Whistler Sliding Centre of the Whistler 2010 Sports Legacies which operates the Sliding Centre, Whistler Olympic Park, and the Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village. The goal of this organization is to promote the legacy of the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics, promote healthy lifestyles and tourism in the British Columbia province, and offer revenue for the maintenance of the three facilities. On 12 February 2010, hours before the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili suffered a crash during a training run exiting out of turn 16. Kumaritashvili was injured when he flew off the track and
Fiji whistler Fiji whistler The Fiji whistler ("Pachycephala vitiensis") is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to Fiji. It was variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler ("P. pectoralis"). Three of the subspecies (P. v. kandavensis, lauana, and vitiensis) of the former white-throated whistler ("P. v. kandavensis, lauana, and vitiensis") were lumped with the Fiji whistler in 2014 by the IOC. The Temotu whistler was formerly considered conspecific with the Fiji whistler. Ten subspecies are recognized: Some of the subspecies of the Fiji whistler are yellow-throated, while others are white-throated. It has been speculated that