On Feb. 12, the new 2010 torch and torchbearer uniforms were unveiled in Whistler to commemorate the one-year countdown to the 2010 Games.

You could tell that VANOC put a great deal of time and strategy into planning the event. No public events were held in Vancouver, even though the bulk of the events will be held there. Were organizers were afraid of anti-Olympic protestors spoiling their million-dollar photo opps?

Whistler was a much better choice since its plazas and squares can be easily secured for an international event. By all accounts, there were more media and security than spectators at the event. You would never know if you were watching the live telecast on CTV or Global TV.