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Tuesday, 31 October 2006
After a successful first installment this past June in the remote Mentawai Islands chain, The Benji Project recently landed in Japan to embark on the second leg of its epic global adventure. As was the case
four months ago, this latest installment once again unites an all-star roster of surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders, including Forum’s own JP Walker.
Produced and hosted by comedic waterman, Benji Weatherley, the goal of The Benji Project is to candidly document the unique lifestyle and exciting adventures afforded some of today’s top action sports athletes and the musicians who inspire them. As Benji puts it, "I've been fortunate to have traveled the world and met some amazing people along the way. My life is pretty extreme and I want to share it with viewers in a way that's never been done before."
Joining Benji and JP for the latest chapter of The Benji Project is surfer Kalani Robb, snowboarder Todd Richards, and skaters Tosh Townend, Chad Bartie and Tony Hawk. While in the Land of the Rising Sun, the band of brothers will hit indoor snow domes, skateparks and wave pools, including the Ocean Dome in Miyazaki. Although this man-made marvel has been closed for several years, the Ocean Dome generously opened its doors and fired up some waves exclusively for The Benji Project. The crew also plans to link up with G. Love at his upcoming concert in Osaka.
Look for all-access coverage of The Benji Project in the pages of TransWorld Surf and other top media outlets in the coming months. The Benji Project is slated for release summer 2007.
Find out what the rest of the Forum team is up to at: www.forum-snowboards.com.
Friday, 27 October 2006
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has released a report dated October 25 stating that it is on schedule in terms of completing the venues of the game
s. Below are the completion dates of the Olympic and Paralympic venues:
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Venues UBC ice hockey arena Richmond Speed Skating Oval Whistler Olympic and Paralympic (Athletes) Village Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic (Athletes) Village Hillcrest curling venue Whistler Athlete Centre Whistler Sliding Centre Whistler Nordic competition venue Cypress freestyle and snowboard venue Whistler alpine Hastings Park skating venue Training venues |
Anticipated Completion Dates Spring 2008 Fall 2008 Summer 2009 Fall 2009 Fall 2008 Fall 2008 Winter 2007 (Dec) Fall 2007 Fall 2007 Fall 2007 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 |
Thursday, 26 October 2006
Revenues are up, expenditures are on target and venue construction is on schedule according to the 2005/06 Annual Report released today by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralymp
ic Winter Games (VANOC).
The Annual Report includes the management discussion and analysis and financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2006. The VANOC Annual Report for the year ended July 31, 2006 is available at vancouver2010.com.
The report highlights progress in key areas such as 2010 Winter Games venue construction, revenue generation through VANOC’s marketing and sponsorship program and development and updating of the Organizing Committee’s business plan.
“We are confident that we are where we need to be at this stage of our program to deliver great Games in 2010. Our staff, government and First Nations partners, sponsors and pre-Games volunteers are all working together to build a project that will demonstrate our best to the world,” said John Furlong, VANOC chief executive officer. “Venue construction is advancing well. We are meeting our construction timelines with a solid venue development budget and a healthy contingency. Sponsorship dollars are coming in as companies from across Canada join our team and good progress is being made in the planning and development of all Games functions.”
“We are well advanced in our planning, our costs are being tightly controlled and our financing strategy is proving effective,” said Rex McLennan, VANOC chief financial officer. “We have strengthened our operational capacity to host the Games. Our information and risk management systems will ensure continued sound decision making as we move into the next phase of Games operations planning.”
Venues
The venue development budget for the 2010 Games is fully funded at $580 million including a healthy contingency of $66.8 million. Progress on venues continues on time and on budget and by the end of this construction season, the venue construction program will be more than halfway complete. VANOC plans to finish the venues well ahead of the Games to provide Canadian athletes with the maximum training advantage and is on schedule to deliver on this commitment.
Revenues / Sponsorship
VANOC has confirmed to date over $550 million in sponsorship revenue and the $100 million target set for sponsorship revenue in 2006 will have been achieved. The substantial sponsorship revenue raised to date reflects the successful conclusion of six National Partner agreements and multiple supporter and supplier agreements.
“This support from corporate Canada is a testament to the significant marketing power of the Games and we fully expect more Canadian companies to join our team,” said Dave Cobb, Executive vice president, revenue, marketing and communications.
Ongoing Activities and Focus
Select highlights of VANOC’s major activities over the next year include:
- continued development of the VANOC business plan with a planned public release in early 2007,
After the Torino 2006 Winter Games, VANOC undertook a comprehensive review of its entire operations and updated its draft business plan. This proposed plan will be reviewed by the VANOC Board of Directors at its regular meeting in mid-November. Concurrently with the Board review, VANOC will continue ongoing discussions on elements of the business plan with its government partners and the International Olympic Committee.
The ongoing reviews and discussions of the business plan and its planned release in early 2007 are consistent with standard procedures for an Organizing Committee three years in advance of the Games. - new private sector sponsorship agreements including several new agreements to be completed by the end of 2006;
- venue development – constructing and preparing the venues for the first test events in the winter 2007/08 season;
- finalization of the 2010 Winter Games Sport Program;
- selection of the design team and subsequent development of the Vancouver 2010 Games mascot (s);
- preparing for the launch of volunteer recruitment and ticketing sales in 2008;
- ongoing recruitment of staff, VANOC currently has 275 employees and anticipates a team of approximately 485 employees by the end of the 2007 fiscal year;
- further development of Games-time transportation and accommodation programs; and
- communicating the vision of the Games to all Canadians.
