Jaca 's Bid

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Jaca 2014 website has been updated with some news:

17/3/2006  

Anti-doping law approved by the Spanish Government, containing sentences to prison and controls by surprise

The fight against doping follows its way in Spain. Jaime Lissavetzky carried out with his plans and today Spanish Government approved a law rough with the deceitful and their environment. Jaca 2014 will improve its foreign image thanks to those steps forwards.

Spanish Government approves today the law project to fight against doping and the draft bill against the violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance on the sport, as announced the Primer Vice-president of the Executive, María Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, at the press conference following the cabinet meeting. The anti-doping law has been promoted by the Sport Secretary of the State, Jaime Lissavetzky, which dedication to this mater has been exemplary since his post take up.

“We wish than the sport becomes a school of life and citizenship, especially for children, teenagers and young”, said Fernandez de la Vega talking about this law, in which furthermore than the Ministry of Education, been the Sport Secretary of State its dependent,  has been involved the Ministries of Justice, Health, Consumer and Home Office.

The Anti-Doping law, which considers a reform of the Penal Code, controls by surprise outside the competition and includes sentences to prison for the athletes environment, expects, as De la Vega said, to up date the mechanisms of control and discipline in the professional sports”.

By Jaca 2014 Olympic aims is a very timely law, as a confirmation of the Spanish fight position against the doping, placing it between the world most advanced countries on this subject. This law promulgation was already mentioned on the project delivered to the International Olympic Committee by the technicians of Jaca.

The draft bill against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance on the sport, promoted by the Ministry of Education and the Home Office, has four objectives: improve the sport multi-ethnical coexistence, to prevent and reinforce the security on the sport events, up date the penalties and give a legal coverage to the measures included in the protocol against the racism and the violence signed a year ago. The final aim is to have no tolerance with the cheating, the racism and the violence.

“To win not everything is allowed even in sport or in life, or in politic. Those two laws will not be against the athletes but on behalf of most of them and against those who stain the game with cheats and violence” added Fernandez de la Vega.

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Jaca 2014 appears again in GB news:

You can see it here:

Jaca futuristic ice rink

Work Begins On Jaca 2014 Ice Venue

Construction is underway on the Ice Palace of Jaca, one of the main sports venues of Jaca’s 2014 Winter Olympic bid, to be completed for the European Youth Festival in less than eleven months.

About 70 people are working on the facility in three daily shifts.

Rafael Blanco, General Director of Sports, has visited the construction site along with the Mayor of Jaca, Enrique Villarroya, Maria Teresa Samaranch, president of the Spanish Ice Sports Federation, and Jaca 2014’s General Manager Antonio Fernandez Arimany, who have all be impressed by the building.

The facility will be opened during the inauguration ceremony of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) February 18, 2007.

The palace will have two ice rinks, one for competition and the other for recreational sports. The pavilion is 28 metres high from the ice level to the pavilion heights point, 130 metres in length and 60 metres wide.

If Jaca is chosen 2014 host city the Ice Palace will be the venue for the ice hockey competitions.

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ETA Truce Eases Jaca Security Worries

Carlos Martin, the chief press of Jaca 2014 has said that a permanent cease-fire by the terrorist Basque organization ETA could have "a tremendous impact" on the Spanish bid.

Here is the whole article:

ETA Truce Eases Jaca Security Worries

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Maria Jesus San Segundo, the Minister of Education, Science and Sport, ratifies the absolute support from the Spanish Government to the candidacy in her visit to Jaca.

27/03/2006

Jaca 2014 keeps on getting support.

This morning Maria Jesus San Segundo has been able to see all the details of the bid. She has said:  "I have recently seen, during my stay in Turin, the great work that is carrying out the candidacy".

She also has talked about the importance that can have in the future the truce announced recently by terrorist organization, ETA. "In terms of international valuation, Jaca 2014 fulfills all the requirements that the IOC have asked for us, including the one of security ".

She is convinced that "Jaca's bid is going to give us joys in a short time".

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Jaca 2014 Website:

27/03/2006

Ministry San Segundo confirms during her visit to Jaca the Spanish Government total support to the Candidature.

The Minister of Education, Sciences and Sport, María Jesús San Segundo, emphasized during her visit to Jaca the Spanish Government full support to the Olympic candidature. Her presence has been very encouraging. She has been recently in Turin and she knows very well the project.  

This morning presence of the Spanish Minister of Education, Sciences and Sports, Mrs. María Jesús Sansegundo at the Jaca City Council Hall shows again the Spanish Government firmly compromise on Jaca 2014 Olympic Candidature. Since the Cabinet meeting agreement, at the end of 2005, on behalf of Jaca 2014, there has been a great number of support demonstrations as the Ministry’s today.

“I have to remember here in Jaca – said the minister in front of the President of the Regional Government of Aragón, Mr. Marcelino Iglesias and the Mayor of Jaca, Enrique Villarroya – the Spanish Government support to the Olympic project all together and on perfect coordination with the Regional Government of Aragon and this city Town Council. Our support will continue firmly. I have had the opportunity to see, during the winter Olympics Games of Turin, the very good job that the people of Jaca 2014 is doing, and I am sure that they will continue in the same way during the next months, till the project delivery”.

The Minister who today signed in the Honorary book of the City of Jaca, has pointed out two key elements of the bid: the strong and solid institutional support and the unanimous support from our citizens, that are always very high to the Olympic projects in our country.

The Major of Jaca and the General Manager of Jaca 2014, Mr. Antonio Fernández Arimany, had the opportunity to present the main aspects of the bid to the Minister who expresses the importance of the truce recently announced by the terrorist group ETA will have for the future. She declares: “We do have to continue working seriously and discretely as we have done till today.  Jaca 2014, fulfils all the requirements demanded internationally, including the security ones”.

Mrs. María Jesús San Segundo, who dedicates the day to the Aragon community, is convinced that the bid of Jaca is going to give us lot happiness in the coming months.”

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The Spanish skier Maria Jose Rienda showed her support to Jaca's bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games

The Spanish Maria Jose Rienda, who this season has won four Giants of the World Alpine Ski Tournament, competition in which finished second, showed her support to Jaca's bid to host the Games of 2014.  

"The candidacy of Jaca has all my support", explained Maria Jose.

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The Patronage of the Olympic Foundation Jaca 2014 meets in Zaragoza

All the Spanish Autonomic Communities show their support to Jaca 2014

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30-03-2006

El Patronato de la Fundación Olímpica Jaca 2014 se reúne en Zaragoza

Faltaba Zaragoza por acoger una reunión del Patronato de la Fundación Olímpica Jaca 2014, y el objetivo ya se ha cumplido. La reunión ha servido para analizar el recorrido hasta ahora, crear una comisión de trabajo y hacer la agenda de trabajo de aquí al 23 de junio

El Patronato de la Fundación Olímpica Jaca 2014 se ha reunido por vez primera en Zaragoza. El encuentro ha tenido lugar en la sede del Gobierno de Aragón, el edificio Pignatelli, en homenaje a uno de los patronos más destacados de la candidatura. Eva Almunia, consejera de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, se ha mostrado muy satisfecha del resultado de la reunión, en la que ha ejercido de anfitriona. “Estamos encantados de participar en la operación, como ya ha quedado sobradamente demostrado, y más todavía de ser el escenario de reuniones tan fructíferas como ésta”, ha declarado Almunia al finalizar el acto.

Jaime Lissavetzky, secretario de Estado para el Deporte, también ha participado en la reunión, al igual que los alcaldes de Jaca, Enrique Villarroya, y Huesca, Fernando Elboj, el vicealcalde de Zaragoza, Carlos Pérez Anadón, el presidente de la Diputación Provincial de Huesca, Antonio Cosculluela, el presidente del Comité Paralímpico Español, Miguel Carballeda, y el secretario general del Comité Olímpico Español, Víctor Sánchez.

