Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver

2010 Winter Olympics
XXI Olympic Winter Games
The 2010 Winter Olympics logo,named Ilanaaq the Inukshuk.
Host city
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Motto
With glowing hearts/Des plus brillants exploits[1]
Nations participating
80+ (projected)[2]
Athletes participating
5,500 (projected)[2]
Events
86 in 7 sports
Opening ceremony
February 12
Closing ceremony
February 28
Stadium
BC Place Stadium
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler and in Richmond, a Vancouver suburb. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games are being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC). The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada was home to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.
Following Olympic tradition, then Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The flag was raised on February 28, 2006, in a special ceremony, and will be on display at Vancouver City Hall until the Olympic opening ceremony. The event will be officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean.[3]

Please check: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics