2010 Winter Olympics

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.

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

Next Winter Olympics 2014: Sochi ( Russia )