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{{Infobox Olympic games|2010|Winter |
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| Logo = Vancouver 2010.svg |
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| Size = 150 |
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| Name = 2010 Winter Olympics logo |
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| Optional caption = The 2010 Winter Olympics logo, {{nowrap|named Ilanaaq}} the [[Inukshuk]]. |
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| Host city = [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] |
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| Nations participating = 82 |
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| Motto = [[O Canada|With glowing hearts/<br />Des plus brillants exploits]] |
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| Athletes participating = 2,623<ref name="athlete"/> |
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| Officially opened by = [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Michaëlle Jean]]<ref name="govgen" /> |
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| Athlete's Oath = [[Hayley Wickenheiser]] |
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| Judge's Oath = Michel Verrault |
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| Olympic Torch = [[Catriona LeMay-Doan]], [[Steve Nash]], [[Nancy Greene]], [[Wayne Gretzky]] |
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{{2010 Winter Olympics}} |
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The '''2010 Winter Olympics''', officially the '''XXI Olympic Winter Games''' or the 21st [[Winter Olympics]], were a major international [[multi-sport event]] held from February 12–28, 2010, in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]], [[West Vancouver]] and the [[University Endowment Lands]], and in the resort town of [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]]. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. Both the Olympic and [[2010 Winter Paralympics|Paralympic Games]] were being organized by the [[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games|Vancouver Organizing Committee]] (VANOC). The 2010 Winter Olympics were the third [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] hosted by Canada and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada hosted the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] and the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]. |
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Following Olympic tradition, then-Vancouver mayor [[Sam Sullivan]] received the [[Olympic symbols|Olympic flag]] during the [[2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]], Italy. The flag was raised on February 28, 2006 in a special ceremony and was on display at [[Vancouver City Hall]] until the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Olympic opening ceremony]]. The event was officially opened by [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Michaëlle Jean]].<ref name="govgen">{{cite news|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/2009/06/27/9958406-cp.html|title=Gov. Gen. Jean to open 2010 Games: PM|date=June 27, 2009|work=[[Edmonton Sun]]|agency=Canadian Press|accessdate=2009-08-14}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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For the first time, [[Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Canada]] won gold in an [[Olympic sports|"official" sport]] at an Olympic Games hosted at home, having failed to do so at both the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in Montreal and the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] in Calgary (although Canada won a gold medal in the "demonstration-sport" of curling in Calgary). |
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Canada clinched first overall in gold medals on the second to last day of competition and became the first host nation since [[Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics|Norway in 1952]] to lead the gold medal count.<ref name="clinch">{{cite news|url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/27/us-clinches-medals-total-canada-most-golds/|title= U.S. clinches medals mark, Canada ties gold record |date=February 27, 2010|agency=Associated Press|location= Vancouver}}</ref> With 14, Canada broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics, which was 13, set by the former [[Soviet Union at the 1976 Winter Olympics|Soviet Union in 1976]] and [[Norway at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Norway in 2002]].<ref name=RecordGolds>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2010/02/27/sp-canada-gold-otp.html?ref=rss|title=Canada sets Olympic gold record|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=2010-02-27|author=Canadian Press|publisher=CBC Sports}}</ref> The [[United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics|United States won the most medals]] in total, their second time doing so at the Winter Olympics, and broke the record for the most medals won at a single Winter Olympics, with 37, which was previously held by [[Germany at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Germany in 2002]] at 36 medals.<ref name="clinch" /> Athletes from [[Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Slovakia]]<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Australian]]|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/anastasiya-kuzmina-wins-slovakia-first-winter-crown/story-e6frg7mf-1225830166112|title=Anastazia Kuzmina wins Slovakia first winter crown |date=February 14, 2010|accessdate=2010-02-21}}</ref> and [[Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Belarus]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/02/26/sports/sports-us-olympics-freestyle-medals.html|title=Grishin Grabs First Gold For Belarus|date=February 26, 2010|author=[[Reuters]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York|accessdate=2010-02-26}} {{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> won the first Winter Olympic gold medals for their nations. |
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==Bid and preparations== |
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{{Main|2010 Winter Olympics bids}} |
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1.5em;" |
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! colspan="6" | 2010 Winter Olympics bidding results |
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| '''City''' |
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| '''Nation''' |
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| '''Round 1''' |
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| '''Round 2''' |
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|- style="background:#efefef;" |
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| [[Vancouver]]||{{CAN}} |
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| align=center|40||align=center|'''56''' |
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|- style="background:#efefef;" |
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| [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]]||{{KOR}} |
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| align=center|'''51'''||align=center|53 |
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|- style="background:#efefef;" |
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| [[Salzburg]]||{{AUT}} |
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The Canadian Olympic Association chose Vancouver as the Canadian candidate city over Calgary, which sought to re-host the Games and [[Quebec City]], which had lost the 2002 Olympic bid in 1995. On the first round of voting on November 21, 1998, Vancouver-Whistler had 26 votes, Quebec City had 25 and Calgary had 21. On December 3, 1998, the second and final round of voting occurred between the two leading contenders, which saw Vancouver win with 40 votes compared to Quebec City's 32 votes. |
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After the [[2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal|bribery scandal]] over the candidacy of the [[Salt Lake City]] bid for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] (which resulted in Quebec City asking for compensation (C$8 million) for its unsuccessful bid),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamOlympicScandalArchive/mar23_ioc.html |title=IOC rejects Quebec City request|date=March 23, 1999|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer|Slam! Olympics]]|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> many of the rules of the bidding process were changed in 1999. The [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) created the Evaluation Commission, which was appointed on October 24, 2002. Prior to the bidding for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], host cities would often fly members of the IOC to their city where they toured the city and were provided with gifts. The lack of oversight and transparency often led to allegations of money for votes. Afterward, changes brought forth by the IOC bidding rules were tightened, and more focused on technical aspects of candidate cities. The team analyzed the candidate city features and provided its input back to the IOC. |
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Vancouver won the bid to host the Olympics by a vote of the International Olympic Committee on July 2, 2003, at the 115th IOC Session held in [[Prague]], Czech Republic. The result was announced by IOC President [[Jacques Rogge]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_3039000/3039690.stm|title=Vancouver to host 2010 Winter Olympics|publisher=[[BBC|CBBC Newsround]]|date=July 2,2003|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> Vancouver faced two other finalists shortlisted that same February: [[Pyeongchang County|PyeongChang]], South Korea, and [[Salzburg]], Austria. Pyeongchang had the most votes of the three cities in the first round of voting, in which Salzburg was eliminated. In the run-off, all but two of the members who had voted for Salzburg voted for Vancouver. It was the closest vote by the IOC since Sydney, Australia beat Beijing for the 2000 Summer Olympics by two votes. Vancouver's victory came almost two years after Toronto's [[Bids for the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympic bid]] was defeated by Beijing in a landslide vote. |
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The Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) spent C$16.6 million on upgrading facilities at [[Cypress Mountain]], which hosted the freestyle (aerials, moguls, ski cross) and snowboarding events. With the opening in February 2009 of the C$40 million [[Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre]] at [[Hillcrest Park]], which hosted curling, every sports venue for the 2010 Games was completed on time and at least one year prior to the Games.<ref>{{cite web|author=www.CRSportsNews.com – Free Press Release Distribution Center |url=http://www.crsportsnews.com/?id=785988&keys=Olympics-Venue-Vancouver-Paralympic |title=New Vancouver 2010 Sports Venues Completed |publisher=Crsportsnews.com |date=February 24, 2009 |accessdate=2010-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/vancouver-2010-sport-venues-completed-on-time-and-within-$580-million-budget.-vancouver-olympic-paralympic-centre-opens-today-as-a-model-of-sustainable-building-_63896GI.html |title=Vancouver 2010 sport venues completed on time and within C$580-million budget. Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre opens today as a model of sustainable building – News Releases : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics |publisher=Vancouver2010.com |date=February 19,2009 |accessdate=2010-01-10}}</ref> |