La reunión de patronos ha analizado las actuaciones del proyecto Jaca 2014 hasta la fecha, prestando mucha atención a los Juegos Olímpicos de Turín y el Programa de Observadores, y ha aprobado las acciones a realizar de aquí a la selección de ciudades del día 23 de junio.

En la reunión se ha dado luz verde a la creación de la Comisión Ejecutiva de la candidatura Jaca 2014, que integrarán los presidentes de las federaciones deportivas españolas afectadas, María Teresa Samaranch y Eduardo Roldán, el alcalde de Jaca, el presidente del Comité Olímpico Español, Alejandro Blanco, el director general del proyecto, Antonio Fernández Arimany, y el director de imagen y comunicación, Carlos Martín. El responsable de la comisión será Roldán, que hoy ha excusado su ausencia al encontrarse en Lleida en los Campeonatos de España de esquí alpino. La comisión coordinará todos los trabajos de elaboración del Dossier de Candidatura.

El optimismo ha sido la nota predominante de la reunión, en la que también se ha valorado la reciente tregua anunciada por la banda terrorista ETA. “Ha sido una noticia importante, y estoy seguro de que nos beneficiará antes que otra cosa”, ha anticipado Lissavetzky, que ha elogiado el trabajo realizado por la candidatura en los últimos meses.

Desde ahora hasta el corte de junio, Jaca 2014 ha de asistir a diferentes reuniones internacionales para promover la candidatura y “esta dispuesta a intensificar su presencia en la sociedad aragonesa”, en palabras de Villarroya.

En referencia al corte de ciudades, Lissavetzky ha recordado que “el mes de junio es un mes tradicionalmente de exámenes”, para asegurar que en ese mes “esperamos aprobar esta difícil asignatura que es convertirse en ciudad candidata a unos juegos olímpicos”.

El secretario de Estado para el Deporte ha querido reivindicar la presencia del Pirineo en el proyecto aragonés, ya que, como ha recordado, nunca en la historia del olimpismo unos juegos se han celebrado en esta cordillera, ni en el lado español ni en el francés.

Jaca 2014, como se ha dicho en la reunión, cuenta además con el aval de su respaldo político –“firme, casi hermético”, en palabras de Lissavetzky-, con la fuerza del apoyo de la ciudadanía (91,4% según los sondeos) y con la confianza de los directores generales de deporte de las 17 comunidades autónomas españolas, presentes hoy en Zaragoza para sus tradicionales encuentros de trabajo.

El director general del proyecto, Antonio Fernández Arimany, ha presentado al finalizar la reunión del Patronato de la Fundación los detalles de la candidatura a los responsables de deportes de toda España.

El Patronato volverá a reunirse antes de la reunión de la ejecutiva del Comité Olímpico Internacional en la que decidirá si Jaca pasa a la segunda fase de este proceso de candidatura. Juto a Jaca compiten las ciudades de Almaty, Borjomi, PyeonChang, Salzburgo, Sochi y Sofía.

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Jaca's Mayor, Enrique Villarrolla, heads the delegation of Jaca 2014 at the XV General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) in Seul.

The mayor of Jaca, Enrique Villarroya, presides the delegation of Jaca 2014, he is accompanied by Huesca's vicemayor and the chief of the project, Antonio Fernandez Arimany.

"It's the time for Jaca 2014 to be known outside Spain, they have to know the project and they have to have information of which really Jaca 2014 means, a very well equipped candidacy that does not have anything to do with which the city presented in the past", the mayor of Jaca has said.

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Expo Zaragoza 2008 and Jaca 2014 will join their forces if Jaca makes the short list.

This is a great piece of news because Jaca would improve the economic and promotion factors.

If Jaca makes the shortlist Expo Zaragoza 2008 will be member of its Olympic patronage.

Jaca would raise the support that it already obtains from Zaragoza, and would have an important, sure, and effective channel of promotion.

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Mayor of Jaca, heads the Jaca 2014 Delegation attending the ANOC General Assembly

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31/03/2006

One month after the end of the Olympic Games in Turin, where the cities on fighting to host the Winter games 2014 attended the Observers Program, Jaca and its opponents face to face again in Seoul at the XV General Assembly of the ANOC.

