broader sense of the state of readiness in terms of the atmosphere, the work that we still have to do, the kind of city they're going to find, the kind of region they're going to find when they arrive in Vancouver," Furlong said.

"I gave them a sense of the level of awareness there is across the country," he added. "It was a positive day."

Next up for VANOC is an appearance at the United Nations in New York along with representatives of the Canadian government. They will continue the tradition of each host nation presenting the Olympic truce, which is rooted in the idea that the athletes should be given safe passage to the Games.

"It speaks to the idea that sport is a powerful tool, and it should be used to promote peace and to promote a more harmonious society," said Furlong.

From there a group will travel to Olympia, Greece, where the Olympic torch will be lit on Oct. 22. The Olympic Torch Relay will begin in Canada on Oct. 30 and conclude at the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 12, 2010.

Plans are underway for both locals and visitors to enjoy incredible festivities during the Games in addition to the sporting events. Some events may carry steep price tags but others will be very affordable or free.

"Whether people have money to spend or not, there'll be something for them to celebrate every day during the Games," said VANOC deputy CEO and executive vice president Dave Cobb. "Everything won't be free, but I think there will be a good selection at various price points for people to come down and enjoy."

Just yesterday, the city of Vancouver announced LiveCity Vancouver, two free outdoor celebration sites in the heart of the city. More information about LiveCity is available at www.tourismvancouver.com

A third phase of ticketing will take place in the beginning of November. Cobb expected there to be about 150,000 tickets for sale, which should include some of the figure skating and ice dancing events. At press time, VANOC was finalizing details for a user-friendly Web site for secondary ticket sales. It has not yet been decided whether sellers will be able to sell tickets for above face value, but that appears likely as a means of protecting buyers from bogus transactions.

All tickets will have bar coding, which will allow VANOC to monitor whether tickets are being used or not. If it is found that certain sponsor blocks or other tickets are not being used, the ticket holders may be contacted and asked if they will release the tickets.

In response to criticisms about the attitudes of security personnel at the Olympic Games in Beijing, security personnel for Vancouver will be encouraged to do their jobs with a smile. These are among the details that will be handled in the next 127 days.

"Our focus between now and Games time is to try to make sure that the entire community embraces what we're trying to do," said Furlong.

Constant updates are available on the official VANOC Web site, www.vancouver2010.com
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Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
Athlete Medals


http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/about-v ... index.html
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Their undulating forms evoke British Columbia’s mountains, ocean and snow. Their faces are drawn from West Coast First Nations artwork depicting the orca and raven. Each is unique. And their substantial size gives them a significant presence...

http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/about-v ... ml#content

The medals of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games are circular in shape and based on a large master artwork of an orca whale by Corrine Hunt, a Canadian designer/artist of Komoyue and Tlingit heritage. Each of the medals has a unique hand-cropped section of the abstract art, making every medal one-of-a-kind. The medals were revealed on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

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Организаторы Олимпиады-2010 представили дизайн медалей

Организаторы Олимпиады-2010 в Ванкувере представили дизайн медалей. Впервые в истории Игр каждая медаль будет единственной в своем роде. Дизайнеры медалей создавали их по подобию морских волн, снега и канадских гор.

Медали созданы по мотивам произведений «Дельфин-косатка» (олимпийские) и «Ворон» (паралимпийские) канадской художницы Коррин Хант, которая принадлежит к индейскому племени, исторически проживающему в Ванкувере.

При изготовлении использовалась специальная технология, чтобы придать медалям волнообразность. Вес медалей – от 500 до 576 граммов (одни из самых тяжелых в истории). На обратной стороне содержится название Игр на английском и французском языках, а также эмблема Ванкувера-2010 и название вида спорта.

Для Олимпиады будет изготовлено 615 медалей, для Паралимпиады – 399. При изготовлении медалей было потрачено 2 килограмма золота. Количество шагов при изготовлении одной медали – 30. Диаметр олимпийской медали составляет 100 миллиметров, сообщает официальный сайт Олимпиады.
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