With the countdown to the 2010 Games in Vancouver on we will be Tweeting and blogging intersting facs on Canadian athletes. Look for daily tweets and a new blog post every Sunday.

Blenz Sport Fac: Canada has won at least one medal in figure skating in 13 of the 16 post-war Winter Olympic games (since 1948).

Blenz Sport Fac: The BC Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1966 by Eric Whitehead and other groups of sports minded folks.

Blenz Sport Fac: Rebagliati, Ross was inducted into BC Sports Hall of Fame as a Athlete in 2005.

Blenz Sport Fac: Canada’s Barbara Ann Scott won gold metal in Figure skating in St Moritz -1948.

Blenz Sport Fac: The figure skating pairs of Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul won gold in Squaw Valley-1960.

Blenz Sport Fac: BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum was opened in 1983 at BC Place Stadium.

Blenz Sport Fac: The figure skating pairs of Jamie Sale’ and David Pelletier won gold in Salt Lake City in 2002.

Blenz Sport Fac: 2000 Kelley Law & Greg McAulay Curling Teams were both inducted into BC Sports Hall of Fame as Teams in 2002.

Blenz Sport Fac: Brian Orser won silver in figure skating in both the 1984 ( Sarajevo ) and 1988 ( Calgary ) games.

Blenz Sport Fac: Karen Cella (Magnussen) Figure skating was inducted into BC Sports Hall of Fame as a Athlete in 1972.

Blenz Sport Fac: Elvis Stojko won silver in figure skating in both the 1994 ( Lillehammer ) and 1998 ( Nagano ) games.

Blenz Sport Fac: Dave Irwin was inducted as a Athlete ( Skining ) into BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 into BC Sports Hall of Fame

Blenz Sport Fac: Freestyle Sking-we finished in the top 3 positions in aerials at the 88 and 92 games, when it was a demo. sport.

Blenz Sport Fac: Neal Marshall was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame ( Speed Skating ) as a Athlete in 2002.

Blenz Sport Fac: Freestyle skiing-Jean-Lu Brassard won gold in 1994 ( Lillehammer ).

Blenz Sport Fac: Rick Hansen was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame as a Athlete in 2007.