{"id":2786,"date":"2026-02-09T23:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2026-02-09T23:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:48:06","slug":"winter-olympics-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/2026\/02\/09\/winter-olympics-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics 2026&#8211;Resources &#038; Live Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2787 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/files\/2026\/02\/Milano-Cortina-2026-Logo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/files\/2026\/02\/Milano-Cortina-2026-Logo-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/files\/2026\/02\/Milano-Cortina-2026-Logo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Library is pleased to present viewings of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics for the duration of the Games.\u00a0 \u00a0We&#8217;ll have shows in two locations.<\/h3>\n<h4>Library Classroom B (closest to the CircDesk)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>When?\u00a0 During classes AND Tutorials.<\/li>\n<li>Who?\u00a0 Registered classes and free block students only during classes.\u00a0 Regular rules apply for Tutorial visits.<\/li>\n<li>What? Whatever sport is available live at the time with closed captions.\u00a0 Sound may be available depending on the classes\/activities booked in the Library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2788 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/files\/2026\/02\/Olympics_Library-Lounge-300x274.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/files\/2026\/02\/Olympics_Library-Lounge-300x274.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/files\/2026\/02\/Olympics_Library-Lounge.png 526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Library Lounge (in front of the main gate)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>When? All day<\/li>\n<li>Who? Anyone passing by.\u00a0 Only free block students can stay and watch during class time.\u00a0 Have your study card ready!<\/li>\n<li>What? Whatever sport is available live at the time with closed captions (may be a different sport than the other TV).\u00a0 No sound during class time.\u00a0 Sound may be available outside of class time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have also put together a book display (on your right just past the plants as you enter) of books about winter Olympic sports, famous Canadian and BC Olympians and athletes, and other sport-related issues.<\/p>\n<p>For our complete list of resources, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/burnabysdlibraries.follettdestiny.ca\/collectionsweb\/collection\/698ade979a4a7eee1821cd4d?h=69cc0178b58f34737edf163958141c13f43cc72c5d59555068c9b13bddfac147\">Winter Olympic Games Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you want a quick intro to most of the sports at this year&#8217;s Games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6nNxFZThqXk\">check out this video from the King5 TV channel in Seattle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or the individual Sport Explainers from CBC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966750\">Alpine Skiing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966755\">Biathlon (Cross-Country Skiing+Target Shooting)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966745\">Bobsleigh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966754\">Cross-Country Skiing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966749\">Curling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966753\">Figure Skating<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966766\">Freestyle Skiing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966746\">Hockey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966751\">Luge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966751\">Nordic Combined (Ski Jumping+Cross-Country Skiing)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966752\">Short Track Speed Skating<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966742\">Skeleton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966748https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966748\">Ski Jumping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966744\">Ski Mountaineering (Skimo)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966765\">Snowboarding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6966743\">Speed Skating (Long Track)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library is pleased to present viewings of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics for the duration of the Games.\u00a0 \u00a0We&#8217;ll have shows in two locations. Library Classroom B (closest to the CircDesk) When?\u00a0 During classes AND Tutorials. Who?\u00a0 Registered classes and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/2026\/02\/09\/winter-olympics-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7233,"featured_media":2787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2786"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2791,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions\/2791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}