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==Financials== |
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===Operations=== |
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In 2004, the operational cost of the 2010 Winter Olympics was estimated to be Canadian $1.354 billion (about [[£]]828,499,787, [[€]]975,033,598 or [[US$]]1,314,307,896). As of mid-2009 it was projected to be C$1.76 billion,<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/08/vancouvers-poverty-olympi_n_453593.html |title=Vancouver's 'Poverty Olympics' Protest Millions Spent On Winter Games |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref> mostly raised from non-government sources,<ref name="huffingtonpost1"/> primarily through sponsorships and the auction of national broadcasting rights. C$580 million was the taxpayer-supported budget to construct or renovate venues throughout Vancouver and Whistler. A final audit conducted by [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] released in December 2010 revealed total operation cost to have been $1.84 billion and came in on budget resulting in neither surplus nor deficit. Construction of venues also came on budget with a total cost of $603 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Vancouver+Olympics+generated+billion/3997570/story.html |title=Vancouver Olympics generated $2.5 billion |publisher=Calgaryherald.com |date=December 18, 2010 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref> |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers' study estimated a total contribution to the BC economy of $2.5 billion of Gross Domestic Product, and as well created 45,000 jobs and contributed an additional $463 million to the tourism industry while venue construction by VANOC and 3rd parties added $1.22 billion to the economy. |
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===Security=== |
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C$200 million was expected to be spent for security, which was organized through a special body, the [[Integrated Security Unit]], of which the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) was the lead agency; other government agencies such as the [[Vancouver Police Department]], [[Canada Border Services Agency]], [[Canadian Forces]], [[Law enforcement in Canada|police agencies across Canada]], [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service]] (CSIS) also played a role. That number was later revealed to be in the region of C$1 billion, an amount in excess of five times what was originally estimated.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic security estimated to cost C$900M|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/19/bc-olympics-cost-colin-hansen.html|date=February 19, 2009|publisher= CBC News}}</ref> |
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==Venues== |
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[[File:Richmond Olympic Oval front view.jpg|thumb|right|[[Richmond Olympic Oval]]: speed skating long track venue]] |
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{{Main|Venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics}} |
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Some venues, including the [[Richmond Olympic Oval]], were at sea level, a rarity for the Winter Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tstsy.com/2010/06/20/winter-olympics-vancouver/ |title=Winter Olympics Vancouver | Travel and Tourism |publisher=Tstsy.com |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref> The 2010 Games were also the first—Winter or Summer—to have had an Opening Ceremony held indoors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123635348 |title=Vancouver Olympics Open With Indoor Ceremonies |publisher=NPR |date=February 12, 2010 |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref> Vancouver was the most populous city ever to hold the Winter Games.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackin |first=Bob |title=Vancouver to reduce downtown traffic |url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/vancouver2010/news/2010/02/10/12830166-qmi.html |newspaper=Toronto Sun |agency=QMI |date=February 10, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nmbNnycT |archivedate=2010-02-24 |accessdate=2010-02-24}}</ref> In February, the month when the Games were held, Vancouver has an average temperature of {{convert|4.8|°C}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Winter Olympics all wet?: Vancouver has the mildest climate of any Winter Games host city|work=Vancouver Sun|date=July 9, 2003}}</ref> Indeed, the average temperature as measured at [[Vancouver International Airport]] was {{convert|7.1|C}} for the month of February 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?timeframe=2&Prov=XX&StationID=889&Year=2010&Month=2&Day=13 |title =Daily Data Report for February 2010 |work=National Climate Data and Information Archive |publisher=[[Environment Canada]]}}</ref> |
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The opening and closing ceremonies were held at [[BC Place Stadium]], which received over C$150 million in major renovations. Competition venues in Greater Vancouver included the [[Pacific Coliseum]], the [[Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre]], the [[UBC Winter Sports Centre]], the [[Richmond Olympic Oval]] and [[Cypress Mountain]]. [[General Motors Place|GM Place]], home of the NHL's [[Vancouver Canucks]], played host to [[ice hockey]] events, but because corporate sponsorship is not allowed for an Olympic venue, it was renamed Canada Hockey Place for the duration of the Games.<ref name="chp"/> Renovations included the removal of advertising from the ice surface and conversion of some seating to accommodate the media.<ref name="chp">{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/plocal/CTVNews/20080806/BC_GM_place_new_name_080806/20080806/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome |title=GM Place to get new name for 2010|publisher=[[CTV News]]|year=2008|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> The 2010 Winter Olympics marked the first time an Olympic hockey game was played on a rink sized according to NHL rules instead of [[International Ice Hockey Federation|international]] specifications. Competition venues in Whistler included Whistler Creekside at the [[Whistler Blackcomb]] ski resort, the [[Whistler Olympic Park]], The Whistler Celebration Plaza and [[The Whistler Sliding Centre]]. |
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The 2010 Winter Games marked the first time that the energy consumption of the Olympic venues was tracked in real time and made available to the public. Energy data was collected from the metering and building automation systems of nine of the Olympic venues and was displayed online through the Venue Energy Tracker project.<ref>{{cite news|title=Measuring the Power of Sport|publisher=The Globe and Mail|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/measuring-the-power-of-sport-one-venue-at-a-time/article1455631/|accessdate=2010-02-04}}</ref> |
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==Marketing== |
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{{See also|2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots}} |
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[[File:Vrh Vislera - Simbol Olimpijade 2010.JPG|thumb|right|A statue of Ilanaaq, located on Whistler Mountain.]] |
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[[Leo Obstbaum]] (1969–2009), the late director of design for the 2010 Winter Olympics, oversaw and designed many of the main symbols of the Games, including the mascots, medals and the design of the Olympic torches.<ref name=ctv>{{cite news |first=Josh|last=Wingrove|title=Vancouver Olympic designer dies at age 40|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/about-vancouver/news/newsid=14464.html?cid=rssctv |work=[[Globe and Mail]]|publisher=[[CTV Television Network]]|date=August 21, 2009 |accessdate=2010-02-14}}</ref> |
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The 2010 Winter Olympics logo was unveiled on April 23, 2005, and is named Ilanaaq the [[Inunnguaq]]. Ilanaaq is the [[Inuktitut language|Inuktitut]] word for ''friend''. The logo was based on the [[Inukshuk]] (stone landmark or cairn) built for the Northwest Territories Pavilion at [[Expo 86]] and donated to the City of Vancouver after the event. It is now used as a landmark on [[English Bay Beach]]. |
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The mascots for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were introduced on November 27, 2007.<ref>{{cite news | title = 2010 Vancouver Olympics' mascots inspired by First Nations creatures | publisher = [[CBC Sports]] | date = 2007-11-27 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2007/11/27/bc-mascot.html | accessdate = 2007-11-27}}</ref> Inspired by traditional [[First Nations]] creatures, the mascots include: |
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* ''Miga'' — A mythical sea bear, part [[orca]] and part [[kermode bear]]. |
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* ''Quatchi'' — A [[Bigfoot|sasquatch]], who wears boots and blue earmuffs. |
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* ''Sumi'' — An animal guardian spirit who wears the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the mighty [[Thunderbird (mythology)|Thunderbird]] and runs on the strong furry legs of the black bear. |
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* ''Mukmuk'' — A [[Vancouver Island marmot]].{{ref label|note01|A}} |
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[[File:V2010m.jpg|thumb|left|From left to right: Sumi, Quatchi and Miga.]] |
