Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics website

The official website with the latest news and videos. Learn more about this once-in-a-life-time event that is coming to your city.

» Schedule of events
» Spectator Guide
» Teacher resources
» Making of the medals

Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics website

The official website of the Paralympics games. Learn more about the five events: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling.

Celebration Sites

Don't have tickets to the games? You can still participate in the celebrations. Check out these free events and live entertainment:

Torch Relay

The torch will arrive in Richmond in the late afternoon of Tuesday, February 9. Join the fun at the O Zone Torch Relay Celebration, 7pm - 9pm. Enjoy performances, giveaways, fireworks and more!

Check out the Torch Relay Route through Richmond. Wear red and line up along the streets to cheer on your torch-bearing neighbours and friends.

» Use the interactive map to find out where the torch is today.
» Learn more about the meaning of the flame.
» Apply to be a Paralympic torchbearer

Meet the Mascots!

Quatchi, Sumi and Miga are the official mascots for the 2010 Winter Games (who is Muk Muk?).

» Watch their video, play fun online games, print colouring pages and craft ideas.
» Borrow the Miga, Quatchi and Sumi: The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Mascots book
» See mascots from previous Winter Games

Olympic.org

The official website of the Olympic movement offers a comprehensive look at all the past (and upcoming) Olympic games, detailed information about each sport and their Olympic medalists, and more.

» See Wikipedia for a brief history of the Winter Olympics games and the Paralympic Games.
» Great books on the Winter Olympics

The Ancient Olympics

The online version of an exhibit about the ancient Olympics, created for the 1996 games at Atlanta, Georgia.

The Olympic Museum

You don't have to go to Switzerland to see the museum... See it online and visit their virtual exhibitions - Champion in the Mind and Heroes.

Olympic Truce

"The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world"
Learn more about the truce that was established in the 8th century BC during the ancient Olympic Games, observed for 12 centuries and revived in 1992.
» Vancouver 2010 Olympic Truce

The Olympic Symbols

The rings, the motto and the flame are used to convey the values of Olympism. Find out more in this PDF brochure.

Legendary Athletes

The VANOC website provides a list of famous athletes for all the Winter Games events. Read about their stories and journey to the Olympics.

Canadian Olympic Committee

Learn more about the amazing athletes that will be representing and competing for your country.

Canadian Paralympic Committee

Information about the Canadian Paralympic team and the various sports and eligibility.

Paint the Town Red

Show your team spirit, cheer for our athletes and paint your town red in 2010. Download your toolkit (PDF file).

Canada at the Winter Olympics

How did Canada fare in the past Winter Olympic Games? How many medals did our country win and in what events? Find out from this Wikipedia article.

Canadian Winter Sports Organizations

» Alpine Canada Alpin
» Biathlon Canada
» Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
» Canadian Curling Association
» Canadian Luge Association
» Canada Snowboard Federation
» Cross Country Canada
» Hockey Canada
» Skate Canada
» Speed Skating Canada

CTV Olympics

The official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 games offers a wealth of information on Team Canada, the athletes, participating countries and more.

CBC Road to the Games

Features a timeline of Vancouver's journey to the games and an archive of Olympic news

Vancouver Sun and The Province

Websites of the two main local newspapers in Vancouver.

2010 updates

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Facebook Pages

» 2010 Olympics
» Canadian Olympic Team
» Canadian Paralympic Committee

Twitter Updates

» Van2010games
» CDNOlympicTeam
» CDNParalympics