Back Ванкувер 2010 Abkhazian Olimpiese Winterspele 2010 Afrikaans Chuegos Olimpicos d'hibierno de 2010 AN الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية 2010 Arabic اوليمبياد شتا 2010 ARZ Xuegos Olímpicos de Vancouver 2010 AST 2010 Qış Olimpiya Oyunları Azerbaijani 2010 Olimpiko sa Tiglipot BCL Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2010 Byelorussian Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2010 году BE-X-OLD
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| Host city | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
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| Motto | With glowing hearts (French: Des plus brillants exploits) | ||
| Nations | 82 | ||
| Athletes | 2,566 (1044 women, 1522 men) | ||
| Events | 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | February 12 | ||
| Closing | February 28 | ||
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| Stadium | BC Place | ||
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The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, were the Winter Olympics that were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games were organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC). The XXI Olympic Winter Games were held from February 14 2010 to February 28 2010. Many of the 2010 events were held in the nearby resort community called Whistler, about an hour's drive north of Vancouver.
The 2010 Winter Olympics is 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 and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The villages of Whistler and Garibaldi bid for the games in 1976 but failed to win.