TORONTO (June 16, 2010) – Jon Montgomery’s beer-chugging golden celebration; Joannie Rochette’s heroic skate; Wayne Gretzky lighting the Olympic Cauldron; Alexandre Bilodeau hugging tearful brother Frédéric; and the thrilling ‘golden goal’ that saw a nation jump to its feet in jubilation.
Canadians wishing to own a piece of Canadian history and relive these magic moments can now do so with the collector’s edition Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games DVD and Blu-ray box set. Created by Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, the commemorative box set captures the triumphs, glory, national pride and patriotism with more than 20 hours of stories and highlights from the Consortium’s coverage of Vancouver 2010.
Narrated in English by Brian Williams and in French by Claude Mailhot, the DVD/Blu-ray is a hybrid of a documentary and highlights from every sport with every Canadian Olympian, and includes interviews with favourites Charles Hamelin, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Sidney Crosby, Ashleigh McIvor, Jenn Heil and many more.
The DVD/Blu-ray box set is bilingual and is available exclusively at CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca.
"The Olympic Games galvanized the country and made believers out of all Canadians. The pride and patriotism, combined with our athletes’ stellar performances, truly inspired the nation," said Keith Pelley, Executive Vice-President, Strategic Planning, CTVglobemedia and President, Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. "We wanted to continue that momentum and preserve the legacy by delivering to Canadians the awe-inspiring stories and pictures from Vancouver 2010 for them to enjoy for generations to come."
Highlights of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games DVD/Blu-ray box set include:
·Every Canadian Olympian who competed at Vancouver 2010
·Every Canadian medal
·Every sport
·More than 90 minutes of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, including the lighting of both Olympic Cauldrons
·An exclusive one-hour documentary, providing an overview of the 2010 Winter Games and how Canadian athletes faced the world in their quest for gold
·There are 65 chapters in all; each chapter tells a story and includes:
o overview of the Canadian athletes
o key competitors to watch
o the actual competition/event
o interviews
·The content of each disc is as follows:
o Disc 1 – One-hour overview documentary, entitled Canada’s Triumph; Opening Ceremony; Closing Ceremony; Nordic Sports (cross-country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon)
o Disc 2 – Hockey (men’s, women’s and the gold medal finals)
o Disc 3 – Olympians on Ice (figure skating and curling)
o Disc 4 – On The Edge (skeleton, bobsleigh, luge, alpine skiing)
o Disc 5 – Higher, Faster, Stronger (short track speed skating, freestyle skiing, snowboard, long track speed skating)
·Available exclusively at CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca for $59.95 (DVD) and $79.95 (Blu-ray)
For more information contact: Andrea Goldstein at andrea.goldstein@ctv.ca
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