by John Furlong
Index
The page numbers in this index refer to the print edition of this book.
Abbotsford, B.C., 28–29
Aboriginal communities, 34, 54, 115,
157, 166–68, 180, 184, 195, 212,
254. see also First Nations
Adams, Bryan, 63
airport. see Vancouver Airport
Authority
Allen, Bruce, 180
Anderson, Jasey-Jay, 280
Antonson, Rick, 30
Arbutus Club, 27–28, 36
Armstrong, Jim, 312–13
Asian Games, 2006, 178
Athens, Greece, 155–56, 161, 164
athlete parade, 194–95, 292–93,
310, 316
Athletes’ Village, 117, 281–82, 308,
312–13, 323
Atkins, David, 177–78, 179–87, 190,
208, 214, 217, 249, 288, 292, 300
Atlanta Summer Olympics, 1996, 176
Aubut, Marcel, 267–68, 269, 290, 295
auditor general report, 113–14
A&W, 306
Bagshaw, Ken, 92
Bains, Harry, 114
Bakuriani, Georgia, 224, 259, 314,
318–20, 325
Ballem, Penny, 118
Ban Ki-moon, 161
Barcelona Summer Olympics,
1992, 176
Barlee, Matt, 155–56
Barry, Kevin, 11
basketball, 14, 16, 17, 26
Bass, Gary, 169
Battle, Charlie, 51
BBC, 262
BC Games, 28
BC Place Stadium, 176, 181–82, 238,
253, 283, 290, 305
Beaumont, Zach, 311
Beban Park, 23–24
BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS, 2008
cauldron lighting, 176
International Olympic Committee (IOC), 31, 139
pre-recorded music, 198
Bell Canada, 125–28, 137, 277, 324
Berbick, Trevor, 24–25
Berg, Larry, 301–2
Berne, Switzerland, 42–43
Biden, Joe, 228
Bilodeau, Alexandre, 238–39, 253,
264, 294
Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Mohammed, 178
Black, Rod, 68
Blatter, Sepp, 44–45
Bloc Québécois, 252
Blue Jackets, 239, 252, 256–58, 265,
279, 301, 302, 315, 322
Blue Mountain Concerts, 177
bobsleigh, women’s, 280
bomb in Dublin, 17–18
boxing events, 24–25
Bramham, Daphne, 82, 119
British press, 2, 238, 255, 258–59,
260–61, 262, 300, 326
broadcasting rights, 136–38
Brodeur, Martin, 267
Brodie, Malcolm, 106
Brown, Peter, 163
Bublé, Michael, 296
BUDGET. see also sponsors
construction, 103–5
costs, 108–9, 111, 273–74
funding, 113, 273–77
revenue targets, 147
tightening, 146–47
zero deficit, 322
Budman, Michael, 132
Budweiser, 136
Buenos Aires, 57–58
Bunn, Richard, 51
Buono, Wally, 174
Burke, Brendan, 266
Burke, Brian, 79, 91, 266–67
“Calamity Games,” 259
Calder, Don, 34
Calgary, Alberta, 31–32, 83, 173–74
Calgary Winter Olympics, 1988,
151–52, 255
Callaghan Valley, 258
Cameron, James, 193
Campagnolo, Iona, 21
CAMPBELL, GORDON
and Furlong, 87
Paralympics, 308
in Prague, 68, 71
supporting VANOC, 218
torch relay, 156–58
Turin closing ceremonies, 134
Campbell, Larry, 48–49, 65, 71
Canada Games, 26–27
Canada Hockey Place, 266, 289
Canada Line transit, 119, 323
Canada Place, 108, 266
Canadian amateur sports, 26–27
Canadian Armed Forces, 155–56, 308,
310, 315
Canadian College of Performing
Arts, 180
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
(CIBC), 129–31
Canadian Olympic Association, 31
CANADIAN OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE (COC)
1998 pitches, 31–32
Aubut, Marcel, 290
