Canadian Athletes Raise Funds for 2010 Olympics

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Canadian athletes are on a mission to raise cash in order to buy equipment for them to better perform at the 2010 Olympic games. They have already raised a total amount of $110 million from government funding programs and through private large donations. However athletes say a $5 extra million is still needed and they are hoping that the people of Canada can provide them with that. Therefore they have launched a program by which individuals can make individual donations of $20.10. According to freestyle skier Ruan Blais, this is a chance for regular Canadians to take part upon the success of Canada's athletes during the 2010 Olympics. A great part of the money raised already has been spent on a video-capture technology which provides the capability for athletes to analyze their skills upon slow-motion technology and tune themselves up.

The government of Canada has also released some official costs upon the 2010 security. The number released by federal and provincial governments is of $900 million which is actually five times what was at first expected.