Whistler 2010 Winter
Olympics Event
 In
February 2010, Canada will welcome the world’s
best winter athletes to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic
and Paralympic Winter Games. As such, the Vancouver
Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is travelling
rapidly down the road to Games time – towards
the goal of staging extraordinary Games that will
touch the soul of Canada and inspire the world
by creating an extraordinary Olympic and Paralympic
experience with lasting legacies. This edition
of Information 2010 provides an overview of the
Organizing Committee, its partners and the Games
host region while offering updated information
on Games venues, sports and other areas that are
key to hosting the Games in 2010. This year promises
to be intense, as the countdown momentum and public
engagement builds and we move rapidly into operating
mode – a critical period for the Organizing
Committee. To receive the very latest information
about the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games, visit vancouver2010.com on the web.
Sign up to receive one of our regular e-mail updates
about key Games topics, including the Torch Relay,
ticketing and volunteering.
- 17 days of Olympic Games
events
- 10 days of Paralympic Games
events
- 5,500 Olympic Games athletes
and officials (projected)
- 1,350 Paralympic Games athletes
and officials (projected)
- 80+ countries participating
in Olympic Winter Games
- 40+ countries participating
in Paralympic Winter Games
- 10,000 media representatives
- 3 billion worldwide television
viewers
- 75 million visits worldwide
to vancouver2010.com (projected)
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