Michael Chambers, 65
Own the Podium (OTP), 267–68,
271–72, 277
VANOC, 80
Canadian Paralympic Committee, 80
Canadian Soccer Association, 44
Canadians, personality of, 257–58,
285–86
Cannery Restaurant, 307
Canucks, 266
Capralos, Spyros, 164
Carrey, Jim, 184
Casey, Bill, 14
CAULDRON. see also torch relay
closing ceremonies, 288, 291
design, 187
opening ceremonies, 193–94, 214–15
outdoor, 187–88, 194, 260, 297–98
security, 235, 260
in Whistler, 225
CBC, 137–38
Celebration Plaza, 283, 313, 316
ceremonies. see closing ceremonies; medal ceremonies; opening ceremonies
Chambers, Michael, 65, 71
Chan, Christine, 201
Chan, Jeff, 92
Chapin, Ward, 92
Charest, Jean, 170, 185, 227, 244, 247
Charles University, 68
Chernecki, Ted, 140
Chrétien, Jean, 53, 66–67, 74
CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), 129–31
Cirque du Soleil, 178–79
Clarke, Ron, 9–10
Clark, Glen, 31–32
Clark, Tom, 172
Clonmel, Ireland, 10
CLOSING CEREMONIES
cauldron, 288, 291
French content, 250–51, 285
media description, 296
mime performance, 288–89,
291–92
Paralympics, 315–16
planning, 180–87
Rogge, Jacques, 291, 292
speeches, 287–88, 293–95
Turin, 134
COBB, DAVE
breakfast, 220, 284
Cypress Mountain, 232
internal review, 146
media, 317
Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death, 202,
217, 220
RBC sponsorship, 130
and VANOC, 91–92
victory ceremony, 238
Coca-Cola, 152
Coe, Sebastian, 201–2, 259
Cohen, Leonard, 184, 193, 214
Concert Properties, 49–50, 187
Conibear, Mary, 262
construction budget, 103–5, 111, 112
Cope, George, 324
corporate sponsorships, 124–25
Corrigan, Derek, 107, 108
corruption, 59–60
costs, 108–9, 111, 273–74
Craven, Sir Philip, 309, 314
criticism, 238, 258–62
Cromack, Emma (author’s daughter), 324
Crooks, Charmaine, 65, 71
Crosby, Sidney, 289, 299
Cruickshank, Greg, 126
Cruickshank, Rob, 126–29
CTV, 137–39, 166, 172, 188, 209, 238,
278, 280, 286, 289, 306, 311, 324
“Cultural Olympiad,” 254–55
curling, Paralympic, 312–13
Cypress Mountain, 116–17, 228–34,
255, 258, 269
Daily Mail newspaper, 259, 263
Daily Telegraph newspaper, 300
Dallaire, Roméo, 193
David Lam Park, 199
Del Bosco
, Chris, 281
Denton, Caley, 147
Desmarais, France Chrétien, 88
Despatie, Alexandre, 166
Dimitriadis, Vassilis, 161
Dion, Céline, 183
Doha Asian Games, 2006, 178
Dowling, Tony, 24
Doyle, Chris, 233
Doyle, Dan, 112–13, 229
Drabinsky, Garth, 177
Dublin, Ireland, 17–18
Duncan, George, 106
Dutton, Robert, 135
Ebersol, Dick, 76, 108, 278
economic crisis, 145–49
Edvinsson, Jan-Ake, 109
Eilertsen, Vidar, 152
Elias, Arturo, 145
e-mail communications, 211, 213,
256, 262
Entwistle, Darren, 128
Environment Canada, 231
Erickson Air-Crane helicopters, 232
Esquimalt, B.C., 308
European Athletic Association, 318
European Olympic Committee,
241, 315
Expo 86, 26, 117, 120
False Creek, 33, 42, 117, 247, 323
fan-to-fan ticket program, 147–48
Fasel, René, 71, 81, 109, 219, 302
Fecan, Ivan, 137–38
federal government funding, OTP,
