2010 Winter Olympics
21st edition of Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Canada
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
2010 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 4,497 Wikipedia views per month (winter olympic games edition category, ranking #8 of 29).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vancouver[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Instance of: international sporting event[5]
- Follows: 2006 Winter Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 2014 Winter Olympics[7]
- Location: BC Place[8], Rogers Arena[9], Pacific Coliseum[10], Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre[11], Whistler Olympic Park[12], Whistler Blackcomb[13], Cypress Mountain Ski Area[14], Richmond Olympic Oval[15], Whistler Sliding Centre[16]
- Commons category: 2010 Winter Olympics[17]
- Edition number: 21[18]
- Has part(s): biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics[19], Nordic skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics[20], alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics[21], ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics[22], curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics[23], Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics[24], ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics[25], short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics[26], luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics[27], skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics[28], bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics[29], freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics[30], speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics[31], snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics[32]
- Officially opened by: Michaëlle Jean[33]
- Oath made by: Michel Verrault[34], Hayley Wickenheiser[35]
- Torch lit by: Catriona Le May Doan[36], Steve Nash[37], Nancy Greene[38], Wayne Gretzky[39]
- Start time: February 12, 2010[40]
- End time: February 28, 2010[41]
- Point in time: February 2010[42]
- Sport: winter sport[43]
- Participant: Patrik Eliáš[44], Martin Erat[45]
- Significant event: 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony[46], 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony[47]
- Mascot: Quatchi[48], Miga[49]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/vancouver-2010[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:2010 Winter Olympics[51]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/[52]
- Number of participants: 82[53], 2566[54]
- Official name: XXI. Olympesch Wanterspiller[55]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[56], Olympic sports discipline event[57], Olympic sport[58]
Why It Matters
2010 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]