2010 Winter Games
Olympic Games: February 12 to 28, 2010
Paralympic Games: March 12 to 21, 2010
On July 2, 2003, Whistler, along with Vancouver, was selected to host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. It was the fulfillment of a dream a long time in the making. Since then, Whistler has been busy preparing to welcome the world.
As the Host Mountain Resort, Whistler puts the 'winter' in the 2010 Winter Games. Surrounded by the Coast Mountains and with 33.5 feet (10.22 metres) of average annual snowfall, Whistler's well-established alpine culture is anchored by Whistler Blackcomb, one of the world's top-rated ski and snowboard resorts. More than half of the medal competitions will be won and awarded in Whistler and for spectators looking for a genuine winter Olympic and Paralympic experience, Whistler will be the place to be.
Three competition venues - Whistler Creekside, Whistler Sliding Centre, and Whistler Olympic Park/Paralympic Park - will host a total of 63 medal events, including:
| SPORTS | EVENTS | VENUE |
| Alpine Skiing | Olympic and Paralympic:
downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, super combined | Alpine skiing at Whistler Creekside
(on Whistler Mountain) |
| Nordic | Olympic:
biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined
Paralympic:
biathlon and cross-country skiing | Nordic sports at Whistler Olympic Park
(at the Callaghan Valley) |
| Sliding | Olympic:
bobsleigh, luge, skeleton | Sliding at Whistler Sliding Centre
(on Blackcomb Mountain) |
Non-competition venues include the Whistler Medals Plaza for live broadcast of events, nightly medal ceremonies, and entertainment and the Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village for athletes.
More about Whistler Competition Venues
The Games by the numbers:
- 86 medals in 17 days of Olympic Games events (57 medals presented in Whistler)
- 64 medals in 9 days of Paralympic Games events (62 medals presented in Whistler)
- 5,500 Olympic athletes and team officials (2,750 athletes in Whistler)
- 1,350 Paralympic Games athletes and officials (1,015 athletes in Whistler)
- 25,000 volunteers
- 85 countries participating in Olympic Games
- 45 countries participating in Paralympic Games
- 10,000 accredited media representatives
- 55,000 workforce staff
- 3 billion television viewers worldwide
For the latest information on the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, visit www.vancouver2010.com.