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The city of Vancouver and the ski village of Whistler are terrific hosts for these Olympic Games. The air is clean, the public transit is scarily efficient, and the harbors, with snowcapped mountains for a backdrop, are picturesque. Whistler, two hours to the north and home to the skiing, sliding...
The ultimate confirmation of my suspicions came from John Powers, the Boston Globe's esteemed Olympics writer who has covered 17 Games, starting with Montreal in 1976. Since then, he has missed only one Olympics, Moscow in 1980, which the U.S. boycotted. I asked him if Vancouver is setting Olympic...
Vancouver is lucky it hasn't turned into a nightmare. After Canada beat Slovakia on Friday, thousands of people spilled out of the bars and onto Granville to celebrate. "F___ the U.S.A.," a Canadian fan yelled, anticipating Sunday's gold-medal game against the Americans. As I dodged one oblivious...
When I asked a reveler if there was too much public intoxication in Vancouver, he responded, "There should be more." A roofer by day, he told me he had just consumed 8 to 10 beers - and he looked like it. "The police are too strict," he said. "One of them...
The city has taken smart precautions. For example, liquor stores, which normally stay open until 11 p.m., are required to close at 7 p.m. on the nights the Canadian hockey team plays. Still, if the fans were so boozed for a semifinals win over Slovakia, imagine how they'll behave...