Betting on Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Olympic Games are due to kick off this Friday. However, having had years to prepare for the honor of hosting the Winter Games, all is not running smoothly in Vancouver.

Best Laid Plans...
The Vancouver 2010 organizers have pulled together impressive sports stadia, a comfortable Olympic Village and arranged complex schedules, logistics and media. However, despite their meticulous planning there is a last minute hitch that no-one anticipated; global warming.  Yes, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics are struggling to provide snow!

Getting Creative
The unseasonably high temperatures has caused havoc with the ski slopes and the organizers have had to shift snow from higher peaks to the slopes being used in the Winter Games, as well as use straw to bulk out courses usually packed deeply with snow alone.  There are reports of all sorts of creative methods being used to spare Vancouver's blushes, including wood and ice packing.

With the crisis hopefully averted by the quick response of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics organizers, our attention can now turn to the wonderful sporting extravaganza about to commence.

Winter Game Highlights
With the world's best winter sports athletes gathering in Vancouver, all keen to prove their worth, audiences around the globe are warming up for a bumper competition. The rivalry is fierce for each event, with prestigious medals coveted for by every contender.

Winter Game highlights include spectacular alpine skiing events such as the slalom and ever-dramatic ski jumping. Other fiercely fought athletic battles will take place in the curling, ice hockey and snow boarding.

For those looking to put some heat into the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, why not spice things up with a flutter?

Place Your Bets
William Hill has got an exciting range of Olympic bets on offer. You can bet on the Men's Downhill skiing, which currently has Didier Cuche as favorite, with odds of 4/1, over Michael Walchhofer at 11/2. The hotly contended Ice Hockey has Canada as with odds of 3/10 and the USA at 1/2. Some enjoy betting on which team will win the most medals; currently William Hill have Germany first with odds of 8/5, followed by the host team at 5/2 and USA at 4/1.

Those who need added incentive to part with their money can benefit from William Hill's current welcome offer of up to a £25.00 match bet for any single or cumulative odds greater than 1/5. There are also weekend Bet One Get One Free (BOGOF) promotions.