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The [[Royal Canadian Mint]] is producing a series of [[Royal Canadian Mint Olympic coins#2010 Vancouver Olympics|commemorative coins]] celebrating the 2010 Games,<ref>“14 circulating coins included in 2010 Olympic program”, Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, January 23 to February 5, 2007 issue of Canadian Coin News</ref> and in partnership with [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] is also allowing users to vote on the ''Top 10 Canadian Olympic Winter Moments''; where designs honouring the top three will be added to the series of coins.<ref name="np-moment">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1310179|title=What's Your Olympic Moment?|last=Shaw|first=Hollie|date=February 20, 2009|publisher=The National Post|accessdate=2009-02-26}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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Canada Post released many stamps to commemorate the Vancouver Games including, one for each of the mascots and one to celebrate the first Gold won in Canada. Many countries' postal services have also released stamps, such as the US,<ref name="USPS-Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games">{{cite web|url=https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10052&productId=10006613&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10000003&top_category=10000003&categoryId=10000068&top=¤tPage=1&sort=&viewAll=N&rn=CategoriesDisplay&WT.ac=10006613|title=Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games|date=January 22, 2010|publisher=USPS|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Germany,<ref name="Weltweite Sportereignisse - Olympische Winterspiele 2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.efiliale.de/efiliale/katalog/produkt.jsp?parentCat=cat2370006&Item=prod6390037&addItemSource=search|title=Weltweite Sportereignisse – Olympische Winterspiele 2010|date=February 11, 2010|publisher=Deutsche Post|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Australia,<ref name="Australia Post-2010 Olympic Winter Gold Medallist">{{cite web|url=http://www.stamps.com.au/shop/stamps/2010olympics|title=2010 Olympic Winter Gold Medallist|date=March 11, 2010|publisher=Australia Post|accessdate=2010-05-03}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Austria,<ref name="Karl Benjamin - Viererblock">{{cite web|url=http://www.post.at/eshop/philatelieshop/detail.php?prod=515159|title=Karl Benjamin – Viererblock|date=February 12, 2010|publisher=Post and Telecom Austria AG|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Belarus,<ref name="XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver">{{cite web|url=http://www.belpost.by/stamps/information-page/2010-info/01-2010-11-01/|title=XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver|date=January 25, 2010|publisher=Belpochta|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Croatia,<ref name="Commemorative postage stamps HP Mostar - XXI. Zimske olimpijske igre Vancouver 2010. Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.post.ba/enMarka.php?idMarke=269|title=XXI. Olympic Winter Games|date=February 1, 2010|publisher=Croatian Post|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Czech Republic,<ref name="XXI. zimní olympijské hry Vancouver 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.cpost.cz/cz/filatelie/znamky-a-celiny/xxi--zimni-olympijske-hry-vancouver-2010-id29179/|title=XXI. zimní olympijské hry Vancouver 2010|date=February 10, 2010|publisher=Ceska Posta|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Estonia,<ref name="XXI taliolümpiamängud Vancouveris">{{cite web|url=http://www.post.ee/px_custom/product_img/img_7936.jpg|title=XXI taliolümpiamängud Vancouveris|date=February 12, 2010|publisher=Eesti Post|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> France,<ref name="La Poste-Diptyque J.O. d'Hiver de Vancouver">{{cite web|url=http://timbres.laposte.fr/detailarticle.jgi?searchId=17600763&page=1&index=0&idArticle=1110014|title=Diptyque J.O. d'Hiver de Vancouver|date=February 8, 2010|publisher=La Poste|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Italy,<ref name="Winter Olympic Games “Vancouver 2010”">{{cite web|url=http://e-filatelia.poste.it/showSchedaProdotto.asp?id_prodotto=13642&id_categoria_prodotto=281&id_catalogo_prodotto=1321&lingua=english|title=inter Olympic Games “Vancouver 2010|date=February 12, 2010|publisher=Poste Italiane|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Liechtenstein,<ref name="Olympische Winterspiele Vancouver 2010 ">{{cite web |url=http://www.post.li/liechtensteinische-post-ag/aktuelles/aktuelles-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=323&cHash=bf9e62cffc |title=Olympische Winterspiele Vancouver 2010 |date=February 12, 2010|publisher=Poste Italiane|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Lithuania,<ref name="XXI Olympic Winter Games">{{cite web |url=http://www.post.li/liechtensteinische-post-ag/aktuelles/aktuelles-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=323&cHash=bf9e62cffc |title= XXI Olympic Winter Games |date=January 30, 2010|publisher=Lithuania Post|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Poland,<ref name="VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES">{{cite web|url=http://www.poczta-polska.pl/znaczki/en/index.php|title=VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES |date=January 27, 2010|publisher=Polish Post|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Switzerland,<ref name="Einzelmarke gestempelt">{{cite web |url=https://sso.post.ch/shops/de/PhilaShop/Ausgabe_vom_20112009/Olympische_Spiele_2010 |title=PhilaShop – Olympische Spiele 2010 |date= |publisher=Die Post |accessdate=2010-05-03 |language=German}}</ref> Turkey<ref name="XXI.KIŞ OLİMPİYATLARI XXI. OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES XXI.WINTEROLYMPIADE">{{cite web |url=http://www.ptt.gov.tr/tr/pul/show/html/10-2.html |title=Untitled Document |date= |publisher=PTT |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> and Ukraine.<ref name="XXI Winter Olympic Games. Vancouver-2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.ukrposhta.com/www/upost_en.nsf/%28documents%29/15A02BE9BF371B2EC22576010040D823 |title=Philately |date=February 5, 2010|publisher=YKPNOWTA|accessdate=2010-05-03 |at=On 05.02.2010 postage stamps ...}}</ref> |
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Two official video games have been released to commemorate the Games: ''[[Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' was released for [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] in October 2009, while ''[[Vancouver 2010 (video game)|Vancouver 2010]]'' was released in January 2010 for [[Xbox 360]], [[Games for Windows|Windows]] and [[PlayStation 3]]. The official theme songs for the 2010 Winter Games used by the [[Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium]] (commonly known as CTV Olympics) were "[[I Believe (Nikki Yanofsky song)|I Believe]]" performed by [[Nikki Yanofsky]] and "J'imagine" performed by [[Annie Villeneuve]]. |
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Three albums, ''Canada's Hockey Anthems: Sounds of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games'', ''[[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Opening Ceremony Commemorative Album]]'', and ''[[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony|Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Closing Ceremony Commemorative Album]]'', composed, arranged and produced by [[Dave Pierce]], were released to accompany the Games.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/-vancouver-2010-signs-new-licensees-to-create-products--auction-off-memorabilia-capturing-memories-of-games-_289318MK.html| title=Vancouver 2010 signs new licensees to create products, auction off memorabilia capturing memories of Games| date= February 22, 2010| publisher=Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics}}</ref> Pierce's Music Direction for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies led him to win the Primetime [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Music Direction" in 2010.<ref>{{cite news | author=Jessica Patterson, for Metro Canada | url= http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/08112010/67/olympics-composer-david-pierce-wins-gold-canada.html| title=Olympics composer Dave Pierce wins one more Gold for Canada | publisher=Yahoo! News | accessdate=2010-11-08 }}</ref> |
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==Media coverage== |
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[[File:Mukmuk.jpg|thumb|right|Mukmuk.]] |
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{{See also|List of 2010 Winter Olympics broadcasters}} |
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The Olympic Games in Vancouver were broadcast worldwide by a number of television broadcasters. As rights for the 2010 Games have been packaged with those for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], broadcasters will be largely identical for both events. |
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The host broadcaster was Olympic Broadcasting Services Vancouver, a subsidiary of the IOC's new in-house broadcasting unit [[Olympic Broadcasting Services]] (OBS). The 2010 Olympics marked the first Games where the host broadcasting facilities were provided solely by OBS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.obsv.ca/obsintroduction.html |title=OBSV Introduction |publisher=Obsv.ca |date= |accessdate=2010-01-10}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The executive director of Olympic Broadcasting Services Vancouver was [[Nancy Lee (producer)|Nancy Lee]], a former producer and executive for [[CBC Sports]].<ref name="lee">[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/10/17/lee-nancy-cbc.html "Nancy Lee leaving CBC Sports"], [[cbc.ca]], October 10, 2006.</ref> |
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In Canada, the Games were the first Olympic Games broadcast by a new Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium led by [[CTVglobemedia]] and [[Rogers Media]], displacing previous broadcaster [[CBC Sports]]. Main English-language coverage was shown on the [[CTV Television Network]], while supplementary programming was mainly shown on [[The Sports Network|TSN]] and [[Rogers Sportsnet]]. Main French-language coverage was shown on [[V (TV network)|V]] and [[Réseau des sports|RDS]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CTV wins 2010 and 2012 Olympic broadcast rights |publisher=[[CBC Sports]] |date=February 9, 2005 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2005/02/07/ctv050207.html |accessdate=2008-09-21}}</ref> |
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In the United States, [[Associated Press]] (AP) announced that it would send 120 reporters, photographers, editors and videographers to cover the Games on behalf of the country's [[news media]].<ref name="eandp10">{{cite web | title= AP Seeks New Internet Business Model in Winter Olympics | url= http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004065140 | publisher= [[Editor & Publisher]] | date= February 4, 2010| accessdate=2010-02-04}}</ref> The cost of their Olympics coverage prompted AP to make a "real departure for the [[wire service]]'s online coverage". Rather than simply providing content, it partnered with more than 900 newspapers and broadcasters who split the ad revenue generated from an AP-produced multi-media package of video, photos, statistics, stories and a daily Webcast.<ref name="eandp10"/> AP's coverage included a [[microsite]] with [[web widget]]s facilitating integration with [[social networking]] and [[Social bookmarking|bookmarking services]].<ref>[http://wintergames.ap.org/help/faq.pdf About this Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Microsite] from wintergames.ap.org</ref> |
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On [[NBC]], [[Bob Costas]] hosted the primetime telecast, while [[Al Michaels]] did so during the day. Together they co-hosted the [[2010 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony|Closing Ceremony]]. |
