Good for Turin.. They wouldn't allow destruction of trees

[SoCalDem]

in the construction of the ski venues.. It meant a long time building, and a bunch of pissed off contractors, but they did not want their mountain scarred and vulnerable to erosion

Part 1
http://science.discovery.com/tvlistings/series.jsp?series=116578&gid=0&channel=SCI

and

Part2
http://science.discovery.com/tvlistings/series.jsp?series=116578&gid=0&channel=SCI

Science Channel Building the Olympic Games Part 1&2 Sunday 11 am (et)

[MADem]

Double click, pardon me nt

[MADem]

1. Well, here's hoping that we don't have a Sonny Bono moment

as the new poster child for the "agony of defeat!"

If they left a load of trees up, it will make for interesting racing....and it will likely slow down the times.

[SoCalDem]

2. The ski areas themselves are free of trees

but the builders wanted to knock down a bunch of them to get their big equipment up there to build the venues at the top.. They basically wanted to clear-cut a bunch of them so they could drive the stuff up.. The Italians said NO..and made them fly the stuff in , drop it down and assemble it there..

[MADem]

3. Well, good for them!!!

The Italians, I mean!