Olympics

At Vancouver Olympics, a great skate on newly nice ice

With February’s start of the 2010 Winter Olympics just around the corner, skate-loving Vancouver residents are now gliding, spinning and Lutz-ing their way toward the big day thanks to the reopening of Robson Square rink for the first time in nine years. Renamed GE Plaza until the end of the [...]

High-tech in tight places: Olympics get mobile med unit

Just as GE technologies will be supporting athletes at the London 2012 summer Olympic Games, as we described in our story yesterday, they’ll also literally be rolling along with the athletes during the winter games in Canada this February. GE has partnered with Vancouver 2010 to provide a high-tech mobile [...]

Olympic countdown begins: 1,000 days to London 2012

The race to the London 2012 Olympic Games is officially on now that the 1,000-day countdown clock starting ticking on Saturday. Reaching the key milestone — which featured a dramatic fireworks display in London — means athletes and the teams constructing the Olympic Park are well underway with their preparations. [...]

GE team receives fanfare of Olympic proportions

Cue the John Williams music. The GE Stadium team recently received both the Excellent Team and Excellent Individual Awards for “service and operational work” provided to the National Stadium during the Beijing Olympic Games. The award was presented by the National Stadium’s operating team and owners, and highlighted GE’s support [...]

GE helps London meet power needs, prep for Olympics

GE Energy is working with EDF Energy Networks to upgrade and integrate the utility company’s electricity distribution system in London. GE’s power distribution management software system is being installed by EDF to benefit 8 million customers in London, the southeast and east of England. EDF is the official energy utilities [...]