Posted on 23 March 2010. Tags: 2010, Awards, closing ceremonies, colette bourgonje, cross country skiing, disabled, Games, germany, ice sledge hockey, japan, metal count, own the podium, Paralympics, paralympicsport tv, Russia, russian federation, takayuki endo, ukraine, Whang Yiun Dai Acheivement, wheelchair curling, whistler adaptive sports program, Winter
The Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games was topped off with a spectacular closing ceremony at Whistler that was designed to not only thank the volunteers, known as Smurfs but also the true meaning of “sport” that was displayed by the Paralympians in Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair Curling events.
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Posted on 23 February 2010. Tags: 2010 Olympics, 2014 Olympics, British Columbia, Gregor Robertson, Olympic Cooperation Agreement, Premier Gordon Campbell, Russia, Sochi, Vancouver

Mayor of Sochi, Anatoli N. Pakhomov, and Mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson shake hands after signing the protocol of intent at Robson Square.
Olympic hosts British Columbia and Russia signed a cooperation agreement at Robson Square.
BC Premier Gordon Campbell and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson were joined by Dzhambulat Khatuov, First Vice-Governor of Krasnodar Region, Russia and Anatoli N. Pakhomov, Mayor of Sochi, Russia. Read the full story
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