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Posted at 10:43 a.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Olympics: Schedule OK'd for 2010 Vancouver Games

Associated Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ski jumping at Whistler Olympic Park will open the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, while the men's hockey gold medal final at GM Place will wrap up the 17 days of competition.

The schedule for the 2010 Olympics was released today after it was approved by the International Olympic Committee.

The opening ceremonies will be Feb. 12 at B.C. Place Stadium, with ski jump qualifying the only event scheduled for Day 1.

The men's hockey final, the 50K men's cross-country ski race and the closing ceremonies, also at B.C. Place Stadium, will conclude the events on Feb. 28.

The first medals will be awarded on Day 2 in men's downhill, men's 10K biathlon, men's individual ski jump finals, women's moguls, men's 1,500 short-track speedskating and the men's 5,000 long-track race.

The busiest podium day is Day 15, when medals will be awarded in eight events — women's slalom skiing, men's and women's biathlon relays, women's snowboarding, women's curling, and three in short-track speedskating.

The first figure skating medals will be awarded on Day 4 in pairs, with the women's singles wrapping up the competition at the Pacific Coliseum on Day 14.