It’s Our Time to Shine
– Whistler is a Host Venue for the 2010 Winter
Thousands cheered in Village Square as the announcement was
made, live from Prague, Czech Republic on July 3 2003, that
the IOC had chosen Vancouver-Whistler to host the 2010 Winter
Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, just moments ago.
"Whistler was conceived by an Olympic dream almost 40
years ago," said Mayor Hugh O'Reilly. "Today, we're
on the way to realizing it. The next seven years are going
to be very exciting for Whistler, as we anticipate and prepare
to host the world. It's a proud moment, and we share our pride
with our neighbours, our province and our country."
Dates
2010 Olympic Winter Games: February 12-28, 2010
2010 Paralympic Winter Games: March 12-21, 2010
Events held in Vancouver
Opening and closing ceremonies, freestyle, snowboarding
and all the ice sports: hockey, figure skating, curling,
speed skating, short track speed skating
Events held in Whistler
Alpine skiing, nordic sports (cross country skiing, ski
jumping and biathlon), sliding sports (bobsleigh, luge and
skeleton) and paralympic sports
Some Helpful Web Site Links
An information source for mainstream and travel media on BC
destinations including Whistler and Vancouver, among
others... developed in partnership by Tourism Whistler, Tourism
Vancouver, Tourism Victoria & Tourism British Columbia. Visit the official 2010
Bid Committee Web site
Visit the official site of Whistler
Visit the Resort
Municipality of Whistler site
Government
of Canada 2010 Web site
Canadian
Olympic Association Web site
Internation
Olympic Committee (IOC)
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