The Mayor of Jaca, Mr. Enrique Villarroya, chairs the Jaca 2014 bid delegation, travelling today to Seoul in order to attend the General Assembly of the Association of the National Olympics Committees (ANOC), which President is the Mexican Mr. Mario Vázquez Raña. Together with the Mayor are the Deputy Mayor of Huesca, Mr. Domingo Malo, and the Bid General Manager, Mr. Antonio Fernández Arimany.

The cities bidding to host the winter Olympic Games 2014, owns the right to attend this event included on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) schedule, but just as observers, as the Ethic Code running the bid procedures is very clear : public presentation is not allowed and bid international promotion is forbidden.

After their long stay together during the Olympic and Paralympics Games in Turin, applicant cities representatives of Almaty, Borjomi, PyeonChang, Salzburgo, Sochi and Sofia meets again the Jaca 2014 team in Seoul when we are at less than three months to the 23 June cut.

Jaca 2014 guess in Seoul is to present the ambition of a city betting for the Olympic Games from a long time. With renovated hopes, Jaca presents this time a new and very important partner, the city of Zaragoza, where the ice tournaments will take place, the increasing support of the Aragonese people (91,4% wants Jaca to host the Olympic Games) and the political support, proved again by the Mayor of Jaca presence on this long trip.

It is time than people outside Spain knows the project and been informed of what really Jaca 2014 means, a very well fit candidature, far away of the latest bids presented by the city”, said the Mayor of Jaca, who is convinced that the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will appreciate next June, what Jaca and Aragon are doing on the Olympic Movement behalf.

During his stay in Korea capital, Mr. Villarroya, Mr. Fernández Arimany and the others members of team will have the opportunity to meet several members of the IOC, as the ANOC meeting coincides with the world sport conference SportAccord, turning Seoul on the a great focal point for the days becoming.

Between the official events, three of them outstand: the reception for the entire attendants chair by the President of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Roh Moo Hyun, the reception of the IOC President, Mr. Jacques Rogge, and the lunch offered by Mr. Mario Vázquez Raña, awarded those days as Doctor Honoris Causa by the Republic of Korea National University of Sport.

Although the first meetings of the NOC started yesterday, the opening ceremony will take place tomorrow Saturday 1 April. Spanish Olympic Committee will be represented by its President, Mr. Alejandro Blanco, and its General Secretary, Mr. Victor Sanchez.

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Jaca 2014 shows up its virtues in Seoul in front of more than 40 IOC members

Jaca's  Website

03/04/2006

Jaca 2014 candidature works in Seoul with a restricted program, due to the Ethic Code rules requirements, to show up its project. The meetings are attended by more than 40 IOC members. On the appointment book: meeting tomorrow with the Spanish Ambassador in Seoul.

Jaca 2014 Olympic bid representatives at the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympics Committees (ANOC) held those days in Seoul increases day by day their activity to make aware on the various conferences the message of Jaca wish to become the candidate city to organize the Olympic Games 2014.

Mayor of Jaca, Mr. Enrique Villarroya, greets today the IOC’s President, Mr. Jacques Rogge, and the ANOC General Secretary, and also IOC member Ms. Gunilla Lindberg. The Mayor of Jaca attends the numerous meetings where the ANOC delegates take part together with the project general manager, Mr. Antonio Fernández Arimany.

Late this afternoon, furthermore, they will assist to the opening of the Sport World Conference SportAccord, coinciding those days with the ANOC assembly at Seoul. Not less than 40 IOC members attend both events, and the South Korean capital relives with those meetings the atmosphere of 1988 with the unforgettable summer Olympics Games.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Mr. Villarroya, Mr. Fernández Arimany and the also member of the delegation the Deputy Mayor of Huesca, Mr. Domingo Malo, will meet the Spanish ambassador at the Republic of Korea, Mr. Delfín Colomé Pujol, to inform the Spanish diplomat about the bid progress and Jaca 2014 expectative during its journey in Seoul.

