WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN VANCOUVER, CANADA
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Vancouver Olympic Games 2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics, also called too officially - the XXI Olympic Winter Games, is a major sport event held on February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This means that the olympic games already began last week and I thought that it would be nice to make some lens about this great event.
Contents at a Glance
- Overview of sites and venues for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games 2010
- This interactive map highlights all place where are Olympic Games and helps you to find all olympic places where you want to go. Really.
Previously In Canada
The 2010 Winter Olympics are the third Olympics hosted by Canada, Previously , In Canada was olympic games in summer 76 in Montreal, Quebec and in winter 88 in Calgary, Alberta.
vancouver2010.com
- Vancouver Olympic Games Medals Results Sports : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
- Official source of Olympic Games tickets, merchandise, live results, medals, schedule, athlete bios, teams, tickets, news and photos for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
Voting For Vancouver Was Very Close
Vancouver won the bidding to host the Olympics over two other finalists PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria.
Pyeongchang had the most votes in the first round , in this round was Salzburg eliminated. Sadly, because Salzburg is not too far from Slovakia, compare with Vancouver in Canada. In the second round, two of the members who had voted for Salzburg voted for Vancouver. Yes! Everything that was in Prague on 2nd July in 2003. Prague is in Czech Republic, Europe, FYI.
And something else:
Vancouver's victory came almost 2 years after Toronto's 2008 Summer Olympic bid was defeated by Beijing.
Pyeongchang had the most votes in the first round , in this round was Salzburg eliminated. Sadly, because Salzburg is not too far from Slovakia, compare with Vancouver in Canada. In the second round, two of the members who had voted for Salzburg voted for Vancouver. Yes! Everything that was in Prague on 2nd July in 2003. Prague is in Czech Republic, Europe, FYI.
And something else:
Vancouver's victory came almost 2 years after Toronto's 2008 Summer Olympic bid was defeated by Beijing.
What Can't We Miss On Every Olympic Games? Right, Mascots!
Who Are They?
Ladies and gentlemen let me introduce to you Mukmuk, Miga, Quatchi and Sumi.
On Wikipedia I've read about them following:
Miga - A mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear.
Quatchi - A sasquatch. He comes from the mysterious forests of Canada and dreams of being a hockey goalie.
Sumi - An animal guardian spirit with the wings of the Thunderbird and legs of a black bear who wears a hat of an orca whale. He lives in the mountains of British Columbia.
Mukmuk - A Vancouver Island marmot , what is interesting about Mukmuk ,that Mukmuk is not an official mascot. He acts as others sidekicks.
And You Should Know that Miga and Quatchi are mascots for the Olympic Games, while Sumi is the mascot for the Paralympic Games.
On Wikipedia I've read about them following:
Miga - A mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear.
Quatchi - A sasquatch. He comes from the mysterious forests of Canada and dreams of being a hockey goalie.
Sumi - An animal guardian spirit with the wings of the Thunderbird and legs of a black bear who wears a hat of an orca whale. He lives in the mountains of British Columbia.
Mukmuk - A Vancouver Island marmot , what is interesting about Mukmuk ,that Mukmuk is not an official mascot. He acts as others sidekicks.
And You Should Know that Miga and Quatchi are mascots for the Olympic Games, while Sumi is the mascot for the Paralympic Games.
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Olympic Logo was unveiled in 2005.
Well, its name is Ilanaaq the Inunnguaq.
Ilanaaq is the Inuktitut word for friend. The logo is based on the Inukshuk (stone landmark) built for the Northwest Territories Pavilion at Expo 86 and donated to the City of Vancouver after the event. It is located on Whistler Mountain. What can say else. Perhaps, be my Inuktitut who read this lens.
Countries participated in Vancouver
There are the teams from 85 countries. Nice. Most exotic are:
Jamaica, Ghana, Cayman Islands
Jamaica, Ghana, Cayman Islands
Sports
15 sports events are parts of Winter Olympic Games.
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Luge
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Speed skating
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Luge
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Speed skating
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Have Olympic Games A Bad Impact On Enviroment?
I'm asking, becouse in Vancouver, for example, was destructed a natural environment, particularly at Eagleridge Bluffs, for reason to build a new highway. According to critics, and there is not a small number of them, it is known that despite claims of the "greenest Olympics" ever", the 2010 Olympics will be among the "most environmentally destructive" in history.
What Do You Think?
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LaraineRose says:
I travelled that highway while it was being built. Yes, the destruction was phenominal. Normally that wide highway was not needed. It was a great distance from Vancouver to Whistler and much destruction.
Posted May 05, 2010
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Timely tweets from the VANOC Communications team.
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Don't Forget That There Is Something Else
With this video wants Canadian Red Cross say that Vancouver is not acentre of the world. Does it?
Canadian Red Cross - Vancouver 2010 Olympics TV spot
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I appreciate any comments. About Vancouver 2010 the most.
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ajgodinho Sep 15, 2010 @ 5:51 pm | delete
- I enjoyed watching the winter Olympics, especially the men's hockey finals. Canada did really well and it was great to see them top the gold medal count.
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May 5, 2010 @ 2:33 am | delete
- A good lens! I also wrote about the Olympics. I have lensrolled your lens to mine, given you 5*s and favorite.
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