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11 February 2010
OMEGA's Olympic Winter Timekeeping
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The OMEGA starting gate timing display seen by the ski jumpers from the starting platform at Whistler Olympic Park.
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A ski jumper flies through the air during a practice run at Whistler Olympic Park. OMEGA’s cameras follow his progress and will measure the distance when he lands.
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Christophe Berthaud, General Manager of OMEGA Timing, explains the photofinish system used in alpine skiing at Whistler Creekside.
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A component of OMEGA’s photofinish system used in alpine skiing at Whistler Olympic Park in place during a practice run prior to the Olympic Winter Games.
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The OMEGA Timing team at work during a test run in ski jumping at Whistler Olympic Park just prior to the start of the Olympic Winter Games. The timekeepers have the best seats at the Games . . . and the most stress.
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The iconic Olympic bell is rung prior to the final lap of long competitions in the Olympic Games both in the summer and the winter. At the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games it will signal the beginning of the final lap in speed skating events.
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The OMEGA Scan’O’Vision photofinish camera at the Richmond Oval where the Olympic Winter Games speed skating events will be contested.
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Speed skaters pass the OMEGA photo finish camera at the Richmond Oval on the final day before the beginning of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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The OMEGA Scan’O’Vision records 2000 images of the finish line per second. This one is installed at the Pacific Coliseum to help determine the results in skate cross at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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Monitor for OMEGA’s high-definition judging system used at the Pacific Coliseum in the figure skating events.
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Cameraman recording images used in OMEGA’s high-definition judging system at the Pacific Coliseum for figure skating events at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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