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Alejandro Blanco, President of the Spanish Olympic Committee is confident Jaca will make the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) short list.

Alejandro Blanco, President of the Spanish Olympic Committee, said in Seoul where he is attending the ANOC general assembly that Madrid has the potential to be a good host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. But Blanco wanted to clarify that it was up to the mayor of Madrid to make the final decision.

As for the continental rotation of host cities, Blanco said it would not affect Madrid.

When asked about Jaca’s bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Blanco said its infrastructure has improved and he was confident Jaca would make the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) short list.

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Jaca 2014 interview in Seoul with the ambassador of Spain in South Korea

The activity of Jaca 2014 in Seoul has increased considerably with interview an with the ambassador of Spain in South Korea and the meeting with Gilbert Felli, director of the Olympic Games.

The Spanish ambassador has offered his support to the bid and he has promised that he will work to get the objectives of Jaca 2014.

Besides Salzburgo, Jaca is the only city that is represented in Seoul by its Mayor.  On the contrary, Borjomi (Georgia) has not gone to the appointment, which has surprised so much to the International Olympic Committee.

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The previous article is now available in English at  Jaca's Website with a quality English. Sorry for my English.  

4/4/2006  

Jaca 2014 meets today in Seoul with the Spanish Ambassador in South Korea

Jaca 2014 activity in Seoul increases significantly with a day chair by the meeting with Spanish Ambassador in South Korea, they also meet Mr. Gilbert Felli, IOC Director for the Olympics Games.

Jaca 2014 delegation at the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) held those days in Seoul, meets this morning the Spanish Ambassador in South Korea, Mr. Delfín Colomé Pujol, who encouraged the Mayor of Jaca, Mr. Enrique Villarroya, and his suite to increase their work June hence, to pass the cities cut and furthermore, fight to be the city candidate to host the Olympic Games 2014.

Wittingly of the great effort Korean people is doing on his candidature support, headed by PyeongChang City, Mr. Colomé stressed the importance on seize those international opportunities to convince the Olympic Family. At the meeting, besides the Mayor of Jaca, there was also the Jaca 2014 General Manager, Mr. Antonio Fernández Arimany, and the Deputy Mayor of Huesca, Mr. Domingo Malo, also were presents the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Mr. Alejandro Blanco, and its General Secretary, Mr. Victor Sánchez, and the President of the Spanish Olympic Academy, Mr. Conrado Durantez.

Spanish Ambassador declared to be at the candidature disposal to work on Jaca 2014 objectives behalf. The meeting went off on a very friendly ambience at the Intercontinental Hotel, also venue of the ANOC delegates’ assembly.

The Ambassador himself informed about the many actions accomplished by the Republic of Korea to conquer the Olympic Movement heart, between them the Incheon candidature to the Asian Games, which social presentation has been on today’s assembly and at the world conference SportAccord, held at the same time.

Jaca, together with Salzburg, are the only bid cites represented in Seoul by their Mayor. On the other side, Borjomi (Georgia) did not attend the appointment, surprising both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its opponents.

The presence of six bid cities for the winter Olympic Games 2014 has been seized by the IOC to explain during the ANOC Assembly this candidature procedure, which first selection will take place next 23 June, the IOC Director for the Olympics Games, Mr. Gilbert Felli, has been the responsible to explain the details to the assembly attended by some 40 IOC members.

On behalf of the IOC ethic code respect since the first day by the applicant cities, it has been reminded to those voting members about the prohibition on travelling to PyeongChang, city located only at 180 km east from Seoul.

Bid cities could not either made any official presentation during its stay in Seoul, neither deliver writing documentation of their projects. Just, as happened at the Olympic Games in Turin, they are allowed to speak with the IOC members and share out pins.

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Jaca 2014 Officials Satisfied With Bid

07/04/2006

Fernandez Arimany, General Manager of Jaca 2014, returned from the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) meeting in Seoul Korea saying he was “moderately optimistic” about Jaca’s bid after meeting with a number of IOC members.

