Thursday, April 3, 2008

Vancouver 2010 Venues- Richmond Oval

The Richmond Oval is located about 20 minutes south of the Olympic, lying in the city of Richmond which is also home to the Vancouver International Airport. The Richmond Oval is a new venue and it will host the Long Track Speed Skating events, please see below for a list of all the competitions. This is first major speed skating venue in Canada since the Calgary venue in 1988.

List of Speed Skating Events
  • Men’s 500 m
    Ladies’ 500 m
    Men’s 1,000 m
    Ladies’ 1,000 m
    Men’s 1,500 m
    Ladies’ 1,500 m
    Ladies’ 3,000 m
    Men’s 5,000 m
    Ladies’ 5,000 m
    Men’s 10,000 m
    Men’s Team Pursuit
    Ladies’ Team Pursuit
Now I have watched both the long track speed skating and the short track, which is hosted by the Pacific Coliseum and I much prefer the Short track speed skating. I find the pace much quicker and it seems to be more "interactive" physical. Nevertheless, I do give a lot of credit to the long track skaters, they are skating huge distances and it is very impress to see.

As mentioned in other posts this is anoter venue to watch and try and get to tickets if you want to see Canadian medals. Both the Mens' and Womens' team have been very successful in the past.

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