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
SOELDEN, Austria - Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) made it two World Cup finals in two starts, finishing 13th at the season opening parallel giant slalom Sunday. Olympic silver medalist Simon Schoch of
Switzerland won the event with younger brother and Olympic gold medalist Philipp Schoch in third. Slovenian Rok Flander was second.
Reiter, the reigning PGS and parallel slalom U.S. champion qualified 11th to make the top 16, before falling short to Swiss rider Heinz Inniger in the first round of finals.
The alpine squad will now have a month before the first stop on the Race to the Cup series slated for Nov. 20-21 at Copper Mountain, CO. The World Cup resumes Dec. 3 in S. Viglio di Marebbe, Italy.
SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP
Soelden, AUT - Oct. 22, 2006
Women's PGS
1. Simon Schoch, Switzerland
2. Rok Flander, Slovenia
3. Philipp Schoch, Switzerland
4. Andreas Prommegger, Austria
5. Heinz Inniger, Switzerland
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12. Justin Reiter, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
20. Tyler Jewell, Sudbury, Mass.
21. Chris Klug, Aspen, Colo.
29. Zac Kay, Mount Shasta, Calif.
31. Adam Smith, Bend, Ore.
35. Ryan McDonald, Entiat, Wash.
This article is courtesy of US Snowboard Team.
Monday, 23 October 2006
Nineteen high performance Canadian athletes from British Columbia have been named as the members of RONA’s Growing with Our Athletes Program, a five-year funding program with a guaranteed minimum of $4 milli
on to help 100 prospective Olympians and Paralympians achieve their dream. The athletes named today include:
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Athlete Peter Dembicki Stephanie Dixon Allison Forsythe Susan Gardiner Ivett Gonda Blythe Hartley Brent Hayden Malcolm Howard Carol Huynh Kristopher McDaniel Justin Lamoureux Denny Morrison Andrea Neil Drew Neilson Mercedes Nicoll Brittany Reimer Maëlle Ricker Rick Say Rob Weitemeyer |
Sport Rowing Paralympic Swimming Alpine Skiing Water Polo Taekwondo Diving Swimming Rowing Wrestling Rowing Snowboard Speed Skating (long track) Soccer Snowboard Snowboard Swimming Snowboard Swimming Rowing |
An additional in-store fund-raising component of RONA’s program could provide up to $2 million more in incremental funds for the athletes over the five-year span.
The Growing with Our Athletes Program is one of the most ambitious corporate support initiatives to be undertaken in conjunction with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic movements. The athletes were chosen by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) in consultation with its member National Sport Federations, as strong prospects for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games or the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
This new $4 million pledge by RONA is above and beyond its previous commitment of $1 million to the Canadian Paralympic Committee and its other commitment of $2 million to the Own the Podium 2010 initiative. RONA is very proud of its now total financial support of over $7 million to our Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes. RONA is extremely pleased to be able to play its part in making sure that more Canadian athletes than ever before could stand on the podium.
These British Columbia athletes will each receive, throughout the next five years, a guaranteed minimum of $40 000 in financial support from RONA to help them offset living, training and competition expenses.
As Canada’s leading distributor and retailer of hardware, home renovation and gardening products, RONA has implemented a format in which each of its stores in a geographical area will be matched with one of the 100 Olympic and Paralympic aspirants. For example, the RONA store on Lantzville Road in Victoria will support Stephanie Dixon, Coquitlam RONA stores will support Ivett Gonda, Kelowna and Penticton RONA stores will support Drew Neilson and the Prince Rupert RONA store will support Carol Huynh.
Through a series of announcements this week in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ontario, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Calgary Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia, RONA will name all of the 100 young Canadian athletes it will be financially supporting.
“We are thrilled to support Canada’s most promising athletes through our Growing with Our Athletes Program,” said RONA president and CEO Robert Dutton. RONA shares the “Winning Values”, team spirit and commitment to excellence of Canada’s young athletes, helping to bring them closer to their Olympic and Paralympic dreams. We are deeply committed to the Olympic and Paralympic movements and the advancement of our Canadian athletes on a world level. RONA vigorously applauds and respects our Canadian athletes’ continuous pursuit of excellence which inspires those around them, and we also salute their commitment to represent their communities and country in their chosen sport. These core values – pursuit of excellence, teamwork, respect, sense of responsibility and searching for the common good are also what RONA is committed to in everything we do.”
RONA’s involvement in the Olympic and Paralympic movements includes its status as a National Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, as well as National Partner of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Team through 2012 for the Torino 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games.
“We are very impressed with Canada’s hard-working and gifted young athletes,” said Canadian Olympic Committee President Michael Chambers. “Through the support of RONA’s Growing with Our Athletes Program, our ambitious goal to be in the top 16 in Beijing and first at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is even more attainable.”
John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), praised the Growing with Our Athletes Program, noting that it will be a catalyst in producing an outstanding crop of future Canadian Olympians and Paralympians.
“VANOC’s partnership with RONA is rooted in our shared commitment to ensure that all Canadians feel part of the 2010 Winter Games,” said John Furlong, VANOC Chief Executive Officer,.“As a growing Canadian company, RONA is helping us to share the spirit of the Games with communities across our country. Today’s announcement brings us another step closer to ensuring that more Canadian athletes experience the greatness of standing on the podium while representing Canada in 2010.”
"Growing Paralympic athletes compliments CPC's mission of growing the Paralympic Movement. RONA's support towards growing a strong Paralympic movement across Canada will help our Paralympic athletes reach the podium, making all Canadians proud" added Brian MacPherson, CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
This article is courtesy of the 2010 Olympic Committee.
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