2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver, Canada, as well as in nearby Whistler, from February 12 to February 28, 2010.¹

Fast Facts

1. City: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ¹
2. Dates: February 12, 2010 - February 28, 2010¹
3. Mascots: Miga, a sea bear, Quatchi, a Sasquatch, and Sumi, an animal spirit²
4. Number of sports: 7 sports, 15 disciplines³
5. American television coverage: NBC Sports
6. Vancouver beat out Pyeongchang in South Korea and Salzburg in Austria⁴
7. 3rd time Canada has hosted an Olympiad (1976 Olympics in Montreal, 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary)⁴

Included Sports

The 2010 Winter Olympics will include the bobsleigh, biathlon, curling, luge, ice hockey, skiing and skating. The disciplines include speed skating, figure skating, freestyle skiing, snowboard, Alpine skiing, cross country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined. ³

Close Vote

In 2003, Vancouver was named the location of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The vote was by a three-vote margin and required two rounds of voting. The other sites in contention were Salzburg, Austria, and Pyeongchang, South Korea.⁴

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