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John Furlong

  1. Olympic torch debate rages
    Canoe logo Canoe 4 days ago

    Picking Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr to light the flame to open the Olympics in Vancouver would fill all the requirements that this honour encompasses argues Steve Simmons. Full Article at Canoe

  2. Games prompt rebirth of Robson Square rink
    Globe and Mail logo Globe and Mail 1 week ago

    W ith a finely executed triple jump and audacious spins, former world champion Jeff Buttle signalled that open-air skating in the heart of the city's downtown core is back, just in time for the Winter Olympics. Alas, there was no opportunity for Mr. Full Article at Globe and Mail

  3. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago
    Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong (R) and the wife of Jack Poole (C), Darlene, light the Olympic cauldron during torch ceremonies in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Looking on in background is Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson (L).

    Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong (R) and the wife of Jack Poole (C), Darlene, light the Olympic cauldron during torch ceremonies in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Looking on in background is Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson (L). View Photo »

  4. The Opening Ceremony is our biggest chance to speak to a global audience and tell the story of a contemporary Canada that will inspire the world
    – John Furlong SOURCE: NBC Olympics 1 month ago
  5. Who will light Vancouver’s Olympic flame?
    Canada.com logo Canada.com 2 weeks ago

    It is an unforgettable moment. Dressed all in white, Muhammad Ali clutches the Olympic torch in front of tens of thousands of people at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games. Full Article at Canada.com

  6. Canadian Olympic funding model in danger of collapsing
    National Post logo National Post 3 weeks ago

    VANCOUVER -- He speaks of Vanoc CEO John Furlong's 80-to-90-hour work weeks as though his own 70-hour contributions to the cause are paltry by comparison. Full Article at National Post

  7. Funding future Olympic success is next challenge
    Canada.com logo Canada.com 3 weeks ago

    He speaks of Vanoc CEO John Furlong's 80-to-90-hour work weeks as though his own 70-hour contributions to the cause are paltry by comparison. Full Article at Canada.com

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago
    Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong, center, lights the community caldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left to right, Darlene Poole, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell look on in Victoria, Brit...

    Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong, center, lights the community caldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left to right, Darlene Poole, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell look on in Victoria, Brit... View Photo »

  9. Vancouver 2010 - Olympic Flame Handover: Address by John Furlong
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 3 weeks ago
  10. Village gets a new reputation as it moves from problems to praise
    Globe and Mail logo Globe and Mail 1 month ago

    There were no dancing mascots when Mayor Gregor Robertson announced earlier this year that Vancouver taxpayers were "on the hook" for the $1-billion Olympic athletes village, which was then mired in a financial mess. Full Article at Globe and Mail

  11. Canada ready to embrace Olympic spirit
    NBC Olympics logo NBC Olympics 1 month ago
    A competitor trains at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

    The Olympic flame arrives Feb. 12 in Vancouver for the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Games. Full Article at NBC Olympics

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  1. Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong (R) and the wife of Jack Poole (C), Darlene, light the Olympic cauldron during torch ceremonies in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Looking on in background is Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson (L). Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong (R) and the wife of Jack Poole (C), Darlene, light the Olympic cauldron during torch ceremonies in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Looking on in background is Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson (L).

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  2. Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong, center, lights the community caldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left to right, Darlene Poole, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell look on in Victoria, British Columbia, on Friday, Oct. 30,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong, center, lights the community caldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left to right, Darlene Poole, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell look on in Victoria, British Columbia, on Friday, Oct. 30,...

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  3. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games chief John Furlong (L) receives the Olympic Flame from the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on Octobe... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games chief John Furlong (L) receives the Olympic Flame from the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on Octobe...

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  4. Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong (R) transfers the Olympic flame to light a cauldron during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong (R) transfers the Olympic flame to light a cauldron during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009.

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  5. Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong raises a torch with the Olympic flame during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong raises a torch with the Olympic flame during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009.

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  6. Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong (L) raises a torch with the Olympic flame after it was transferred to him by President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Kapralos (R) during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong (L) raises a torch with the Olympic flame after it was transferred to him by President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Kapralos (R) during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009.

