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Overtime pucks added to gold medal game pucks on sale at www.vancouver2010.com/auction Vancouver, BC – The permanent home of perhaps the most famous six ounces of hard rubber in hockey history – the puck with which Canada’s Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal on Team USA during the overtime period of the Olympic gold medal game – will go to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto and four pucks used in the same overtime period are now available for purchase at www.vancouver2010.com/auction International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel and Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) CEO John Furlong jointly made the announcement of the donation of the gold medal winning puck to the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF).

Vancouver, BC – With the 2010 Olympic Winter Games over and the Paralympic Games set to start on March 12,  fans and enthusiasts  can now experience the Games through a number of official licensed books offered by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).  These books are already available for purchase or pre-order at vancouver2010.com or on their local bookstore shelves. The latest book to hit store shelves this week is A Path of Northern Lights: The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay . This beautiful, full-colour book tells the story of the Olympic Torch Relay and its 106-day, 45,000-kilometre journey from coast to coast to coast across Canada.  Filled with emotional stories, behind-the-scenes details and stunning imagery and a complete list of all 12,000 torchbearers, this is a book that both Games and torch relay aficionados alike will want to have in their collection.

Vancouver, BC?? The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today commended the Government of Canada for committing an additional $17 million annually in funding in support of the Own the Podium program: $11 million for winter athletes and $ 6 million for summer athletes.

Citizens urged to keep travelling smart as changes to the road network remain for Paralympic Winter Games Vancouver, BC – The Olympic and Paralympic Transportation Team (OPTT) today thanked the people of Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky regions for making the 2010 integrated Olympic transportation plan a success, while urging people to keep traveling smart in view of changes to the transportation network for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. Transportation planners – charged with one of the most complex and critical elements of the Games – set the lofty goal of achieving at least a 30 per cent reduction in vehicle use during the Olympic Games, in order to ensure athletes, officials and others could get to their events on time and local residents could move efficiently

Whistler (AFP) – Norway’s Petter Northug won the men’s 50km cross-country skiing gold on Sunday, beating Germany’s Axel Teichmann in a two-up sprint to the line. Teichmann ended with silver and Johan Olsson of Sweden took the bronze. Northug’s second gold of the Games, after his victory in the team sprint event, came after a thrilling end to the two-hour nordic epic

Companies to provide highly prized tickets to Closing Ceremony of 2010 Olympic Winter Games Vancouver, BC ? Two hundred and fifty volunteers who worked tirelessly to help make the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games a success will be able to attend the spectacular Closing Ceremony tonight, thanks to a generous donation of tickets by Jet Set Sports and its affiliate company CoSport. The companies, which are Official Supporters of the 2010 Winter Games, made the announcement this morning with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) at the Main Press Centre (MPC) in downtown Vancouver. “We’re so pleased to help recognize the outstanding efforts of some of the more than 18,500 volunteers from across Canada and more than 50 countries at the Olympic Winter Games who have helped make this an international sporting event watched by millionsof spectators here and billions around the globe,” said Jet Set Sports company founder and CEO Sead Dizdarevic.

Vancouver, BC ? After 17 days of thrilling athletic competitions, amazing displays of sportsmanship and magical moments when lifelong dreams were finally realized on the podium, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games will draw to their official close tonight. In looking back and celebrating the impact of Canada’s Games and the future of the Olympic Winter Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) would like to share some of the initial statistics available. By the numbers: The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games February 12 to 28, 2010 17 days of thrilling competition and athletic accomplishments 15 sport disciplines 9 competition venues 3 Olympic training facilities 86 medal competitions 86 Victory Ceremonies (16 in-venue medal presentations, 25 at BC Place and 45 at Whistler Medals Plaza) 615 medals awarded 1,055 athlete bouquets presented 82 participating National Olympic Committees (NOCs) 6,500 athletes and team officials in total 2,632 registered athletes 50,000 workforce members for the Games, including paid, contractor and volunteers Of that total, 18,500 were volunteers; 6,500 volunteers will also work during the Paralympic Winter Games 25,000 workforce uniforms distributed 96,409 people accredited for the Games 10,800 media representatives: 7,000 rights holding broadcasters, 2,800 press reporters and photographers and non-rights holding broadcasters, as well as 1,000 host Olympic Broadcast Service (OBSV) personnel 3.5 billion worldwide television viewers are estimated to have tuned into the Games Olympic rights holding broadcasters have offered Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games coverage on more than 300 TV stations and on more than 100 websites worldwide 47 per cent more global television coverage of the Games than for the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games This represents approximately 24,000 hours of coverage 50,000 hours of total broadcast hours of the Games across all media platforms around the world 6,000 hours of coverage worldwide on mobile platforms As of Day 15, 33.1 million Canadians (99 per cent) have watched coverage 27.7 million cumulative audience or CUME (meaning 82.7 per cent of Canadians) experienced the Games on February 27 through the platforms of Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium.

Whistler (AFP) – Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk won the ladies’ 30-kilometre cross-country skiing competition on Saturday after a photo-finish with Marit Bjoergen, then apologised to the Norwegian after accusing her of cheating. World champion Kowalczyk, who had accused her rival of using asthma medication to fuel her triple gold-medal triumph, came home in one hour 30min 33.7sec. Norway’s Bjoergen was just 0.3sec behind to claim silver while Finland’s Aino-Kaisa Saarinen took bronze.

Vancouver (AFP) – Canadian veteran Jasey Jay Anderson rose to the challange and upset Austrian favourite Benjamin Karl to win the men’s snowboard parallel slalom gold on Saturday and spark more celebrations for the host country.

Vancouver (AFP) – Canada won their 13th gold medal of the 2010 Winter Games on Saturday when their undefeated men’s curlers beat Norway 6-3 to seal their second consecutive Olympic crown. The result left Canada untouchable in the gold medal count, an impressive achievement for a nation coming into these Games having failed to win a single title on home ground at the 1976 Summer Games and the 1988 Winter showpiece.