How to Get Ready for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver

Even though the Olympics are held every four years, with the split between Winter and Summer Olympics, they seem to come around on a fairly regular basis. The next winter Olympics will be held in and around the magnificent city of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. In addition to skiing, skating, luge and a variety of other sledding activities, hockey, biathlon and the (sorry!) silly sport of curling, there will be a host of extreme sports, like snowboarding and extreme skiing, and Winter Paralympics as well. Here's what you need to know to participate.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Either a lifetime of intense athletic preparation, or a lot of money for tickets.

1. Head to vancouver2010.com for an overview of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

2. Subscribe to one or more of the email newsletter updates that are available from the site. They offer general updates, as well as a specific update on Olympic Tickets and Olympic merchandise (such as lapel pins, hats, shirts, and so on).
   
   They also offer updates on two special activities: the Olympic Torch Relay, and opportunities for volunteer activities, both at the Olympics, as well as in community celebrations across Canada.

3. Be an Olympic Torch Bearer. Those who live in Canada will have an unbelievable opportunity to carry the Olympic Torch as part of a planned 100-day, 27,000 mile (45,000 km), 12,000 person Olympic Torch Relay.

4. Download some Olympic screensavers. The vancouver2010.com site offers free downloads of Olympic graphics. Worth checking out.

5. See the 'Related Articles' and 'More Articles Like This' features below, and elsewhere on this page, for links to more information.