Enrique Villarroya, Mayor of Jaca and President of Jaca 2014, said after returning from Seoul where he was a member of Jaca’s Olympic bid delegation, that he was very satisfied with the bid. He was confident the Aragonese project will continue on to the next phase of the bid campaign.

The Mayor said the bid group met with more than 40 IOC members who recognized Jaca, and he said respect for the bid was growing.

Both managers emphasized the bid’s “sturdiness” which they say was completely transformed with the addition of Zaragoza. He said because of the addition of Zaragoza the bid now represents not only a city but an entire community.

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The works of the new Airport of Zaragoza will begin in June

Jaca 2014

With the approved budget and the aticipated date for the inauguration of the new Airport of Zaragoza (January of 2008), the works of this great infrastructure for the Olympic project Jaca 2014 are going to begin shortly.  The terminal building will be four times bigger than the present one.

The building, that will measure 172 meters in length and 48 of wide, will have a surface of more than 16,000 square meters, four times more than the present one.  With the new designed spaces, the airport will be able to receibe a million passengers per year.

The Airport of Zaragoza is the main one of the Aragonese Olympic project. Apart from the airports of Huesca-Pirineos, Pamplona-Noáin, Madrid and Barcelona as support airports.

For year 2009 it is planned the construction of a new control tower, whose budget will ascend to 3.5 million euros.

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New Airport, Festival, To Boost Jaca’s 2014 Bid

19/14/2006

Construction to enlarge the Zaragoza Airport Terminal is to begin in June and should be completed by January 31, 2008. Zaragoza will be hosting the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Games if Jaca is successful in its bid. It will also be the venue for ice skating, short-track, curling, and some of the ice hockey competitions.

The enlarged terminal, 172 metres long and 48 metres wide, with a total area of 16,000 square metres, will be about four times the size of the present terminal and will cost 27.8 million Euros.

When it is complete the airport will service up to one million passengers a year.

There will be 800 parking places and easy access to downtown Zaragoza and to Jaca by the A-23 motorway.

Meanwhile the Jaca 2007 Foundation is hosting an Olympic youth festival in February 2007. About 1200 athletes and technicians between the ages of 15-18 from forty European countries will compete in six different sports, including biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey alpine skiing and snowboarding.

So far seven hundred and fifty people have registered to volunteer for the event

The Jaca 2007 Foundation is sponsored by the Spanish Olympic Committee, the Government of Aragon, the Superior Council of Sports, The Provincial Delegation of Huesca, and the City Council of Jaca.

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The Executive Commission of Jaca 2014 begins to work in the Dossier.

20/04/2006

Eduardo Roldán, president of the Spanish Winter Sports Federation , is the president of the commission, that is integrated by the president of the Spanish Ice Sports Federation, Maria Teresa Samaranch, the president of the Olympic Spanish Committee, Alrjandro Blanco, the Mayor of Jaca, Enrique Villarroya, the director of Jaca 2014, Antonio Fernandez Arimany, and the director of image and communication of the Olympic project, Carlos Martín.  

Although everyone is already working in its responsibilities, the first meeting of all the members of the commission will be celebrated in Jaca the 9 of May.

For first of May, Jaca 2014 will organize different social acts to present the citizens and the rest of Aragón the Olympic project, that in this occasion counts with remarkable differences in relation to the previous ones.  The presence of Zaragoza in the candidacy is the most important.

The bid has already decided the delegates who will represent Jaca 2014 in the meeting the 22 of June.  In agreement with the desires of the IOC, they will be technicians and nonpoliticians those that will travel to Lausanne:  Antonio Fernandez Arimany, Carlos Martín and the General Secretary of the Spanish Olimpic Committee, Víctor Sanchez.

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The Executive Commission of Jaca 2014 begins to work in the Dossier.

Which dossier - the bid book? Isn't it a little bit early for that? Or is Jaca sure of being shortlisted?

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The Executive Commission of Jaca 2014 begins to work in the Dossier.

Which dossier - the bid book? Isn't it a little bit early for that? Or is Jaca sure of being shortlisted?

