Winter plans to capitalise on worldwide publicity from the Olympic Games, which they estimate were viewed by more than half the world’s population, by opening up several of their Olympic competition venues to the paying public next winter. The Whistler Sliding Centre which hosted bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events will open a public ride program next season for visitors who want to try bobsleigh and skeleton on the Olympic track.

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Andrea Fischbacher ran away with the women’s Olympic super-G crown in Whistler on Saturday as American Lindsey Vonn’s dreams of a golden double turned to bronze. The 24-year-old took full advantage of a tight and tricky course set by her own coaches to hand Austria a first Alpine skiing gold of the Games with a winning time of one minute 20.14 seconds.

Read more on… Andrea Fischbacher wins Olympic super-G gold in Whistler at Winter Olympics

Switzerland’s Didier Defago left his more fancied team-mates in the shade to win the showcase men’s Olympic Alpine skiing downhill at Whistler. The 32-year-old, who had failed to crack the top 20 in two previous Olympic downhills, blasted down the hill with a winning time of one minute 54.31 seconds to become the first Swiss winner in 22 years.

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Germany’s Maria Riesch got her groove back to win the women’s super combined crown on Thursday after American Lindsey Vonn crashed and blew her chances of a second gold medal in as many days at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Read more on… Germany’s Maria Riesch wins the women’s super combined gold at Winter Olympics

An emotional Lindsey Vonn hurtled down Whistler mountain to become the first US skier to win the Olympic women’s downhill title. The 25-year-old world champion made a golden start to her “Vonncouver Games” with the stars and stripes on her ski suit, shrugging off her shin injury to beat team mate Julia Mancuso by a hefty 0.56 seconds.

Read more on… Lindsey Vonn wins gold in the women’s downhill at Winter Olympics

Aksel Lund Svindal won Norway’s fourth gold of the Winter Olympics and his second medal in Vancouver after a near-perfect run in the men’s Super-G. The 27-year-old, who won silver in the men’s downhill on Monday, completed the icy course in one minute 30.34 seconds.

Read more on… Super-G gold for Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal at Winter Olympics