Olympic organizers figure to make cold cash on tickets for skating training sessions

Tickets to be sold for figure skating training

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Olympic organizers hope to raise money by selling tickets to figure skating training.

Tickets for each of the seven sessions will cost $28 each plus fees. Organizers are also putting tickets on sale to the Paralympic closing ceremonies in Whistler at a cost of $57 plus fees.

Tickets to both events will be available through the Olympic committee’s Web site beginning Friday.

Also on sale are bus tickets between Vancouver and mountain venues. It will cost $13 for a round trip to Cypress Mountain and $27 for a round-trip ticket to Whistler for seats reserved before Jan. 11.