Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, was a major international multi-sport event held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia and in the Vancouver suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands.
Vancouver 2010 logo.svg
The 2010 Winter Olympics logo,
named Ilanaaq the Inukshuk.
Host city Vancouver, BC, Canada
Motto With glowing hearts/
Des plus brillants exploits
Nations participating 82
Athletes participating 2,622
Events 86 in 7 sports
Opening ceremony February 12
Closing ceremony February 28
Officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean[2]
Athlete's Oath Hayley Wickenheiser
Judge's Oath Michel Verrault
Olympic Torch Catriona LeMay-Doan, Steve Nash, Nancy Greene, Wayne Gretzky
Stadium BC Place Stadium

Medal Table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Canada (CAN) 14 7 5 26
2 Germany (GER) 10 13 7 30
3 United States (USA) 9 15 13 37
4 Norway (NOR) 9 8 6 23
5 South Korea (KOR) 6 6 2 14
6 Switzerland (SUI) 6 0 3 9
7 China (CHN) 5 2 4 11
7 Sweden (SWE) 5 2 4 11
9 Austria (AUT) 4 6 6 16
10 Netherlands (NED) 4 1 3 8


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