Sports: 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver
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| born on | 12 February 2010 at 20:31 (= 8:31 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Vancouver, British Columbia (CAN), 49n16, 123w07 | ||||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   24°21'  14°18 Asc. 28°22'
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Biography
Canada-hosted international winter multi-sport event, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games and also known as Vancouver 2010, held from 12-28 February 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, with some events held in surrounding suburbs and in the nearby resort town of Whistler. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. Both the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC), headed by John Furlong. The 2010 Winter Games were the third Olympics to be hosted by Canada, and the first to be held within the province of British Columbia. Canada had previously hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Metro Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area to host the Winter Olympics, although Calgary is the largest city to host the Winter Olympics. They will both be surpassed by Beijing in 2022.
Following Olympic tradition, incumbent Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The flag was raised in a special ceremony on 28 February 2006 and was on display at Vancouver City Hall until the Vancouver opening ceremony. The event was officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean, accompanied by the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge.
For the first time, Canada won gold in an official sport as the host nation of the Olympics, having failed to do so in 1976 and 1988 (although Canada won the 1988 woman's curling event in Calgary when it was still only a demonstration sport). Canada clinched their first gold medal on the second day of the competition, first topping the gold medal tally on the second-to-last day of competition, and went on to become the first host nation since Norway in 1952 to lead the gold medal count. Canada broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics (14), which was previously set by the Soviet Union in 1976 and Norway in 2002.
The United States won the most medals in total, marking their second time doing so at the Winter Olympics, and broke the record for the most medals won during the Winter Games (37), a record held until then by Germany in 2002. Athletes from Slovakia and Belarus won the first Winter Olympic gold medals for their nations.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Agosta, Meghan (born 12 February 1987). Notes: Gold medal, Women's ice hockey team, Canada
- associate relationship with Ammann, Simon (born 25 June 1981). Notes: 2x Gold medals, Individual NH and LH skiing, Switzerland
- associate relationship with Bjørndalen, Ole Einar (born 27 January 1974). Notes: Gold and silver medals, biathlon, Norway
- associate relationship with Kellar-Duke, Becky (born 1 January 1975). Notes: Gold medal, Ice hockey tournament, Canada
- associate relationship with Lang, K. D. (born 2 November 1961). Notes: Performed "Hallelujah" at opening ceremony
- associate relationship with Lodwick, Todd (born 21 November 1976). Notes: Silver medal, 4×5 km team Nordic ski, USA
- associate relationship with Shen, Xue (born 13 November 1978). Notes: Gold medal, Pair skating, China
- associate relationship with Spillane, Johnny (born 24 November 1980). Notes: 3× Silver medals; 10 km large hill, 10 km normal hill, 4×5 km team; USA
- associate relationship with Vonn, Lindsey (born 18 October 1984). Notes: Gold medal, Women's downhill skiing, USA
- associate relationship with Weber, Shea (born 14 August 1985). Notes: Gold medal, Men's ice hockey team, Canada
- associate relationship with White, Shaun (born 3 September 1986). Notes: Gold medal, Halfpipe snowboarding, USA
- compare to chart of Sports: 1976 Summer Olympics, Montréal (born 17 July 1976). Notes: Canadian Olympic Games
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes live reports on Twitter of the opening by Michaëlle Jean at 8:31 PM local time: "20h31 : Michaelle Jean, gouverneure générale du Canada, proclame ouverts les XXIe Jeux Olympiques d'hiver#live" [1].
Categories
- Mundane : Sports : Sports contests (Winter Olympics)