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tourismvancouver.com 35 CLOCKWISE: BOB FRID/VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC, TOURISM VANCOUVER (BC SPORTS HALL OF FAME), COURTESY RICHMOND OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE, BC PLACE/FLICKR (FOOD SHOT), BC LIONS Inside BC Place Stadium, the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum pays tribute to athletic icons like Greg Moore, Terry Fox, Rick Hansen (check out Hansen's top picks for accessibility outdoors on page 31) and more. MORE SPORTS ATTRACTIONS At the Richmond Olympic Oval, the former 2010 speed-skating venue, dive into the interactive Richmond Olympic Experience (ROX). Realistic sport simulators let you feel the thrills of ski jumping, race car driving, and more. Get hands-on with the Olympic spirit with Whistler Sport Legacies. Explore 130 km of Nordic skiing and snowshoeing trails at Whistler Olympic Park in the pristine Callaghan Valley. Take biathlon lessons or take the kids tobogganing. At the Whistler Sliding Centre, daredevil visitors can whiz down the 1,450-metre-long ice track on a bobsleigh or skeleton ride. NCAA basketball tournaments (November) HSBC World Rugby Sevens Grey Cup FIFA Women's World Cup Cup SOCCER 3 Get your kicks with the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place Stadium, which hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, including the final. Join more than 20,000 spectators beneath the spectacular retractable roof to root for the longest-running pro soccer club in North American history. The Whitecaps are seeking their first Major League Soccer title. FOOTBALL 5 BC Place Stadium hosted the 2010 Winter Games opening and closing ceremonies and the champion-calibre vibe persists here with the Canadian Football League's BC Lions. The six- time Grey Cup champions have fielded greats like kicker Lui Passaglia, pro football's all-time highest scorer, and college and NFL quarterback Doug Flutie. BASEBALL 4 Right beside Queen Elizabeth Park, Nat Bailey Stadium is one of North America's prettiest places to watch baseball. Cheer for every home run with the Vancouver Canadians, affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. INTERMISSION: Don't miss the fourth-inning race between mascots dressed up as sushi. Fuel up with two-foot-long hot dogs and craft beer. INTERMISSION: Tuck into fish and chips or Asian steamed buns, enjoy the BC Lions cheerleaders, and sing along with the fight song, "Roar, You Lions, Roar." 11 2015 2014 2016 2017