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In France, the Games were covered by [[France Télévisions]], which included continuous live coverage on its website.<ref>[http://jo-vancouver-2010.francetv.fr/ Jeux olympiques d'Hiver: Vancouver 2010], [[France Télévisions]]</ref> |
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The official broadcast theme for the Olympic Broadcasting Services host broadcast was a piece called 'City Of Ice' composed by [[Rob May]] and [[Simon Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sittingduckmusicandmedia.com/team.html |title=Sitting Duck – Team |publisher=Sittingduckmusicandmedia.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref> |
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==Torch relay== |
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[[File:Vancouver-Olympics-clock.jpg|thumb|right|The clock counting down to the opening of Olympics Games in [[Downtown Vancouver]].]] |
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{{Main|2010 Winter Olympics torch relay}} |
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The Olympic Torch Relay is the transfer of the Olympic flame from Ancient [[Olympia, Greece]] — where the first Olympic Games were held thousands of years ago — to the stadium of the city hosting the current Olympic Games. The flame arrives just in time for the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]]. |
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For the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the flame was lit in Olympia on October 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-22/olympic-flame-lit-vancouver.html |
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| title = Olympic flame lit for Vancouver Games |
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| date = October 22, 2009 | work= [[Russia Today]] | publisher= |
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| accessdate = 2009-10-22 }}</ref> It then traveled from [[Greece]], over the [[North Pole]] to Canada's High Arctic and on to the West Coast and Vancouver. The relay started its long Canada journey from the British Columbia capital of [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]. In Canada, the torch traveled approximately {{convert|45000|km|mi}} over 106 days, making it the longest relay route within one country in Olympic history. The Olympic Torch was carried by approximately 12,000 Canadians and reached over 1,000 communities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Funding for 2010 Olympics torch relay to focus on local events|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/04/30/bc-vancouver-olympics-relay.html|date=April 30, 2009|accessdate=2009-12-23|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC News]]}}</ref><ref> |
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{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/olympic-torch-relay/about-the-olympic-torch-relay |
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| title = 2010 Olympic Torch relay general info |
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| date = February 11, 2010 | work= [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] | publisher= CTV |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-11 }}</ref> |
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Celebrity torchbearers included [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]],<ref name="emotions">{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Emotions+high+final+torch+relay/2555283/story.html |
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| title = Emotions run high on final day of torch relay |
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| date = February 12, 2010 | newspaper= [[Vancouver Sun]] | publisher= Canwest Publishing |
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| accessdate = 2011-06-15}}</ref> [[Steve Nash]],<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.nba.com/suns/news/nash_torch_100212.html |
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| title = Nash carries Olympic torch |last=Swiat |first=Stefan |
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| date = February 13, 2010 | publisher= [[nba.com]] |
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| accessdate = 2011-06-15}}</ref> [[Matt Lauer]],<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Sports/vancouver2010/2010/02/11/12842276.html |
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| title = For the next Hour, I am pure Canadian |
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| date = February 11, 2010 | work= Vancouver 24hr news | publisher= Canoe |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-11}}</ref> [[Justin Morneau]],<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100130&content_id=8001354&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |
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| title = Healthy Morneau excited to carry Torch |
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| date = February 11, 2010 | work= [[mlb.com]] | publisher= mlb.com |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-11}}</ref> [[Michael Bublé]],<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Michael+Buble+Jann+Arden+join+Olympic+torch+ceremony/2538114/story.html |
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| title = Michael Buble, Jann Arden to join in Olympic torch ceremony |
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| date = February 11, 2010 | work= vancouversun.com | publisher= Canwest Publishing |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-11}}</ref> [[Bob Costas]],<ref> |
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{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-photos/vancouver-2010-olympic-torch-relay---day-105---west-vancouver-to-vancouver--bc_273728Oh.html |
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| title = Torchbearer 102 Bob Costas carries the flame in Burnaby |
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| date = January 1, 2010 | work= vancouver2010.com | publisher= vancouver2010.com |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-12}}</ref> [[Shania Twain]],<ref> |
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{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/01/01/twain-olympic-torch.html |
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| title = Shania Twain carries Olympic torch |
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| date = January 1, 2010 | work= The Canadian Press | publisher= Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-12}}</ref> and hockey greats including [[Sidney Crosby]],<ref> |
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{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/news/newsid=20119.html#reserved+restrained+rocking+with+sid |
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| title = Reserved, restrained, and rocking with Sid the Kid |
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| date = February 11, 2010 | work= ctvolympics.ca | publisher= The Globe and Mail |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-11}}</ref> [[Wayne Gretzky]],<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517718 |
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| title = Pressing questions as Olympic hockey beckons |
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| date = February 14, 2010 |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-15}}</ref> and the captains of the two [[Vancouver Canucks]] teams that went to the [[Stanley Cup Finals]]: [[Trevor Linden]] ({{Stanley Cup Finals Year|1994}})<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2010/02/11/bc-vancouver-olympic-preparations.html?ref=rss|title=Olympic fever builds in Vancouver|date=February 11, 2010|publisher=cbcsports.ca|author=CBC News|accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> and [[Stan Smyl]] ({{Stanley Cup Finals Year|1982}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/news/newsid=32637.html#schwarzenegger+buble+carry+torch|title=Schwarzenegger, Buble to carry torch|date=February 8, 2010|accessdate=2010-02-08|first=Marsha|last=Lederman|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> |
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==The Games== |
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===Participating nations=== |
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82 [[National Olympic Committees]] (NOC) entered teams in the 2010 Winter Olympics.<ref name="WinterGames">{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-athletes/|title=Olympic Athletes, Teams and Countries|work=Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics|publisher=VANOC|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru and Serbia made their winter Olympic debuts. Also Jamaica, Mexico and Morocco returned to the Games after missing the [[2006 Winter Olympics|Turin Games]]. Tonga sought to make its Winter Olympic debut by entering a single competitor in luge, attracting some media attention, but he crashed in the final round of qualifying.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201002/2807009.htm?desktop "Tongan athlete narrowly misses out on Winter Olympics"], Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 1, 2010</ref> |
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Luxembourg qualified two athletes<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> but did not participate because one did not reach the criteria set by the NOC<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/sport/artikel/69278/kari-peters-bleibt-zu-hause.php |title=Sport | Kari Peters bleibt zu Hause |publisher=wort.lu |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> and the other was injured<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/sport/artikel/67652/stefano-speck-nicht-nach-vancouver.php |title=Sport | Stefano Speck fährt nicht nach Vancouver |publisher=wort.lu |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> before the Games. Below is a map of the participating nations and a list of the nations with the number of competitors indicated in brackets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Countries|publisher=Yahoo Sports|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/countries|accessdate=2011-08-08}}</ref> |
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[[File:2010 Winter Olympics Participants.svg|thumb|center|600px]] |
