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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Made by alexknip
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) (French: Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC), literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. The RCMP provides federal policing service to all of Canada and policing services under contract to the three territories, eight provinces (except Ontario and Quebec), more than 190 municipalities, 184 Aboriginal communities and three international airports.[4] The RCMP was formed in 1920 by the merger of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP, founded 1873) with the Dominion Police (founded 1868). The former was originally named the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), and was given the Royal prefix by King Edward VII in 1904. Much of the present-day organization's symbolism has been inherited from its days as the NWMP, including the distinctive Red Serge uniform, paramilitary heritage, and mythos as a frontier force. The RCMP/GRC wording is specifically protected under the Trade-marks Act.


One Olympic venue to another, Pt. I
Made by Eric Flexyourhead
Friday evening was all about the women's free program at the 2009 ICU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and through absolutely no planning at all, this weekend became some kind of weekend filled with ice skating. Something I never would have imagined and something that I actually hadn't done myself since I was a kid. So I was a little bit concerned that I wouldn't be able to lace up a pair of skates and hit the ice without falling down and hitting the ice really hard! The best thing about being asked to come and check out a special Spirit of BC Family Skate Day session was realizing how incredibly easy and effortless the women competing at the Four Continents made skating look. (Check out and see for yourself.) Damn... it's really not very easy! Oh, and while I'm no huge Olympics fan or supporter, the new speed skating venue in Richmond is actually quite cool. February 7, 2009.


Water Sky Garden
Made by Stephen Rees
Two ephemeral sculptures—sky lanterns up to 60 feet in diameter and 70 feet tall made of steel rings and diaphanous, flexible nets—are suspended in the air, changing shape over time with the play of wind. Inspired by the Nitobe Gardens at UBC and the Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden in Vancouver’s Chinatown, and informed by the fishing cultures of Richmond, Boston-based public artist Janet Echelman collaborated with Phillips, Farevaag, Smallenberg Landscape Architects and the Cannon Design team to create an ever-changing experience that integrates history with landscape. At a cost of $1.2 million, Water Sky Garden is the single most ambitious public art project the city of Richmond has undertaken. richmondoval.ca/oval-precinct.htm


Olympic Oval Vancouver
Made by alexknip
De hal is gebouwd aan de oever van de Fraser River. Het dak heeft, vanuit de lucht gezien, de vorm van een reigervleugel en gaat 33.000 m² overkappen. De hal heeft een 400 meter ijsbaan gekregen met tribunes voor 8000 toeschouwers. De kosten van de bouw waren geraamd op 178 miljoen Canadese dollars. Na de Winterspelen zal de hal omgebouwd worden tot een multi-functioneel sportcomplex voor zowel winter- als zomersporten. Geologisch onderzoek heeft twijfel gebracht over de stabiliteit van het stadion. Richmond is gesitueerd in een zeer actieve seismologische zone en gebouwd op een rivierdelta van dik, onstabiel sediment. Zorgen zijn er nu over de oplopende kosten en de toekomst van de hal na de Winterspelen.[bron?]


Catriona Lemay-Doan & Steve Armitage
Made by alexknip
Presentatoren van CBC in de Olympic Oval van Vancouver. Steve Armitage (born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English-born Canadian sports reporter for CBC Sports. He has covered such events as Hockey Night in Canada, the Canadian Football League and Grey Cup, the Olympics, and the World Cup of Football. Armitage won the 1982 ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting and he was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1998 for his coverage of speed skating at the Winter Olympics. Catriona LeMay-Doan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 23 december 1970) is een voormalig Canadees schaatsster die gespecialiseerd was in de 1000 en vooral de 500 meter.


Richmond Olympic Speed Skating Oval
Made by Proggie
It was nice to take advantage of the free offer and get a chance to skate on the olympic oval. So much better than skating at a hockey rink since you can get some nice speed on the straight sides and the corners are really wide. Also since the ice surface is so much bigger, it takes a lot more people and time to eat up the ice. On the other hand since the surface is so big they don't resurface it half way through. It's also quite funny to see people playing volleyball, and basketball, or soccer/football in the middle of the oval while you're skating around.


Inside The Oval
Made by Clayton Perry Photoworks
I took a quick peek inside the Richmond Olympic Oval today. I have not been inside the place since the Olympics left town. The ice has long since been replaced with basketball courts and other sports courts but I heard they were having a hard time booking the place (my guess is it probably isn't cheap to rent). When I was in there today, there were 2 teenage boys playing a little basketball one on one but they were the only souls in the place. I foresee this place having a real hard time financially in the years to come.