274–77
Fédération des francophones de la
Colombie-Britannique, 226
Feldman, Sam, 180
Felli, Gilbert, 81, 201, 205, 219
Fendt, Josef, 208–9, 222
fiddling, 184
FIFA (International Federation of Association Football), 44
First Nations, 115–16, 165–66,
195–97, 212. see also Aboriginal communities
Five Ring Circus (Shaw), 120
flag, Olympic, 193, 214
Fondation canadienne pour le dialogue des cultures, 226
Fontaine, Phil, 195–97
foreign press, 238
Fortress Investment Group, 117
Foster, David, 54
Fowlie, Jim, 236–37
Fox, Betty, 189, 193, 214, 310, 311
Fox, Darrell, 189
Fox, Rolly, 310, 311
Fox, Terry, 189
Frank Crane Arena, 24
Fraser, Dan, 180
Fraser, Graham, 226, 246–47
Frazier, Joe, 10
French content, 184–86, 213, 226–27,
238, 244–48, 250–51, 285
French lessons, 290
funding, 113, 273–77. see also sponsors
Furlong, Damien, 174, 324
FURLONG, JOHN
as CEO, 32–34, 83–85, 324
chamber of commerce speech, 25
childhood, 9–16
COO and Jack Poole, 36–39
family, 299
father, 10–11, 12, 19–20
flight to Canada, 20
Gaelic football, 13–14
grandchildren, 174, 324
health rumours, 140–50
honours, 325
and Jack Poole, 35–37, 83, 325
migraine headaches, 23, 311
mother, 12–13, 121–22
in Nanaimo, B.C., 23
in Prince George, B.C., 20–23
Rosemary (sister), 299
running shoes, 11–12
soccer story, 14–15
on sports, 15–16
squash playing, 26
twenties, 16–23
Furlong, John Jr., 303, 324
Furlong, Maria, 324
Furlong, Molly, 78, 214, 291, 292, 324
Furtado, Nelly, 217
FutureBrand, 323
Gaelic football, 13–14
Gammoudi, Mohammed, 9
Garcia, Carlos, 57–58
Gardiner, Ali, 142–44
Garou, 185–86
Gaze, Christopher, 197
General Motors (GM), 135, 145.
see also GM Place
Georgia, 212, 224, 295, 314, 317
Georgian National Olympic
Committee, 243, 317
gifts, IOC, 57–58
Givens, Scott, 177
“Glitch Games,” 236
Global BC news, 140–41
Globe and Mail newspaper, 117–18, 167
GM Place, 79, 91, 109, 110
Godfrey, Jim, 97–98
Goepel, Rusty, 34–35
gold medals, 239, 265, 279
Goodale, Ralph, 171
Good, Bill, 120–21
Gray, Adam, 169
Greene, Nancy, 189, 190–91, 214
Gretzky, Wayne, 65, 68, 71, 189,
190–91, 214, 267, 283
Griffiths, Arthur, 31, 33
Guardian newspaper, 259, 263, 326
Gwich’in peoples, 167
Hansen, Rick, 191–93, 214,
308, 310
Harper, Stephen, 218, 250–52, 326
Hayes, Bob, 10
Haysom, Ian, 140–41
health rumours, 140–50
Heiberg, Gerhard, 51–55, 302
Heil, Jenn, 225–26, 238, 253–54, 264
Hellenic Olympic Committee, 164
Heller, George, 131, 307
Henderson, Paul, 37, 65
Hickey, Pat, 45, 241, 315, 318
Hillcrest Park, 312
hiring freezes, 146
Hirthler, George, 51
HOCKEY
Canada vs. United States, 266–67
ice size, 109–10
men’s gold medal, 287, 289–90
sledge, 311–12
women’s gold medal, 279
Hockey Canada, 276, 312
Hollingsworth, Mellisa, 268
Home Depot, 135
House of Commons, 170–72
Hudson’s Bay Company (hBC),
131–32, 307
Hughes, Clara, 281
Hugo, Victor, 277
“I Believe” song, 289
ice-cleaning machine, 255
ice dance, 280
Ilanaaq, 140
Independent newspaper, 326
Indigenous communities.