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* {{flagIOC|ALB|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/summary-quotas-allocation.pdf |title=Summary of Quota allocation (Alpine Skiing) |publisher=FIS-Ski – International Ski Federation |year=2010 |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|ALG|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|AND|2010 Winter|6}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ARG|2010 Winter|7}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ARM|2010 Winter|4}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|AUS|2010 Winter|40}}<ref name="athlete">{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-athletes/ |title=Vancouver Olympics – Athletes |publisher=Vancouver2010.com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|AUT|2010 Winter|81}}<ref name="thestar.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/article/648265 |title=Alpine team takes fall at 2010 Games – Vancouver 2010 Olympics |publisher=thestar.com |date=June 10, 2009 |accessdate=2010-01-10 | location=Toronto | first=Randy | last=Kman}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|AZE|2010 Winter|2}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|BLR|2010 Winter|50}}<ref name="MensHockey" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-athletes/index_cf-PU.html?cat6=&cat1=43010&q=--+Keywords+-- |title=Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |publisher=Vancouver2010.com |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|BEL|2010 Winter|9}}<ref name="FigureSkating1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.nl/content/pdf/207223/vancouver/ISUkunstschaatsenint|title=ISU Figure skating qualification system}} {{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref><ref name="FigureSkating2">{{cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=48116|title=2009 Figure Skating World Championship results}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|BER|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|BIH|2010 Winter|5}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|BRA|2010 Winter|5}}<ref name="Atletas">{{cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/vancouver2010/noticias/0,,OI4056403-EI14373,00-Saiba+os+brasileiros+que+podem+ir+a+Vancouver.html|title=Saiba os brasileiros que podem ir a Vancouver}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|BUL|2010 Winter|19}}<ref name="Bulgaria">{{cite web|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1434800693|title=Bulgaria received one more quota for the games|publisher=Топспорт|accessdate=2010-02-13}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|CAN|2010 Winter|206}}<ref name="MensHockey">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=266366|title=Germany, Norway round out 2010 Olympic men's hockey|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|date=February 8, 2009|accessdate=2009-02-09}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|CAY|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="thestar.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=10384874|title=Travers is snow joke|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|CHI|2010 Winter|3}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|CHN|2010 Winter|90}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|COL|2010 Winter|1}} |
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* {{flagIOC|CRO|2010 Winter|19}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|CYP|2010 Winter|2}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|CZE|2010 Winter|92}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|DEN|2010 Winter|18}}<ref name="Curling">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcurling.org/olympicqualification.html|title=Olympic Qualification|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]|accessdate=2009-02-09}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|EST|2010 Winter|30}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ETH|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|FIN|2010 Winter|95}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noc.fi/?x2008=2569615 |title=Suomen Olympiajoukkueeseen Vancouver 2010 -talvikisoihin on valittu 94 urheilijaa – kahdella miesalppihiihtäjällä vielä mahdollisuus lunastaa paikka joukkueessa – Suomen Olympiakomitea |publisher=Noc.fi |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|FRA|2010 Winter|108}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vancouver2010.lequipe.fr/Aussi/breves2010/20100201_190314_108-francais-a-vancouver.html |title=108 Français à Vancouver – JO 2010 – L'EQUIPE.FR |publisher=Vancouver2010.lequipe.fr |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|GEO|2010 Winter|8*}}<ref name="athlete"/> ([[Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Winter Olympics#Safety|*]]) |
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* {{flagIOC|GER|2010 Winter|153}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|GHA|2010 Winter|1}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/03/12/bc-snow-leopard-winter-olympics.html|title=Ghana's 'Snow Leopard' qualifies to ski in 2010 Winter Olympics|publisher=[[CBC News]]|accessdate= | date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|GBR|2010 Winter|52}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|GRE|2010 Winter|7}}<ref name="FigureSkating1"/><ref name="FigureSkating2"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|HKG|2010 Winter|1}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=1716|title=Short Track Speed Skating entry list|date=November 24, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-26}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|HUN|2010 Winter|16}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ISL|2010 Winter|4}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|IND|2010 Winter|3}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/526847/Sports/5/20/5|title=Tashi and Jamyang qualify for 2010 Olympic Winter Games|date=March 18, 2009|accessdate=2009-03-18}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|IRI|2010 Winter|4}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|IRL|2010 Winter|7}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ISR|2010 Winter|3}}<ref name="FigureSkating1"/><ref name="FigureSkating2"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ITA|2010 Winter|109}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|JAM|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|JPN|2010 Winter|94}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|KAZ|2010 Winter|38}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|PRK|2010 Winter|2}}<ref name="Lambiel crushes competition at Nebelhorn">{{cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090925&content_id=7149598&vkey=ice_news|title=Lambiel crushes competition at Nebelhorn|accessdate=2009-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/countries/country=prk/index.html |title=North Korea – CTV Olympics |publisher=Ctvolympics.ca |date=January 22, 2010 |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|KOR|2010 Winter|46}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|KGZ|2010 Winter|2}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|LAT|2010 Winter|59}}<ref name="MensHockey"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|LIB|2010 Winter|3}}<ref name="thestar.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|LIE|2010 Winter|7}}<ref name="thestar.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|LTU|2010 Winter|8}}<ref name="FigureSkating1"/><ref name="FigureSkating2"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|MKD|2010 Winter|3}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|MEX|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|MDA|2010 Winter|7}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|MON|2010 Winter|6}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|MGL|2010 Winter|2}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mongolia-web.com/sports |title=Sports | Mongolia Web News |publisher=Mongolia-web.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-10}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|MNE|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|MAR|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|NEP|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|NED|2010 Winter|34}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nocnsf.nl/nocnsf.nl/olympische-droom/olympische-spelen/genomineerden/genomineerden |title=Genomineerden |publisher=Nocnsf.nl |date= |accessdate=2010-01-10}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|NZL|2010 Winter|16}}<ref name="thestar.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|NOR|2010 Winter|99}}<ref>{{cite web | title = Anders Rekdal tatt ut til OL i Vancouver på overtid | work=Olympiatoppen | url=http://www.olympiatoppen.no/om_olt/aktuelt/page4430.html | accessdate=2010-02-08 | date=January 29, 2010 | language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|PAK|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|PER|2010 Winter|3}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|POL|2010 Winter|50}}<ref name="athlete"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olimpijski.pl/pl/pages/news/2431 |title=Wystartujemy w Vancouver |date=March 19, 2009 |accessdate=2009-03-19|language=Polish}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|POR|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ROU|2010 Winter|29}}<ref name="Lambiel crushes competition at Nebelhorn"/><ref name="Vancouver2010.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-athletes/index_cf-PU.html?cat6=&cat1=43330&q=--+Keywords+-- |title=Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |publisher=Vancouver2010.com |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|RUS|2010 Winter|177}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|SMR|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|SEN|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="thestar.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|SRB|2010 Winter|10}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|SVK|2010 Winter|73}}<ref name="MensHockey"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|SLO|2010 Winter|50}}<ref name="FigureSkating1"/><ref name="FigureSkating2"/><ref name="Vancouver2010.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|RSA|2010 Winter|2}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|ESP|2010 Winter|18}}<ref name="FigureSkating1"/><ref name="FigureSkating2"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|SWE|2010 Winter|106}}<ref name="SwedishAthletes">{{cite web|url=http://www.sok.se/nyheter/nyheter/nyheter2009/ostruppenkompletterad106aktiva.5.5ca279741267328c60f8000860.html|title=OS-truppen komplett(erad) – Olympic Team complete(d)|publisher=[[Swedish Olympic Committee|SOC]]|date=December 1, 2010|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|SUI|2010 Winter|146}}<ref name="MensHockey"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|TPE|2010 Winter|1}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://luge.teamusa.org/news/2010/01/27/vancouver-2010-olympic-winter-games-qualifications/31143 |title=Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Qualifications | News | USA Luge |publisher=Luge.teamusa.org |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> |
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* {{flagIOC|TJK|2010 Winter|1}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|TUR|2010 Winter|5}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|UKR|2010 Winter|47}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|USA|2010 Winter|215}}<ref name="athlete"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|UZB|2010 Winter|3}}<ref name="fis-ski.com"/> |
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* {{flagIOC|CRC}} |
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* {{flagIOC|KEN}} |
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* {{flagIOC|LUX}} |
