Visiting the Ice Skaters

British Olympic ice skaters David King and Stacey Kemp are still living and training here in Toruń. Last week, Stacey's family came to visit them...and TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO was there to capture the moment!

Well done Kemp and King!

We were up at the crack of dawn rooting for our friends Stacey Kemp and David King who are currently competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics over in Vancouver. They skated a clean short set to the joyful beat of Linkin Park. Tonight, it will be another late night as they skate their free set.

Kemp and King (representing Great Britain) have been living here in Toruń for almost 2 years! Here is a picture of them training here last month (notice the panoramic view of Toruń behind them).

Good luck guys from us all here in Toruń!

Take a virtual tour of the Olympics in 3D

[Cross-posted from the SketchUp Blog]

The countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics has begun, and the Google Boulder office has been busy modeling the Olympic venues in Vancouver, BC using Google SketchUp.

Last month, we introduced photo-realistic 3D models for eight of the nine venues hosting the games.

Today, we released updates to many of the models using higher-resolution imagery, and, the last venue for the Olympics: the Bobsled Course!


With today's release, all nine venues (54 buildings in total) are completely modeled in 3D and available for viewing in Google Earth's "3D Buildings" layer (or view the collection in the Google 3D Warehouse). The collection includes 3D models that range from downtown event centers to ski lifts and spectator bleachers.

In addition, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games incorporated the models into the Official website using the Google Earth plugin. To see the models, simply click on "Spectator Guide," then "Venues." You'll find a "3D View" tab that loads the 3D model.

So wax your virtual skis and take a tour!

Posted by Bruce Polderman, Product Manager