Ticket Sales Begin Today For 2010 Games
03/10/2008 05:01
VANCOUVER - A split second can be the difference between a gold or silver medal at the Olympics, but it won't matter when it comes to trying to get tickets to the 2010 Games.
Ticket sales starting Friday aren't first come, first serve but will run for five weeks through an online process designed to give would-be spectators ample time to buy tickets.
The process is also supposed to thwart scalpers trying to snap up tickets to the best events before anyone has a chance to even whip out a credit card.
''There are people that are experts at getting to the front of the line and they make a living doing that,'' said Caley Denton, vice-president of ticketing for the Vancouver organizing committee for the 2010 Olympics.
''We have a built-in reason why that's not important,'' he said. ''it's not a race.''
The organizing committee will accept applications for tickets between Oct. 3 and Nov. 7, submitted either online at vancouver2010.com or through a paper application available by phone.
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