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* {{flagIOC|MAD}} |
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* {{flagIOC|THA}} |
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* {{flagIOC|ISV}} |
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* {{flagIOC|VEN}} |
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===Sports=== |
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Fifteen winter sports events were included in the 2010 Winter Olympics. The eight sports categorized as ice sports were: [[bobsleigh|bobsled]], [[luge]], [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]], [[ice hockey]], [[figure skating]], [[speed skating]], [[short track speed skating]] and [[curling]]. The three sports categorized as alpine skiing and snowboarding events were: [[alpine skiing|alpine]], [[freestyle skiing|freestyle]] and [[snowboarding]]. The four sports categorized as Nordic events were: [[biathlon]], [[cross-country skiing]], [[ski jumping]] and [[Nordic combined]]. |
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''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.'' |
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* {{GamesSport|Biathlon|Events=10}} |
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* {{GamesSport|Cross country skiing|Events=12}} |
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* {{GamesSport|Figure skating|Events=4}} |
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* {{GamesSport|Freestyle skiing|Events=6}} |
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* {{GamesSport|Short track speed skating|Events=8}} |
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The opening and closing ceremonies and the events categorized as ice sports (excluding bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) were held in Vancouver and Richmond. The sports categorized as "Nordic events" were held in the Callaghan Valley located just to the west of Whistler. All alpine skiing events were held on [[Whistler Blackcomb|Whistler Mountain]] (Creekside) and sliding events (bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) were held on [[Whistler Blackcomb|Blackcomb Mountain]]. [[Cypress Mountain]] (located in [[Cypress Provincial Park]] in [[West Vancouver]]) hosted the freestyle skiing (aerials, moguls and ski cross), and all snowboard events (half-pipe, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross). |
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Vancouver 2010 was also the first winter Olympics in which both men's and women's hockey were played on a narrower, [[National Hockey League|NHL]]-sized ice rink,<ref name="VANOC shrinks ice"/> measuring 200 ft × 85 ft (61 m × 26 m), instead of the international size of 200 ft × 98.5 ft (61 m × 30 m). The games were played at [[General Motors Place]], home of the NHL's [[Vancouver Canucks]], which was temporarily renamed Canada Hockey Place for the duration of the Olympics. This change saved <!--Canadian--->$10 million in construction costs and allowed an additional 35,000 spectators to attend Olympic hockey games.<ref name="VANOC shrinks ice">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/2006/06/08/1620669-sun.html |title=VANOC shrinks Olympic ice|author=Mackin, Bob|date=June 6, 2006|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer|Slam! Sports]]|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> However, some European countries expressed concern over this decision, worried that it might give North American players an advantage since they grew up playing on the smaller NHL-sized rinks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/06/08/olympic-hockey-rinksize.html|title=2010 Olympic hockey will be NHL-sized |publisher=CBC News|date=June 8, 2006|accessdate=2010-02-14}}</ref> |
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There were a number of events that were proposed to be included in the 2010 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/5071892.stm |title=Ski-cross aims for Vancouver 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|date=June 12, 2006|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> On November 28, 2006, the IOC Executive Board at their meeting in [[Kuwait]] voted to include [[ski cross]] in the official program.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/6192816.stm |title=Ski-cross gets approved for 2010|date=November 28, 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> The Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) subsequently approved the event to officially be part of the Games program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2099# |title=Vancouver 2010: In good shape with positive progress on media accommodation|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=March 9, 2007|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> |
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Events proposed for inclusion but ultimately rejected included:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=1972 |title=Olympic programme updates|date=November 28, 2006|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref> |
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* [[Biathlon]] mixed relay |
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* Mixed doubles [[curling]] |
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* Team [[alpine skiing]] |
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* Team [[bobsled]] and [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] |
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* Team [[luge]] |
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* Women's [[ski jumping]] |
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The issue over women's ski jumping being excluded ended up in the [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] in Vancouver during April 21–24, 2009, with a verdict on July 10 excluding women's ski jumping from the 2010 Games.<ref name=wskijmp>[http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/news/news-releases/-/69788/32566/1lthni5/vancouver-2010-statement-of-bc.html Vancouver2010.com July 10, 2009, article on the exclusion of women's ski jumping from the 2010 Games.] – accessed July 11, 2009.</ref> A request to appeal that verdict to the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] was subsequently denied on December 22 – a decision that marked the end of any hopes that the event would be held during Vancouver 2010.<ref name=wskijmpappeal>[http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2009/12/22/bc-oly-women-scoc.html cbc.ca December 22, 2009, Supreme Court spurns women ski jumpers.] – accessed December 22, 2009.</ref> To alleviate the exclusion, VANOC organizers invited women from all over Canada to participate at Whistler Olympic Park, including Continental Cup in January 2009.<ref name="wskijmp"/> There is now an effort to include women's ski jumping for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]].<ref name=wskijmpsochi>[http://www.canada.com/life/advocates+women+jump/1962329/story.html canada.com Sep 4, 2009 FIS advocates women's ski jump] – accessed December 22, 2009.</ref> |
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===Calendar=== |
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{{See also|Chronological summary of the 2010 Winter Olympics}} |
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In the following calendar for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, each blue box indicates that an event competition, such as a qualification round, was held on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held with the number in these boxes representing the number of finals that were contested on that day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vancouver 2010 Olympic Competition Schedule|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/resources/PDFs/2010_sport_schedbyday_EN.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=[[Vancouver Organizing Committee]]|accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref> |
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{{2010 Winter Olympics Calendar}} |
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===Medal table=== |
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{{Main|2010 Winter Olympics medal table}} |
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The top ten listed [[National Olympic Committees|NOCs]] by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Canada, is highlighted. |
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[[File:Vancouver 2010 Gold Medal.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A 2010 Winter Olympics gold medal.]] |
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| 1 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|CAN|2010 Winter}} || 14 || 7 || 5 || 26 |
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| 2 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|GER|2010 Winter}} || 10 || 13 || 7 || 30 |
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| 3 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|USA|2010 Winter}} || 9 || 15 || 13 || 37 |
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| 4 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|NOR|2010 Winter}} || 9 || 8 || 6 || 23 |
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| 5 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|KOR|2010 Winter}} || 6 || 6 || 2 || 14 |
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| 6 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|SUI|2010 Winter}} || 6 || 0 || 3 || 9 |
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| 7 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|CHN|2010 Winter}} || 5 || 2 || 4 || 11 |
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| 7 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|2010 Winter}} || 5 || 2 || 4 || 11 |
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| 9 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|AUT|2010 Winter}} || 4 || 6 || 6 || 16 |
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| 10 || align=left | {{flagIOCteam|NED|2010 Winter}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 8 |
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==Concerns and controversies== |
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{{Main|Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Winter Olympics}} |
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Initial organized opposition to the games began in 2006 with the creation of No Games 2010<ref name="2010 Olympic Games Watch homepage">{{cite web|url=http://2010watch.com/ |title=2010 Olympic Games Watch homepage |publisher=2010watch.com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>{{Who|date=April 2010}} as outlined in Chris Shaw's book ''Five Ring Circus'' published in 2008.<ref name="2010 Olympic Games Watch homepage"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3995 |title=New Society Publishers – Five Ring Circus |publisher=Newsociety.com |date=July 1, 2008 |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref> |
