 Poster: A snowHead
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Sophie Hardach, Reuters correspondent in Turin, gives an update on preparations for the Winter Olympics next February: click here.
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Turin's organizing committee, TOROC, proudly declare that construction of the Olympic venues — such as the ski jumps, bobsleigh track and cross-country loop — is almost finished.
However, work remains to be done on infrastructure and, with winter closing in, there is little time left. |
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Olympic officials remain confident everything will be ready on time for the Games, from February 10 to 26. Last month IOC president Jacques Rogge said "all looks in good shape for an excellent Games in Turin next winter."
Valentino Castellani, head of TOROC [the organising committee of the Games], described Italy as "a last-minute country" when asked about sluggish ticket sales in early autumn. He expects sales to accelerate as the event approaches. |
The article provides plenty of observation on the ground.
Will Italy be ready? Anyone out there care to comment?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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They might sell more tickets if there was anywhere for visitors to stay...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Where are the main Alpine events taking place?
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Well, I've just come down the Jandri Express with two trainers from Sestrierre (+3 kids - remarkably well-behaved). They said that it's awful there - there are big containers all over the place, no snow and the construction of the new lifts is almost finished! they think this winter will be a dead loss for them, and are looking forward to 2007 onwards when they'll reap the benefits. They aren't expecting to work very much until after the games. They're thrilled that one new chairlift will carry 800 people per hour - I didn't like to tell them that our 8 person chair shifts nearly 3,000 per hour max!! Poor them. Jandri Express is 1800 BTW. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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easiski, hang on. Which new chairlift will carry "800 people per hour"? That figure sounds highly suspect. All modern chairlifts carry in excess of 2000 per hour.
There's no snow? Does one expect snow in the Milky Way on the 1st of November?
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