The message we want to give them with the torch relay. ... we get that message back in our face. It's very dangerous.

It's more like a relay race and the torch is now passed to Atlantis and the STS-121 crew. Now we have some data to work with, and for the first time in the shuttle era, we've got a very solid place to start.

It's more like a relay race and the torch is now passed to Atlantis and the STS-121 crew, ... Now we have some data to work with, and for the first time in the shuttle era, we've got a very solid place to start.

The Olympic mountains need a snowfall only to offer a pleasant postcard view to the world following the games on television ... the tracks are ready for the races.

We are very happy with the preparations. We see the concept working in Vancouver between the IOC and the city. It's going as planned. The support of the population is very high.

We are still in the preliminary phases of the general outlook of the torch relay but the route is not yet defined. The practical circumstances of the torch relay and the whole format is still under discussion.