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The book has been widely reviewed and has been a touchstone for critics of the Vancouver Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straight.com/article-72041/five-ring-circus-frames-2010-anew |title=Straight.com |publisher=Straight.com |date=February 22, 2007 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/newmovies/2010/02/19/leonardo-dicaprio-and-woody-harrelson-have-new-movies-now-playing-both |title=vancouverobserver.com |publisher=vancouverobserver.com |date=February 19, 2010 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Koziarski |first=Ed M. |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2009/03/17/the-dark-side-of-the-vancouver-olympics |title=chicagoreader.com |publisher=chicagoreader.com |date=March 17, 2009 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref> |
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Before the Games began and as they commenced, a number of concerns and controversies surfaced and received media attention. Hours before the opening ceremony, Georgian [[luge]]r [[Nodar Kumaritashvili]] was killed during a training run, intensifying questions about the safety of the course and prompting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/king/news/newsid=428729.html |title=Women's downhill crashes prompt safety change to course | NBC Olympics | Olympic Zone |publisher=NBC Olympics |year=2010 |accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref> organizers to implement quick modifications. However, officials concluded that it was an athlete error rather than a track deficiency.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/luge/8513595.stm |title=BBC Sport – Vancouver 2010 – Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after crash |publisher=BBC News |date=February 13, 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref> The [[International Luge Federation]] called an emergency meeting after the accident, and all other training runs were cancelled for the day.<ref name="bbc-crash">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/8513595.stm|title=Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after crash |date=February 12, 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=February 12, 2010}}</ref> |
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One critic questioned the choice of [[Cypress Mountain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/01/29/MoveCypressEvents/ |title=The Tyee — Mush! Move Cypress Events to Okanagan |publisher=Thetyee.ca |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> as a venue because of its frequent lack of snow due to [[El Niño]]. Because of this possibility, organizers had a contingency plan to truck in snow from [[Manning Park]], about {{convert|250|km|mi}} to the east of the city. This allowed events to proceed as planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Trucks+start+moving+snow+Cypress+Mountain+from+Manning+Park/2513307/story.html |title=Trucks start moving snow to Cypress Mountain from Manning Park |publisher=Vancouversun.com |date=February 2, 2010 |accessdate=2010-02-07}} {{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> |
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Political decisions involving cancellation of promised low-income housing and the creation of a community of mixed economic backgrounds for post-Games use of the [[2010 Olympic Village|athletes' village]] was criticized.<ref name="Mackin">{{cite web|last=Mackin |first=Bob |url=http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Olympics2010/2009/06/19/OlympicVillageReports/ |title=''Vancouver releases secret Olympic Village documents'', Bob Mackin, ''The Tyee'', June 19, 2009 |publisher=Thetyee.ca |date=June 19, 2009 |accessdate=2010-01-10}}</ref> |
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Opening ceremonies were stalled while organizers dealt with mechanical problems during the cauldron lighting ceremony.<ref name="mishaps">{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/vancouver2010/news/2010/02/15/12883441-sun.html|title=Mishaps plague games|last=MACKIN|first=BOB |date=February 15, 2010|work=Toronto Sun|accessdate=February 16, 2010}}</ref> Speed skating events were delayed due to breakdowns of the [[ice resurfacer]]s supplied by Olympia, an official sponsor of the Games.<ref name="ice resurfacing">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61F12C20100216?type=sportsNews|title=Speed skating ice woes threaten green sheen|date=February 16, 2010|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2010-02-16}}</ref> |
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Thousands of tickets were voided by organizers when weather conditions made standing-room-only areas unsafe.<ref name=spiegelol>{{cite web| url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/wintersport/0,1518,678465,00.html |author=spiegelonline sport |title=Möge das Wirrwarr gewinnen.|language=German |date=February 18, 2010 |accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref> Visitors were also upset that, as in previous Olympics, medal ceremonies required separate admission<ref name=spiegelol/> and that blocks of VIP tickets reserved for sponsors and dignitaries were unused at events.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/Olympic+tickets+going+unused/2572915/story.html|title=VIP Olympic tickets going unused|date=February 15, 2010|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=2010-02-18}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Other glitches and complaints have included confusion by race officials at the start of the February 16 [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit|men's]] and [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit|women's biathlon pursuit]] races, and restricted access to the Olympic flame cauldron on the Vancouver waterfront.<ref>Gustus, Lauren, ([[Gannett News Service]]), "[http://militarytimes.com/news/2010/02/gns_army_teela_olympics_021610/ Starter error frustrates biathletes, guardsman]", ''[[Military Times]]'', February 18, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/oly/6872521.html |last=Barron |first=David |title=BURNING ISSUES:Officials get cauldron right at "Glitch Games" |publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=February 18, 2010}}</ref> |
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===Opposition=== |
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Opposition to the Olympic Games was expressed by activists and politicians, including [[Lower Mainland]] [[mayor]]s [[Derek Corrigan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.canada.com/burnabynow/news/story.html?id=47daeb92-861a-410f-9b6f-8c8f36319863 |title=Mayor is no fan of Olympic politics. But he did attend four hockey games and a speedskating event |accessdate=2010-03-30}} Corrigan's concern was with the politics in the site selection, notably his city losing out to another for the site of the speedskating oval.</ref> |
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and [[North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality)|Richard Walton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.areavoices.com/olympic2010/?page=listing&tag=2010 |title=Vancouver View |publisher=Areavoices.com |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref> Many of the public pre-Olympic events held in Vancouver were attended by [[protest]]ers.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Lee |title=Protesters arrested at Olympic flag illumination |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=2ae5bf05-2367-4ee0-b08a-3800325f181a |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |date=March 13, 2007 |accessdate=2007-07-07 }}</ref> |
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On Saturday, February 13, as part of a week-long Anti-Olympic Convergence, protesters smashed windows of the [[Downtown Vancouver]] location of [[The Bay]] [[department store]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straight.com/article-289546/vancouver/2010-heart-attack-disrupts-vancouver-day-two-winter-olympics/ |title=2010 Heart Attack disrupts Vancouver on day two of Winter Olympics |publisher=Straight.com |date=February 13, 2010 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.ca.msn.com/olympics/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23470742/ Vancouver police lay charges in weekend riot]{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> Protesters later argued that the owner of The Bay, the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], "has been a symbol of [[colonialism|colonial oppression]] for centuries" as well as a major sponsor of the 2010 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straight.com/article-292307/vancouver/w2-forum-focuses-black-bloc-tactics-february-13-protest-against-vancouver-olympics/ |title=W2 forum focuses on Black bloc tactics in February 13 protest against Vancouver Olympics |publisher=Straight.com |date=February 20, 2010 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref> |
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There were several other reasons for the opposition, some of which are outlined in Helen Jefferson Lenskyj's books ''Olympic Industry Resistance'' (2007) and ''Inside the Olympic Industry'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunypress.edu/p-4631-olympic-industry-resistance.aspx; |title=http://www.sunypress.edu/p-3274-inside-the-olympic-industry.aspx |publisher=Sunypress.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> |
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These issues include: |
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* Displacement of low-income residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/anti-olympics-movement-targeted-some-15-visu-joint-intelligence-group-visits-in-48-hours/ |title=Anti-Olympics movement targeted: Some 15 VISU Joint Intelligence Group visits in 48 hours | San Francisco Bay View |publisher=Sfbayview.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2175 |title=Protesting the Olympics? – Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) |publisher=Accuracy.org |date=February 12, 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=The Earthtimes |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/308028,olympics-take-a-walk-on-the-wild-side-in-vancouver.html |title=Olympics? Take a walk on the wild side in Vancouver – Feature : Sports |publisher=Earthtimes.org |date=February 8, 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070606/SPORTS/706060329/1004/SPORTS |title=Olympic games evict millions: Times Argus Online |publisher=Timesargus.com |date=June 6, 2007 |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref> |
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* anticipated [[human trafficking]] for the purpose of forced prostitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/09/04/HumanTraffic/ |title=The Tyee — Will Olympics Be Magnet for Human Traffickers? |publisher=Thetyee.ca |date=September 4, 2008 |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Kathie Wallace |url=http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/commentary/2010/02/02/human-trafficking-alive-and-well-2010-olympics |title=Human Trafficking Alive and Well for the 2010 Olympics | The Vancouver Observer – Vancouver Olympics News Blogs Events Reviews |publisher=The Vancouver Observer |date=February 2, 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/sports/2010wintergames/Vancouver+Olympics+failing+curb+trafficking+group/2542883/story.html |title=Vancouver Olympics get an 'F' for failing to curb sex trafficking: group |publisher=Montrealgazette.com |date=February 9, 2010|accessdate=2010-04-02}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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===Aboriginal opposition=== |