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  7. Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds recieves the Olympic Flame by the president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds recieves the Olympic Flame by the president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.

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  8. Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds the Olympic Flame during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds the Olympic Flame during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.

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  9. Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) holds the Olympic Flame flanked by the president of the Hellenic olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) holds the Olympic Flame flanked by the president of the Hellenic olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.

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  10. Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) holds the Olympic Flame by the president of the Hellenic olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) holds the Olympic Flame by the president of the Hellenic olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.

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  11. Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong leaves the Panathenian Stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, with the Olympic flame in a miner's lantern following the Olympic Flame handover ceremony. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong leaves the Panathenian Stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, with the Olympic flame in a miner's lantern following the Olympic Flame handover ceremony.

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  12. Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong leaves the Panathenian Stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, with the Olympic flame in a miner's lantern following the Olympic Flame handover ceremony. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong leaves the Panathenian Stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, with the Olympic flame in a miner's lantern following the Olympic Flame handover ceremony.

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  13. Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong leaves the Panathenian Stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, with the Olympic flame in a miner's lantern following the Olympic Flame handover ceremony. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong leaves the Panathenian Stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, with the Olympic flame in a miner's lantern following the Olympic Flame handover ceremony.

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  14. Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong watches the Olympic flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia October 22, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong watches the Olympic flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia October 22, 2009.

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  15. Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds up a symbolic present given to him by the Greek Olympic Committee at the torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia October 22, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds up a symbolic present given to him by the Greek Olympic Committee at the torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia October 22, 2009.

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  16. Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong, left, hands the Olympic torch to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations as Gordon Campbell, center, Premier of British Columbia looks on during a celebration event in recognition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Truce Resolution a... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong, left, hands the Olympic torch to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations as Gordon Campbell, center, Premier of British Columbia looks on during a celebration event in recognition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Truce Resolution a...

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  17. Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (R) talks with newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel following a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over following the death of former chairman Jack Poole last month. Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (R) talks with newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel following a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over following the death of former chairman Jack Poole last month.

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  18. Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong (R) talks with newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel following a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over following the death of former chairman Jack Poole last month. Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong (R) talks with newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel following a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over following the death of former chairman Jack Poole last month.

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  19. Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (R) and newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel (L) watch a video tribute to former chairman Jack Poole during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (R) and newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel (L) watch a video tribute to former chairman Jack Poole during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009.

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  20. Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (C) and newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel (L) watch a video tribute to former chairman Jack Poole during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (C) and newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel (L) watch a video tribute to former chairman Jack Poole during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009.

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  21. VANCOUVER, CANADA - NOVEMBER 4: Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson (R) hands over the key of the Olympic and Paralympic Athlete's Village to VANOC CEO John Furlong November 4, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    VANCOUVER, CANADA - NOVEMBER 4: Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson (R) hands over the key of the Olympic and Paralympic Athlete's Village to VANOC CEO John Furlong November 4, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada.

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  22. Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean (R) smiles after his arrival at Panathenian stadium, as Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong loooks on in Athens October 29, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean (R) smiles after his arrival at Panathenian stadium, as Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong loooks on in Athens October 29, 2009.

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  23. Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (C), Greek President Carolos Papoulias (2ndR) and Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) listen to the national anthems during the handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on Oc... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (C), Greek President Carolos Papoulias (2ndR) and Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) listen to the national anthems during the handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on Oc...

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  24. Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (R) and Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games chief John Furlong attend the Olympic flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenean marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (R) and Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games chief John Furlong attend the Olympic flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenean marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.

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  25. Premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell (L) embraces CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics John Furlong after the funeral of Jack Poole in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 27, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell (L) embraces CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics John Furlong after the funeral of Jack Poole in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 27, 2009.

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Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong, center, lights the community caldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left to right, Darlene Poole, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell look on in Victoria, British Columbia, on Friday, Oct. 30,...

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  4. Jacques Rogge Jacques Rogge
  5. Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell
  6. Stephen Harper Stephen Harper

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