Snapshots of Vancouver before Winter Games

Snapshots of Vancouver before Winter Games

A man walks past the Olympic Rings outside the Main Press Center next to Burrard Inlet ahead of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver February 4, 2010.

A float plane comes in for a landing in Burrard Inlet in preparation for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver February 4, 2010.

Members of the U.S. speed skating team train in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia February 4, 2010. The Games start February 12.

Speed skaters from Canada (black) and Poland (red) train in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia February 4, 2010. The Games start February 12.

Tourist Danilo Easono of Italy poses for a picture ahead of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games February 4, 2010.

A barge carrying the lit Olympic rings in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games sails by in Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia February 4, 2010. The Games start February 12.

A man walks his dog near the waterfront as a barge goes by with the lit Olympics rings in Burrard Inlet ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia February 4, 2010. The Games start February 12.
(Agencies)