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[[File:Native Warrior Society - Olympic Flag.jpg|thumb|Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flag and its captors, the Native Warrior Society]] |
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Although the Aboriginal governments of the [[Squamish Nation|Squamish]], [[Musqueam Indian Band|Musqueam]], [[Lil'wat First Nation|Lil'wat]] and [[Tsleil-Waututh First Nation|Tsleil-Waututh]] (the "Four Host First Nations"), on whose traditional territory the Games are being held, signed a protocol in 2004<ref>[http://fourhostfirstnations.com/downloads/4HN_Protocol_Final_Nov%2024.pdf 4HN_Protocol_Final_Nov 24.pub]{{Dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref> in support of the games,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fourhostfirstnations.com/ |title=Four Host First Nations |publisher=Four Host First Nations |date= |accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref> there was opposition to the Olympics from some [[indigenous people|indigenous]] groups and supporters. Although the [[Lil'wat]] branch of the [[St'at'imc Nation]] is a co-host of the Games, a splinter group from the [[Seton Lake First Nation|Seton]] band known as the St’at’imc of Sutikalh, who have also opposed the Cayoosh Ski Resort, fear the Olympics will bring unwanted tourism and real estate sales to their territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warriorpublications.com/?q=node/22|title=Sutikalh Re-occupation Camp}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/1738 |title=It’s all about the Land|publisher=The Dominion}}</ref> Local aboriginal people, as well as Canadian [[Inuit]], initially expressed concern over the choice of an [[inukshuk]] as the symbol of the Games, with some Inuit leaders such as former [[Nunavut]] Commissioner [[Peter Irniq]] stating that the inukshuk is a culturally important symbol to them. He said that the "Inuit never build inuksuit with head, legs and arms. I have seen inuksuit [built] more recently, 100 years maybe by non-Inuit in Nunavut, with head, legs and arms. These are not called inuksuit. These are called [[inunguat]], imitation of man."<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic inukshuk irks Inuit leader |publisher=[[CBC.ca]] Sports |date=April 27, 2005 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2005/04/26/olympic-logo050426.html |accessdate=2008-08-13}}</ref> Local aboriginal groups also expressed annoyance that the design did not reflect the [[Coast Salish]] and [[Interior Salish]] native culture from the region the Games are being held in, but rather that of the Inuit, who are indigenous to the Arctic far from Vancouver. |
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===Doping=== |
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On March 11, 2010, it was reported that the Polish cross country skier [[Kornelia Marek]] was tested positive for [[Erythropoietin|EPO]] by the [[Polish Olympic Committee]]. If found guilty of doping by the International Olympic Committee, Marek and the relay teams would be disqualified and stripped of their Vancouver results. She would also be banned from the [[2014 Winter Olympics|next Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]], in 2014. |
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Marek denied taking any banned substances, but the backup "B" sample from the Vancouver doping lab confirmed the "A" sample.<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jes9QFNtEQg_moCp_Y3LNuLOsU0w Polish cross-country skier Marek tests positive for EPO at Vancouver Olympics]{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> |
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==Legacy== |
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The massive celebratory crowds in downtown Vancouver were highly praised by the IOC. [[Jacques Rogge]], the president of IOC, indicated that "the way Vancouver embraced these Games was extraordinary. This is really something unique and has given a great atmosphere for these Games."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Stephen |title=Vancouver atmosphere will be tough to match |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt=Aj8ZpWlTeLmbLBvm7uX33MGNsbV_?slug=ap-whatsnext&prov=ap&type=lgns&print=1|agency=Associated Press|date=March 1, 2010|accessdate=2010-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rogge 'happy' but luge death overshadows Vancouver |url=http://news.ph.msn.com/sports/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3914730 |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=February 28, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nzkxVeGL |archivedate=2010-03-05 |accessdate=2010-03-05}}</ref> Only a very few members of the media (mostly, and particularly the [[Media of the United Kingdom|British media]]) criticized the Own the Podium and criticized the celebrations as having been somewhat nationalistic,<ref>{{cite news|title=U.K. press slams Canada's hosting of Games|url=http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2010/02/15/host-canada-criticism.html|publisher=CBC|accessdate=December 16, 2010|date=15|month=February|year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vancouver Games continue downhill slide from disaster to calamity|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/15/vancouver-winter-olympics-2010|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2010-12-16|author=Lawrence Donegan|date=15|month=February|year=2010}}</ref> but this was not opinion shared by many.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Britain's Media are Failing at The Vancouver Olympic Games|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-miah/why-britains-media-are-fa_b_470119.html|publisher=Huffington Post|author=Andy Miah|date=20|month=February|year=2010}}</ref> The atmosphere surrounding the Olympics, and its inclusion of foreigners, was also praised, with many seasoned Winter Olympic observers putting the games at, or near, the top of the list of best ever Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Were these Winter Olympics the best ever? |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jamespearce/2010/02/worst_ever_these_olympics_may.html|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2010-12-16|author=James Pearce|date=February 28, 2010}}</ref> They were also the best watched Winter Olympics since the [[1994 Olympics]] in Lillehammer.<ref>{{cite web|title=After seven days, Olympic ratings biggest since '94 |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/winter-olympic-ratings-biggest-since-94-2010-02-19|publisher=MSNBC|accessdate=2010-12-16|author=David B. Wilkerson|date=February 19, 2010}}</ref> They are also mentioned alongside the Sydney Summer games in regards to the best atmosphere. A large part is credited to the citizens of Vancouver and Canada.<ref>{{cite news |last=Donegan |first=Lawrence |title=Vancouver Winter Olympics Review: 'Mood on the streets was wonderful' |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/audio/2010/mar/01/winter-olympics-canada-review |publisher=The Guardian |format=Audio |date=March 1, 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-05 | location=London}}</ref> |
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===Funding=== |
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Directly as a result of Canada's medal performance at the 2010 Olympics, the Government of Canada announced in the 2010 Federal Budget, a new commitment of $34 million over the next two years towards programs for athletes planning to compete in future Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = More cash for Own the Podium |
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| date = March 4, 2010 | work= [[Vancouver Sun]] | publisher= Canwest Publishing |
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| accessdate = 2010-03-05}}</ref> This is in addition to the $11 million per year federal government commitment to the [[Own the Podium]] program. |
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Also, as a result of hosting the 2010 Olympics, the British Columbia government pledged to restore funding for sports programs and athlete development to 2008 levels, which amounts to $30 million over three years.<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = No cash earmarked for Own the Podium |
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| date = March 4, 2010 | work= [[Vancouver Sun]] | publisher= Canwest Publishing |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Sport in Canada}} |
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{{IOC seealso|games=2010 Winter Olympics }} |
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* [[2010 Winter Olympics victory ceremonies]] |
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* [[Integrated Security Unit]] |
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* [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]] |
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==Notes== |
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:'''A.''' {{note label|note01}} Miga and Quatchi were mascots for the Olympic Games, while Sumi was the mascot for the Paralympic Games. Mukmuk is considered a [[sidekick]], not a full mascot. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Further reading == |
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*{{cite book|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=6EThoEOnGuUC&lpg=PA152&dq=Canada%20at%20the%20olympics&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true|title=The complete book of the Winter Olympics|first1= David |last1=Wallechinsky|first2=Jaime |last2=Loucky|publisher=: Greystone Books|year=2010|edition=8th|isbn=9781553655022}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.vancouver2010.net/ Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, official website] |
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* {{YouTube user|VANOCwebteam|Vancouver Olympic Committee}} |
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* [http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Winter/Vancouver-2010/ Vancouver 2010 from the International Olympic Committee] |
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* [http://www.canada2010.gc.ca/ Government of Canada 2010 Federal Secretariat] |
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* [http://olympichostcity.vancouver.ca/ City of Vancouver, official Host City page] |
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* [http://www.whistler2010.com/ The official Whistler website of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games] |
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