Yes, the Dossier is the bid book.

The whole Spanish article (it will be availabe in english soon ant Jaca's website) says that the Executive Commission of Jaca 2014 is integrated by the highest Spanish Olimpyc Committee members and the highest members of the Winter Sports in Spain.

Jaca 2014 wants to be ready in case that it makes the short list. Jaca 2014 wants that the people in charge of the bid book's production know what they have to do the following day of the short list announcement.

Jaca 2014 doesn't want to waste time. Although Jaca 2014 knows which are its possibilities, Jaca 2014 is not sure of being shortlisted.

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Jaca 2014 Creates Executive Commission

23/04/2006

Jaca’s bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games has created an Executive Commission and its first meeting will be held in Jaca on May 9.

Jaca’s Mayor said one of the main functions of the commission is to coordinate Jaca’s bid document. If Jaca is selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in June to be on the shortlist for the 2014 Games the bid committee would have to submit a document of about 600 pages that will have to be delivered to the IOC before January 10, 2007.

Fernandez Arimany, General Manager of Jaca 2014, said there was still sufficient time to work on the document but he wants to make sure that everyone involved in its production should take advantage of the time available.

Beginning May 1 Jaca 2014 is planning several events to publicize its Winter Olympic bid.

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A million and a half skiers in Aragón guarantees the aspirations of Jaca 2014

Near a million and a half people have used some of the seven Aragonese ski resorts, which represents a remarkable number of skiers in a season marked by a bad climatology in its final part. The resorts of Jaca 2014 and the bid recognize to be very satisfied.

In May, Formigal Ski Resort will work in the installation of three new lifts:  one of eight seats, another one of six seats and third, also for six occupants, with two kilometers length, that will be placed in Portalet, a zone that has had a great success of public this campaign.

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The second station of the AVE (High Spanish Speed), Zaragoza Plaza, every day nearer its construction

The train is the main mean of transport of the Olympic Bid Jaca 2014. The future construction of the second AVE station in Zaragoza will consolidate the expansion of the city by the south.

The station, that will also be connected with the airport, will facilitate the transfer of the visitors which arrive at Zaragoza by plane.

In the Jaca 2014 project, the presence of the AVE (High Spanish Speed) railway is very important, since the pretension of the candidacy is that all the fans with entrance to the competitions move from the city to the mountains through the high speed train . In the Olympic Questionnaire it is explained that the spectators will be able to move to Jaca from Zaragoza in less than 45 minutes through the future high speed AVE railway.

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Jaca 2014 Encouraged By More Than A Million Skiers

26/04/2006

Almost a million and a half people have used some of the seven Aragonese ski resorts during the past season boosting Jaca’s chances for the 2014 Winter Olympic Bid.

Jaca 2014 General Manager M. Antonio Fernandez Arimany said, “the outcomes are spectacular, but we are sure that the most important is that all the people coming to ski at least once this season at any of the ski stations included in the Olympic project should feel absolutely proud to” ski at an Olympic track if Jaca is awarded the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

Arimany recently visited at least four ski resorts included in Jaca’s 2014 bid, meeting with their directors.

If Jaca hosts the 2014 Games the alpine skiing technical events, slalom and giant slalom and all the Nordic combined events, cross-country skiing and the biathlon competitions will be in Candanchu. Astun will host the freestyle competitions, and Formigal the alpine skiing speed events, the downhill, the Super Giant and the alpine combined competition. The snowboard, bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events would be in Panticosa.

In May the Formigal Ski Resort will be constructing three new lifts – one with eight seats, and the other two will have six seats – two kilometres in length.

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Jaca 2014 will be present at the 69 AIPS Congress

The Olympic Bid Jaca 2014 will be present in the next Congress of the International Sport Press Association (AIPS) celebrated in Doha between the 29 of April and the 3 of May.  

Carlos Martín, image and communication manager of the bid, will travel to the capital of Qatar the day after tomorrow, where he will be with the delegates of the other applicant cities for the organization of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.