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Hosting the Olympics is definitely an expensive proposition for host cities. And making it to the Games isn’t cheap for the athletes, either. Especially the Winter Games, as events there usually require expensive gear and special arenas. Marco Werman talks with Olympic historian David Wallechinsky about the origins of the Winter Olympics. Download MP3
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Moscow is 11 hours behind Vancouver, so Russians are having a hard time keeping up with the latest Olympic news. That’s where the fast-talking, joke-cracking trio from Russia’s AUTORADIO comes in. They’re renting air time on a local Vancouver station, and thanks to Canadian laws Moscovites are getting a little bit of Canadian culture thrown in as well. The World’s Andrea Crossan has more. Download MP3(Photo: Andrea Crossan)
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Vancouver’s Elbow Room Café is known for two things. Good food – and abuse! Lots and lots of abuse. The café’s built a reputation of giving customers a hard time. Surprisingly this approach attracts many customers. The World’s Andrea Crossan tried the strange café. Download MP3 (Photo: Andrea Crossan)
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The death of a luge competitor who left the track at high speed has cast a shadow over the Winter Olympics in Canada ahead of the opening ceremony. Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili’s sled flipped and he smashed into a steel pole at the Whistler Sliding Centre. The World’s Katy Clark has been following events. Download MP3 (Photo: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Canada becomes the center of the sporting world tonight with the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The World’s Katy Clark offers a preview of the Games, which run through February 28. Download MP3
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When the Olympic winners take the podium over the next two weeks, they won’t just get a medal. They’ll also get a flower bouquet. All those bouquets had to come from somewhere, of course, and it turned out to be “Just Beginnings Flowers” owned by June Strandberg (pictured). The World’s Jason Margolis visited the little flower shop that could in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey. Download MP3 (Photo: Jason Margolis)
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The Olympics are just nine days away. It took seven years of planning and preparation to get ready for 17 days in February, then the Paralympics to follow. But people involved with the Games are hoping the Olympic glow will last a lot longer than just a few weeks. Their rosiest projection: A flawless Games will bring in an extra 4 million visitors to British Columbia over the span of two decades. Jason Margolis has more. Download MP3 (Photo credit: © VANOC/COVAN)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Was it worth it? That’s the question many people are asking in British Columbia with the Olympics just days away. Seven years of planning, construction, and hassle. All told, Canadians will have spent about $6 billion Canadian dollars just to build the infrastructure to prepared for the Games. That’s about $5.6 billion American dollars. The World’s Jason Margolis visited British Columbia to ask. Download MP3 (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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We’re looking for a city in western Canada where a one-of-a-kind pharmacy opened its doors this week. It’s a pharmacy that serves only women. It’s a pharmacy that serves only women. Listen to the interview below to find out why a local women’s health group thought a women-only pharmacy was needed….
The answer to today’s geoquiz is Vancouver, British Colombia, where today the first North American pharmacy exclusively for women opened its doors. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with owner Caryn Duncan, about how her store offers women the kind of help that’s been hard to find. Listen Geo Quiz archive Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
