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Come Play With Us in 2010
Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28, 2010
Paralympic Winter Games - March 12 to 21, 2010
For the first time, the Winter Olympics will be held by the sea and some venues, such as the Richmond Olympic Oval, are at sea level. Also, for the first time ever the Opening Ceremony for a Winter Olympics will be held indoors.
Vancouver is also the warmest city ever to host a Winter Olympics.[15] In February, when the Games will be held, Vancouver has an average temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius (40.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Basic Information
* Winter Paralympic Games: March 12 to 21, 2010 (14 days)
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, are the next Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. Several venues will also be built in Richmond, the University of British Columbia, Callaghan Valley, West Vancouver, and in the resort community of Whistler.
Olympics
- Paralympics Winter Games
- A challenge beyond sport
- Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
- August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m. on August 8, 2008 (08-08-08-08 - the number 8 is associated with prosperity in Chinese culture).
Links
- Vancouver 2010 - Welcome
- Official site of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Includes news releases, organizing committee, about the host city, sport, plan, olympic games emblem, and sponsors and partners.
- Impact on Community Coalition
- Impact of the Olympics on Community Coalition
(IOCC) is an independent
organization dedicated to ensuring that environmental, social, transportation, - 2010 Commerce Centre
- 2010 Commerce Centre
BC Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat - Ministry of Economic Development an Olympic suppliera subcontractor to a winning supplier? a licensee of products? Your 2010 Business Connection
News Releases
Read the latest VANOC news releases as they are issued to the media
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- Get your tickets for Vancouver Olympics now - Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Get your tickets for Vancouver Olympics now - Fort Worth Star Telegram.
- Get your tickets for Vancouver Olympics now - The Olympian
- Get your tickets for Vancouver Olympics now - The Olympian.
- Vancouver 2010 Tickets Go on Sale
- Canadian residents can request tickets for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games from now until November 7, 2008 by visiting the Vancouver 2010 Web site. Residents of the United States can get information on tickets via ...
Books about the Winter Olympics
The Encyclopedia of the Winter Olympics (Watts Reference)
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 10/11/2008)
Only With Passion: Figure Skating's Most Winning Champion on Competition and Life
Amazon Price: $18.80 (as of 10/11/2008)
Fetching RSS feed... please stand by- 2010 Olympic ticket sales begin Friday
- VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ? Ticket for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics go on sale Friday and organizers promise purchasers won't have to race to get a ...
- Judging panels to shrink at major championships, including next ...
- A new International Skating Union rule to reduce the number of judges at major figure skating championship events - including the Vancouver Olympics - could ...
- Vancouver now top destination for all Olympic bidders
- He said Vancouver's Olympics were "on time and on budget" but did not tell the Denver group that Vanoc had to go back to the federal and provincial ...
Vancouver Canada 2010
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Fifteen winter sports events were announced as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eight events categorized as Ice Sports were included: bobsleigh, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating, curling. Three sports were categorized as Alpine, Skiing and Snowboarding events: alpine, freestyle and snowboarding. Four sports categorized as Nordic Events were included: biathlon, cross country skiing, ski jumping, nordic combined.Photo is new long track speed skating venue in Richmond
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