Olympic Celebrations A Plenty
Olympic Celebrations A Plenty
Published : 14-Dec-2011 08:57
2012 is (although you may not know it), Olympic year in London. But for skiers and boarders it's also Olympic year in Innsbruck (uniquely, for a third time) as it hosts the 2012 Youth Olympics in January and Park City will be celebrating 10 years since it staged the 2002 Olympics.
The first Youth winter Olympic Games from 13th-22nd January will see over 1000 young competitors (aged 14-19) from more than 60 countries across 63 competitions in 15 disciplines.
Running parallel to the sporting competitions will be the Youth Olympic Games Culture & Education Programme (CEP) for athletes, spectators and local schools. The aim is to encourage new skills, educate about different cultures and cover important subjects such as the benefits of healthy lifestyles, doping dangers, and the values associated with the Olympics.
Tckets are available –free of charge and available to register at www.innsbruck2012.com. Outdoor venues do not require a ticket and spectators will have the chance to witness brand new events such as Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe, Snowboard Slopestyle and Women's Ski Jumping – all part of the Olympic Games for the first time.
Meanwhile over in Utah, Fraser Bullock, the former chief operating officer of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC), and the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation has announced that the city will host a 10th anniversary celebration of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in February 2012.
Organizers plan to commemorate the start of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games with a "Relighting the Flame" ceremony and on February 8th 2012, at the 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park at the south end of the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
In addition to events in downtown Salt Lake it is expected that additional specific community celebrations will be organized in venue communities including Park City and as details of these events are finalised information will be made available at the original Olympic website www.saltlake2002.com
It is not yet known whether Alain Baxter will be given his bronze medal back that was unfairly taken from him by the IOC.
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