One Olympic venue to another, Pt. II
Made by Eric Flexyourhead
Mari thinks the strange metal sculpture of a speed skater at the Richmond Olympic Oval is a bit frightening... I just thought this metal man-machine sculpture was really cool. So many interesting bits and pieces and the way the light played on its surfaces was fascinating. Richmond, BC. February 7, 2009.


Richmond Olympic Oval
Made by Eric Flexyourhead
The architecture of the new Richmond Olympic Oval is really impressive. The entire time I was there, I was thinking it must be a great place to shoot at night. As it turns out, Jody got a few nice shots of the building at night (like ), so I'll definitely make my way back one evening. February 7, 2009.


Speed Skating 20090315-D32004734-00282 Speedskating
Made by Stephen Rusk
Left to right: Speedskaters Johan Röjler, Joel Eriksson, and Daniel Friberg of Sweden compete in the Men's Team Pursuit at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, held at the Richmond Olympic Oval in British Columbia. This facility will host the long track speedskating events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.


Martina Sablikova en Petr Novák.
Made by alexknip
Zilveren medaille winares Martina Sablikova en haar Coach Petr Novak Martina Sáblíková (info·uitleg) (Žďár nad Sázavou, ten oosten van Praag, 27 mei 1987) is een Tsjechisch schaatsster. Haar trainer, bij de club KRS Svratka, is Petr Novák. Opvallend is haar tengere postuur en haar extra schaatspassen bij het uitkomen van de bocht.


Speed Skating 20090314-D32004734-00091 Speedskating
Made by Stephen Rusk
Canadian Clara Hughes, the only athlete in history to win multiple medals in Winter and Summer Olympics, competes in the Ladies 5000m event at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships. The Richmond Olympic Oval in British Columbia will host the long track speedskating events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.


Speed Skating 20090313-D32004734-00016 Richmond Olympic Oval Speedskating
Made by Stephen Rusk
Forerunners test the timing system as racing starts at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, held at the in British Columbia. This facility will host the long track speedskating events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Shot with a 25 year old Nikkor 24mm f/2.8; I'm glad they never changed the mount.


Speed Skating 20090312-D32004734-00659 Speedskating
Made by Stephen Rusk
Kristina Groves of Canada and Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic compete in the Ladies 3000m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, held at the Richmond Olympic Oval in British Columbia. This facility will host the long track speedskating events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.


Speed Skating 20090315-D32004734-00549 Speedskating
Made by Stephen Rusk
Speedskater Paulina Wallin of Sweden kicks up the ice during her start in the Ladies 500m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, held at the Richmond Olympic Oval in British Columbia. This facility will host the long track speedskating events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.


Pine Beetle Wood
Made by Howard Poon
The wood used to make up the roof of the Richmond Olympic Oval comes from British Columbian trees killed by the mountain pine beetle. This wood is often stained with a light shade of blue on the outer segments of the trunk. One million board feet of pine-beetle-killed wood was used to create the ceiling of the Oval.


Richmond Olympic Oval Panorama
Made by Chris Welles/Tim T.
I tried using the stitch assist in the G9, but didn't put much effort into it. I saw an commercial on TV for Mojave Experiment on Microsoft Photo Gallery and thought I would try the Beta. This is the result. I thought it wouldn't turn out good due to the varied lighting across the floor but it does look pretty nice.


Speed Skating 20090314-D32004734-00747 Speedskating
Made by Stephen Rusk
Speedskater Sven Kramer of the Netherlands prepares to start and win the Men's 10,000m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, held at the Richmond Olympic Oval in British Columbia. This facility will host the long track speedskating events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.


Speed Skating 20090312-D32004734-00275 Speedskating
Made by Stephen Rusk
Lucille Opitz of Germany in the ready position, seconds before the start of Ladies 3000m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, held at the Richmond Olympic Oval in British Columbia. This facility will host the long track speedskating events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.


Richmond Olympic Oval Mar 13 2009 04_DSC4788
Made by VancouverDoug
Inside the Richmond Olympic Speed Skating oval during the March 2009 Essent ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships. I now have great respect for sports photographers not to mention those big $15,000 lenses they use. Speed skaters have to be one of the hardest photo subjects in existence. :)