see Aboriginal communities
International Bobsleigh Federation,
37, 40
International Broadcast Centre, 282
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), 44
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), 109–10, 302
International Luge Federation (FIL),
208, 221
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC).
see also Rogge, Jacques
awarding the games, 74–75
Beijing Summer Olympics, 2008,
31, 139
bid finalists, 42–44
bid presentation in Vancouver,
53–55
broadcasting rights, 138–39
coordination commission meeting, 201
evaluation commission, 50–55
funding, 148
gifts, 57–58
letters, hand written, 61–62
member profiles, 39–40
Olympic Order, 301
Olympic Truce, 160–61
Paralympics, 304–5, 308
protests, 210
on sponsorships, 136
support for VANOC, 218–19, 282
transportation, 301
International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 304–5, 306, 308–9, 314
Inukshuk, 140, 167
Inward Eye, 292
IOC. see International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Irish Republican Army (IRA), 11
It’s How You Play the Game (King), 151
Jack Poole Plaza, 188, 234, 297
Jackson, Roger, 51
Jacob, Gibby (Chief ), 65, 71
Jako, Monica, 201
James, Carole, 114
Jarvis, Patrick, 88
Jean, Michaëlle, 164, 218, 310, 311
Jespersen, Randy, 188
journalists. see media
Jung, Chantal,
74
Kahnawake reserve, 168–70
Kim Un-Yong, 65
King, Frank, 83, 151, 173–74
King, Tom, 171
Kissinger, Henry, 73
Koyczan, Shane, 186
Kugluktuk, Nunavut, 167
Kulich, Marti, 63–64
Kumaritashvili, David, 221–22, 319
Kumaritashvili, Dodo, 318, 319
Kumaritashvili, Felix, 221–22,
242–43, 320
Kumaritashvili, Nodar, 203–6, 217,
220–24, 241–43, 279, 295, 314,
318–20, 325
Kyikavichik, 167
Laliberté, Guy, 178–79
Lang, k.d., 214, 217
Laumann, Silken, 166
Lausuanne, Switzerland, 42–43
Lavigne, Avril, 133
Lay, Marion, 41
leadership workshops, 95
Lehman Brothers, 144
Lehto, Craig, 207, 224–25
Le May Doan, Catriona, 65, 72, 166,
190–91, 214, 288
Lemay, Jacques, 180
letters to IOC, 61–62
Lévis, Quebec, 168
licensed products, 139–40, 147
Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games,
1994, 51, 176, 302
Lil’wat First Nation, 212
logo design, 140–41
London, England, 139
London Summer Olympics,
2012, 259
“Long May You Run” song, 296
Lougheed, Peter, 174
Lowry, Mark, 270–71
“lucky loonie,” 70, 135
luge track, 207, 221, 222
Lunn, Gary, 157, 283
Luzhkov, Yuri, 46–47
Lyall, Johnny, 211
MacDiarmada, Padraig, 45
MacLachlan, Graham, 130
MacLachlan, Sarah, 217
MacMillan, Bruce, 30
Madrid, Spain, 56
Main Operations Centre, 262
Main Press Centre, 2, 206, 217, 244,
259–60, 297. see also media
Manning Park, 232
“The Maple Leaf Forever” song, 296
Marchal, Patrick, 142
mascots, 140, 141
Mason, Gary, 117–18, 167
Matheson, Steve, 92, 112
McCammon, Stan, 92
McCaw, John, 92
McEachern, Allan, 128
McIvor, Ashleigh, 281
McKeever, Brian, 313
McLaughlin, John, 93
McLennan, Rex, 92–93
McMartin, Pete, 296
medal ceremonies, 253–54, 283, 286
medals, 143, 265, 279, 280–81, 312
MEDIA. see also British press; Main
Press Centre; specific networks
and newspapers
broadcasting rights, 136–38
budget costs, 111–12
“Calamity Games,” 259
closing ceremonies, 296
construction budget, 105
cost overruns, 119
criticism, 238, 258–62